UEFA is a change Champions League Rules for the next season to give a home advantage for the best teams in the league stage throughout the knockout rounds – then Arsenal and Barcelona Both of them faced a sorrow in the semi -finals.
In 2024-25, the first season of the championship of 36 expanded teams was guaranteed, where the clubs that ended in the first eight stage of the league stage were guaranteed to play in the second stage of its tour of 16 ties at home. But for the quarter -finals and the semi -finals, an open clouds have been kept, which reduced the value of performance in the table.
In the semi -finals of this season, Paris Saint -Germain (15) And Inter Milan (Fourth) Both were drawn to play in the second stage at home, although they decreased in the table from their opponents, Arsenal (third) and Barcelona (2nd). Both of them moved in PSG and Inter to the final match after winning the second stage, with League 1 The club runs out 5-0 winners At Allianz Stadium.
From the next season, the draw will be determined through which the team ends from above – and they will play the second stage at home.
The quarter -finals did not prove such clear examples, with PSG, the only team that was held in its classification from their opponents (Aston VillaThe eighth) for progress, but they were drawn to play the back leg in Villa Park.
The change was agreed by the European Football Club competitions committee at the Champions League before the Champions League final. Although the regulations of 2025-26 have already been published, it is still possible to make amendment if it is ratified by the Executive Committee; Since it is not scheduled to meet again until September, a virtual meeting will be held – no later than a tie in the stage on August 28 – where the approval will be confirmed.
This will emphasize the importance of completing the rise in the league stage, instead of just being in the first eight places – which provide two empty games in February, when the teams ranked ninth until 24 in the Radi match round, and the second car in round 16.
So this season, by completing the first and second place, Liverpool Barcelona will ensure a decisive home feature all the way.
There was some debate about giving the highest club to choose to play at home or away at the second station, but it was decided to go with the automatic leg request.
The same change is expected to apply to everyone UEFA EUROPA LEGUE and UEFA Conference League.
No other modifications were made, including a rumor out of the additional time before the sanctions and the prohibition of clubs from the same country playing each other in the qualifying round with a knockout.
