The NEW Champions League is READY: FULL club fixtures & format

[@RabonaTV]

Here's the documentary I made on HOW Stade Brestois ended up in the Champions League: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onTOhItnjJaYiqs

[@hkmarhk]

They actually flew Ronaldo all the way from Saudi Arabia just to press that damn button 36 times 😂 Could have done it remotely

[@thaerren]

well he had an award too

[@talk844]

Yea they hardly managed the flight fare

[@LiftandCoa]

Mate just wanted out of there :D

[@leonleon2276]

Wouldn’t have been paid 30million quid if it was remote 😂

[@footloosegoose7463]

It's a game where 22 humans try to kick a inflated bladder covered with cow hide into a net, as millions of people around the world watch. Anything has meaning if enough people believe it to do so.

[@SavageIntent]

I agree, I am kinda excited for the new format, but do have concerns about more and more matches. That about sums it up nicely.

[@QazwerDave]

Weaker teams also has to play 2 extra matches, while the best rest. Unfair

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

I'm not excited at all. Anyone who really knows what's going on realises this is just another way for those that control the game to fill their pockets even more

[@SavageIntent]

@@GoGetYourShinebox Yeah but there's nothing inherently wrong with the new format, as I said its the increase in games that is the issue. I'd be happy with this new format, if they cut some international friendlies or random third domestic cups. The new format itself actually looks more fun than the old group stages.

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

UEFA are terrorists. Crazy calendar year

[@PhilliesNostalgia]

The problem I have with this new format is the increased amount of games, teams not really being incentivized to push for a rank just outside the top 8, the fact that there are now more teams to where a City, Madrid, Bayern Munich or other similarly sized teams, now face more teams which are practically easy pushovers. Yeah you pretty much knew those team would likely win their games against the two lesser teams in the group, but you know have 3-5 teams in which you would think that a lot of teams could dispatch them easily

[@jmtz3149]

I agree with your first point, the extra games will cause problems. On your second point, the opposite is true as well. They 3-5 pushovers but they also pay 3-5 big teams.

[@maseluss]

In my opinion, this format gives lesser teams more chance to qualify to the knockouts or at least the playoffs, and who knows what'll happen there, and big teams HAVE to perform otherwise they'll have 2 extras matches (playoffs) which they probably don't want to, 2 losses could do all the difference between automatic qualification or playoffs, or even getting into playoffs or being eliminated, from my experience playing this format on Football Manager, this new UCL is great, I've had success with big teams and small teams, didn't win the whole thing yet because City and Madrid slaughter my team but the format overall is good

[@stoicauritra7147]

Aren't everyone gonna play 2 extra game (total 8 game in first stage instead of 6)

[@maseluss]

@@stoicauritra7147 yeah, true, but February is usually where leagues really pick up the heat and having a playoff game could ruin your momentum in the league, at least in FM I always hated getting the playoffs with bigger teams because I couldn't rest anybody and usually lost someone to injury or had to rest the team in league games (which I usually lost)

[@stoicauritra7147]

@@maseluss valid point. Wish someone will make video on a single team perspective regarding their compact scheduling instead of pointing how many extra games gonna be played in whole competition.

[@PritamDas-mu4vf]

That Venezia FC shirt is CLEAN.

[@MrKh4O]

Thought was a gucci one until I noticed the V 😂

[@javierlandaverde4108]

They got bought off from Nocta so no more Kappa 😭

[@bluecheese20401]

Brilliant explanation. I think it's now pretty clear how it will work. Will be interesting. Let's see

[@coltaxe100]

I love this new format. I always Kinda logged out during the group stages. I watched them but I didn't really get hooked until the knockouts. The major problem is tho the massive amounts of games. I believe after 2-3 seasons of this there will be reforms to the system. One thing I hope will happen with the higher amount of matches is that new youngsters and hidden gems will get there chance. There might be an explosion of new talant.

[@jasonapplebaum9871]

This format is way better, people just hate change. A league format for all the best teams in Europe is way more exciting than a group stage

[@rafadinhoforlahm]

They should’ve waited until Saturday, I’m sorry, but what really hurt this draw in my opinion was not having a schedule ready. It’ll be so much easier for fans to plan out schedules, but this feels so congested and so confusing without a firm calendar until Saturday. The old format was more than fine, one of the few things in football all fans loved.

