Some positive news arrives today for the Milanat least consolatory and the minimum requirement of a certainly not exciting season, that is the mathematical qualification for the next edition of the Champions League 2024/2025. The Rossoneri are the second team to win a place in Serie A out of the five that will be able to participate (5 because with the goals achieved by the Italian teams in Europe, Italy has guaranteed itself an additional place).
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There was now very little left to qualify, given that after the draw against