[@Chukz05]

ehh the group stages gotboring after a while and were not as competitive. big teams would steamroll through weaker teams and after 3 games would have 9 points and already secured a ro16 spot. it was predictable. here the bigger teams wont have it as easy as they will have to face harder completion fro the jump, which means it will be way more exciting and a lot more competitive.

[@inahole2678]

They need time to make the schedule

[@japanijoota6190]

the old format was shit, this is wayy better

[@LiftandCoa]

@@inahole2678 They had years to make the schedule. And months to make the schedule with actual dates of the national leagues taken into consideration. Why are we excusing a multi billion dollar organisation for not being.... organized with arguments that doesnt even work out for 16 year old students?

[@iwantgoals1566]

They were gonna get bodied by the Super League if they didn’t change it up. Not defending it but that’s why they did it. This is the Super League, just remixed.

[@merlin_494]

Brest was in Ligue 2 not so long ago. For them to get Madrid and Leverkusen at home is incredible.

[@alexandrenabais6053]

I was very against this new format at first, but i actually love it. It makes every big team face another big team 2 times, and in some cases, like PSG, 4 times. Also it gives smaller teams a chance to host a big team 2 times too (1 from pot 1 and 1 from pot 2, if they are lucky). It also gives more money to these smaller teams, which is really good and important for them. In my club, Sporting (i know we aren't small, but we are not a giant, like Barcelona or City, etc), but I LOVE the fact that we get the chance to host the 2 BEST TEAMS in the premier league right now (City and Arsenal). I'm really looking forward to see those 2 home games, and tbh, the way we are playing right now, I kinda fancy our chances vs City and Arsenal. We have knocked both of them out of the Europa League in the past (Arsenal being much more recently) and I know we can beat them if we play like I know we can. For the small teams, getting drawn against a big club, is actually good. Think of all the really small teams, that get the chance to say: We hosted Bayern in the UCL...for Bayern, is just another game, for the small teams, it's the biggest game of their club's history. Not to mention their fans get to go on away trips to Paris, Madrid and Milan... Personally, I really wanted Aston Villa to host Madrid or Barça. That would've been GLORIOUS for them, and I would've loved to see that match, but Bayern will do, tbh. And you never know, upsets can happen... Also, has a Sporting fan, I find it funny that Bologna has 2 away trips to Lisbon, to 2 different stadiums, that are seperated by a 5 min drive. The 2nd time they go there, they will be like: Haven't we been here before? 😂 Imagine telling a Girona fan, before the start of last season, that they would be hosting Liverpool and Arsenal, and have away trips to PSG and AC Milan... Imagine telling Brest at the start of last season, that they would play against Real Madrid and Barcelona in the UCL next season... Bratislava will play against City, Bayern, AC Milan and Atletico... I LOVE THIS NEW UCL FORMAT

[@justinsm]

Man, for Bratislava. This is the first time they got qualified to UCL and they're playing against every European giant possible. Brest got a chance to play against 2 biggest Spain and possibly team in the world (Should be when both dominating Europe but oh, well). Girona's manager Michel have a dream to play against Liverpool. It's not in ANFIELD it's in their home but, hey it came true. And the rest are like Bratislava as both of their debut in Europe. Aston Villa have great memories of Bayern in 1982. But, hey i also interested for PSG vs ATM because despite both always play in UCL in the last decade they're surprisingly never met in their history that's insane. Hope the best for Sporting. With the draws i believe you would at least appear in KO stages again. Amorim is an amazing young manager. winning 2 league titles in the last 3 years which is your 4th in 21st century..

[@deanslife1]

RIP the CL group of death 💀 the anticipation for the group draws for me was massive and i enjoyed picking which two teams out of each would qualify but now its been replaced by 8 fixtures and it feels soulless. Im sure it will be better once it starts but to look at its nothing like the group's of 4

[@ZeeshanAli-1k1]

Nobody cares buddy try to enjoy new things

[@talk844]

Just shut up and move on

[@innocento.1552]

Going under another person's comment to post rude things is quite sad... Sad to know that the current kids in our society are so dumb

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Look how triggered people are at your opinion lmao snowflakes

[@jimbo6059]

Sorry. We got the group of death. Real Madrid, champions of Spain, Bayer Leverkusen, champions of Germany, Liverpool, third in the premiership. And only really seeing two come out of that group.

[@filipe_paixao]

The Benfica slander is crazy 😂

[@glizzy9596]

Cinda liked the break. It really built up the excitement

[@noname-hf9ty]

I feel like the people that hate this format for not being "traditional" are completely unaware that the previous format is only like 20 years old, the UCL format has undergone major changes many times throughout its history just judge stuff on how entertaining it is to watch

[@Sonnix07]

most aren't judging the format saying it'll be dull, they're largely going at the toll it'll take on these players, what used to be deemed incredible to have 50+ games a season will now be close to mandatory and that can lead to an injury crisis

[@ego_ista]

​@@Sonnix07 yeah, that with the Club World Cup which also underwent a format change. I fear for the amount injuries the players get and lack of rest.

[@iwantgoals1566]

That is a very shallow statement. You’re forgetting the fixture pile up. Not only that but there’s no more mid season break which means UCL will run all the way through to Jan 29th. This will likely cause an increase in injuries and less quality players being available in the KO rounds. That will affect the spectacle itself. The quality of football is really gonna suffer over time.

[@kostar500]

@@iwantgoals1566this style is chaotic… and i agree to your points… we as football fans can just lay back and see where this takes us

[@gababa4286]

20 years old? Its only like 12

[@issabaluch2973]

This is basically the super league with UEFA's logo on it. More matches between bigger teams, less big teams get eliminated (12 instead of 16, despite playing 48 more matches). And obviously the january playoffs is a prefered option than dipping into the europa league, and will probably be easier games (No9 will face No24 and so on), while the bigger (top 8) teams get to rest.

[@MultiSlawa]

No joke but the match ups look crazy good

[@Etrius690]

This video was so well made, props man 👏👏

[@SreekarChand]

You can't say more about player fatigue. Every team has 25 men squad, in which they select a maximum of 14 or 15 players to play the full season. IMO this format will show which team has the ability to use their whole squad and share minutes among their players and maximize whole squad

[@CarlosSantos-yy5iu]

Not playing the same team twice is actually gonna make things more interesting, especially in pot 1-4 matches. It will also allow teams to showcase their playing style against a more diverse set of teams, which will result in more play variety. I’m excited for these changes tbh!

[@Mashmarriner69]

Just make it Champions only and make it knockout. Just like the old European cup.

[@captainfalconmain6576]

i agree

[@ruilopes00]

Boring. I saw Benfica get to 2 finals in that format. One of the runs included Honved and Dniepr. Only and Marseille and Milan were real opponents.

[@pfl95]

i like the swiss format. they can expand the number of teams which i'm not against the only problem is the number games, might be too much.

[@molybdomancer195]

A lot of people don’t like the fact the opponents were chosen by software, so we have to take UEFA’s word for it that it was all above board and fair. Software can at least have bugs in it so there is that

[@footballhipstertv]

I think by this time next year, fans would be saying they should've done this sooner. I never once heard anyone say they missed the UCL format before 2003

[@Vyzhak9]

new format with 32 teams would be okay too i mean less matches to play

[@BrasilianFury]

Adrian, thank you for my afternoon watch in advance (I'm literally in the middle of a pentagon challenge on FM rn and need the background noise lmao)

[@Reaper_ginger]

In theory it sounds interesting but tbh, I hate it. The only part that I actually like from the new format is no long break from UCL action in the middle of the season. Other than that I think this is completely ridiculous and an unnecessary change to the UCL. Honestly I give it one season before players and coaches start to complain about it due to the increased amount of games.

[@uriustosh]

That or a similar Venezia kit was on sale for like half off recently. Was worth it alone for the style but shipping was funk.

[@lkl3210]

Hated the change when i first heard of it, played a couple of dozen seasons of football manager over the past year or so and now i even forgot groups were a thing.

[@maciejbala477]

yeah, it has been really fun in FM. I've really enjoyed it

[@emanuelcr777]

Most people don't like change but I think it will be exciting to see so many different matches. Is this a fairer way to assess what the best teams are? I don't know but I believe the better teams will definitely rise to the top and this will also prevent some teams from cruising in the last two games as there's a bigger chance of dropping placements in the table while the reverse is also true as there will be more teams fighting for a qualifying spot. We'll see how it goes, there might be some surprises too. Let the games begin!

[@aldomedina1797]

Honestly I don’t like it. Yeah we’ll have more matches but then I just think about the players. Forsure there will be injuries which is why I rather protect the players so we get thrilling matches. Look what happened to de bryune on that final. I would be upset to see it happen to more and more stars. Protect the players imo.

[@timidstein888]

I’m kinda excited too, and I actually think it’s a fairer comp overall with less emphasis on pots 1-2 getting an easier run. The knockout playoffs for 9th-24th also should sift out teams who had an “easier league stage” so the teams in the final 16 should actually be the best 16 teams.

[@obeluskepusken8609]

Didn't understand nothing of it. The new format in my head is a complete mess, don't give any sense at all. Can some one plz try to explain it???

[@beaconing7689]

Think harder

[@mohamedkoblawi4175]

This format is completely unfair but we're gonna have absolute thrillers

[@jmtz3149]

Unfair in what way? Even in the past format some teams had much harder groups than others

[@LiftandCoa]

This system has alot of problem - being unfair is not one of them. Thats just a hilarious take

[@gauntrobcat1257]

@@jmtz3149 I think he means the players are more likely to get injured

[@4PREM]

​@@jmtz3149Unfair on the amount of matches what if Liverpool vs Madrid and barca vs bayern playing on the same day both match interesting

[@Daquan0394]

@@4PREMriiiiiight, so just like any other CL knockout fixture in the past ? 🙄

[@jamesvass737]

I recall that a few years ago during a video discussing the proposed Super League you said you disliked the new Swiss-model UCL format. But you're allowed to change your mind!

[@supra4lif3]

Format exciting. That's it. Too many games

[@alphaaether597]

My fear with this format is the smaller teams not having a deep enough squad to play in their leagues, domestic cup(s), and the new CL format. I wouldn't be surprised if an increase in injuries occur due to player fatigue, especially in the smaller teams. They'll now have to prioritize the league, the domestic cup(s), or the CL even more than before. On the other hand, I like that their is no second chance stuff with teams who failed getting out of their groups being able to play in Europa.

[@ralphw3636]

Format doesn't matter to me, I just want a good final. I rarely watch non-international football anyways so any change that gives a chance for an underdog to reach further is good to me. I just want to be entertained and support the underdog teams.

[@justinsm]

How about Dortmund last season or Inter in the previous one?

[@aminferdowsi9971]

to have better player Well being. we need clubs to have more players and players to be limited on how much they can play each week and each month, like a player should be allowed to play 180(2full game) min each week but 540min(6full game) each month. or something like that which allows players to not miss important games and play 2 game in a row if they must and forces clubs to give players rest to avoid injuries. and clubs should be able to have more players as well. if they apply this system properly every club can play every 2 days or even every day(if they have more than 1 coach) and still be fine given they would have as much player as they need. at the end of the day the more famouse clubs play more games the more money will be generated by this

[@goncalomarques251]

I love this format

[@zxcxzxc]

Love that Venezia shirt👍

[@truthseeker6649]

this is what a LEAGUE should be.

[@rejimathew70]

But it's not the robots playing, it's the players.

[@maciejbala477]

yeah, true, it will actually be more of a league now again, at least initially lol

[@dnstone1127]

Knock out rounds are seeded depending how high they got in league stage, 1 and 2 seeds can't meet until the final.

[@Xenix73]

Yo you guys know what the champions league remix is called that Adrian uses in the transitions of the vid?

[@somethingwithultra7231]

Thinking about it a little bit more, this format would've worked really well had it been just six matches (granted you'd have to rearrange pots quite a bit), with the play-offs also probably having to be reduced again. I know that's counter to what their intentions are at UEFA with making alot more money from way more matches. But I there was always a reason why the Group Stages were already the way they were.

[@MJaim.e3e]

That champions trap remix goes craaaaaaaaaaaaaazy

[@joshgarrison92]

New league is 🔥

[@reggystarr]

They need to STOP calling it a "Champions League". Back in the day this competition was JUST for champions of their respective leagues, not for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@captainfalconmain6576]

i agree

[@lucaslonchampt613]

The Best League? The Elite League ?

[@Jayguala]

So does Home/away legs go away? Or just for the Group stages

[@hugolouessard3914]

I think a good solution would be for the big leagues to do as France did. Go from 20 to 18 teams, that's 4 fewer games. And stop the 2nd cup, another 1 to 5 games. Other than the overload of games, I love the new format. PSG have an insane draw though. Even for such a good team it will be tough. They should at least do top24 but man these are crazy fixtures !

[@txlmu]

Only thing I dislike is that 1st doesn’t get you first pot, but it’s not really needed

[@Ogagagon]

Screw the nay-sayers, I'm very excited about this change. The groups before were like Russian roulette, where you can sometimes get Man City, and Barcelona in the same group with the other 2 teams being just audience, stunt-men waiting for their immediate doom.

[@TylerAven10]

⁠@@HonestSportsFando they? Every big team is going to be fighting tooth and nail to guarantee a top 8 spot. I don’t think a big team that finishes 9th or 10th is going to feel like this format “protected” them. And for the teams that would’ve finished 3rd in the old UCL groups, they still need to pass a “2nd placed team” to make it to the round of 16. Also Man City have progressed beyond the RO16 in 8 of the last 9 seasons so idk what you’re talking about using them as an example of a big club protected from failure

[@C-Valentine97]

The old format was fine and it didnt need changing that was the main issue, the best thing about this format is that teams dont get a second chance of going in to the europa league which ive always disagreed with

[@sounanya3]

excited

[@stonedtrooper6969]

That's some serious drip king. 👑

[@kanebadmus4765]

What’s the remix UCL song called at 1:10?

[@raulemanuel0310]

Maybe through most likely a lot of star players getting injured due to the insane amount the games that they have to play, smaller teams have a chance now to win the Champions League. Who knows.

[@hugolouessard3914]

I think a good solution would be for the big leagues to do as France did. Go from 20 to 18 teams, that's 4 fewer games. And stop the 2nd cup, another 1 to 5 games. Other than the overload of games, I love the new format

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

As an Dutchman, I mostly look at the lines of fixtures of the Dutch teams. Feyenoord definitely got dealt a more difficult hand than PSV, on paper. And they both face Girona. That’s kind of interesting.

[@SpurDrive]

So this have always been a Champions Cup, now it is a proper Champions LEAGUE. I love it!!

[@stevencooke6451]

I think this will produce more drama. Less cases of teams being effectively eliminated, or conversely clinching, after two matchdays. The increase in matches is a worry of course. And the expanded Club World Cup will mean more players have end of season football prior to the international tours.

[@sammybore944]

More matches mean more squad rotations which is good overall.

[@ruilopes00]

Benfica will do well! I hope ... 😢

[@dantralius9269]

May we send our prayers to Lille for the upcoming UCL campaign.

[@justinsm]

Except for Sturm Graz fans

[@ameanal-abij6415]

They just beat Real Madrid 1-0 lmao

[@EverythingFootball-r3p]

Uefa MIGHT be cooking with this new format

[@Mcrappe]

They basically copied the super league format

[@rejimathew70]

It's the players who are playing, no robots

[@ravbruh6357]

Playing it on fm24 felt like it's not gonna feel testing for the big 8 I predict these 1st 8 spots will be sealed with 4 games left to play. The intrigue will lie in the play off spots, matches like benfica vs club bruge not exactly upper echelon. The key to this competition being interesting will be in how the fixtures are organised. It's imperative they get the balance right

[@maciejbala477]

it won't be done any differently than it was done before. You'll expect to play 2 teams from pot 1, 2 from pot 2, and 3 and 4 and so on. Which is how the old UCL groups were drawn too, 1,2,3,4. So it will be just as balanced (or unbalanced) as if it was champions league groups, although i guess it advantages the minnows a bit more since e.g. a team from pot 4 before would only play one from 1, 2 and 3, now they'll also play 2 teams from pot 4. And big teams will also meet more often because pot 1 teams have to play other pot 1 teams in the league stage too. Of course the pot system with the club coefficients isn't perfect, but honestly it's probably good enough

[@ravbruh6357]

@@maciejbala477 I guess we're gonna feel like the last 3 games are a waste of time

[@thefourthchairman4151]

Give it a chance first for the new format I personally think it's promising

[@interrupted_reverie]

love ur videos bro , hope you are doing well

[@johnd6913]

It makes the Argentina league table look normal which is saying something

[@nzinzilozani3084]

I like the new format. Its way more exciting

[@CenTexMex101]

Gracias adrian

[@ganaed]

Change scares me, hug me Adrian

[@tshephomakweya8758]

I like the format. They need to add - if you win away from home you get 3.5 points instead of 3.

[@viktorlind6614]

Liverpool are going to win

[@N1tr0u5]

Not favourites but you can never count liverpool out in europe.

[@IOSARBX]

Rabona TV, I can't get enough of your videos

[@hakki368]

My prediction is there will be more injuries and more player fatigue because of UEFA's greed. They don't spend one single euro to player injury rehab expenses. Secondly, a software is always programmed to produce a certain result. There's even more opportunity for biased aggrupation vs. open draw.

[@BlackGoku42]

PSG got kinda fucked in the draw 😂

[@neshnesh4633]

AI is here. That's how I am going to choose my next wife 😂😂😂

[@michaelward5370]

I want the proper Champions League back, when it was only the CHAMPIONS of each league that competed!!

[@captainfalconmain6576]

same fuck it we see the same teams with this format anyways

[@thefourthchairman4151]

It doesnt sound MONEY for UEFA

[@michaelward5370]

@@thefourthchairman4151, exactly!!

[@captainfalconmain6576]

@@thefourthchairman4151yep

[@nurityalieva3852]

The format is like a long liga MX but with good teams

[@ponteakabridge]

If you seriously think Benfica can't make 9 points in that path, then how can you even call yourself a benfiquista?

[@aniketshukla3824]

Let me just make my protest known that I do not appreciate you chuckling every time you mentioned my team Barca lol

[@maximilianpotthoff8910]

Adrian as rapid as ever

[@nikhilgupta4041]

They could have kept the 6 game format before knockout stage. All they had to do was team will play 6 teams from other 3 pots and no one from it's own pot.

[@SantiagoGarza-bg9wp]

Barça have a pretty easy draw, so let's hope they take advantage

[@nakul4387]

Damn we got last 4 finals in group stage

[@mmaforever594]

New format sounds so shit csnt belive they changed it

[@lucaslonchampt613]

Brest-Madrid, Barcelona-Brest, Brest-Leverkusen, Brest-PSV. We're going to party our asses off and get our ass kicked Also, Shakthar-Brest, the duel of teams without a proper home stadium in Europe

[@havenwisner6776]

Not playing a home and away against the same team kinda sucks tbh

[@JPRebelo]

As a football fan, I'm very excited for this new format, but as a FCP fan, not so much 🤣🤣

[@buggytheprophet1017]

UEFA saw that things were working and decided to mess it up

[@Axemone]

The major downside of this system: less Giorgio Marchetti throughout the year 😭😭😭

[@baquithemonkey5330]

I like the format change, except for the tier 2 part of the table for the playoffs. I think 9 to 24 is way too much teams. I think 18 should be the max

[@rickethylendiamintetraacet3067]

But tier 2 kinda needs to be 16 teams, then there can be 8 fixtures where each winner advances to the round of 16 and plays against one of the teams who placed 1-8

[@raheem201231]

It needs to be 16. Top 8 will face the winners of the 9-24 knockout phase. Leaving 16 teams for the round of 16.

[@Holiidayyyyy]

If your squad isn't deep as all hell you are gonna suffer like crazy

[@thepowerofsand6180]

The small teams are going to get destroyed. There just arent really any chance for small clubs to sneak through...

[@LfcDebayan]

The match ups are good. But the no. of injuries will increase. Squads without depth are going to get cooked

[@evolancer211]

Knockouts starting on my birthday, if only Manchester United were in the CLs. It would have been a great bday lol

[@hkmarhk]

Adrian, just curious, did you also get that Venezia jersey from Winner's/Marshall?

[@bopon4090]

So there is no europa??

[@azhar5912]

if anything should go to the original format back😅 knock out round from the beginning 😂fck that Live Match revenue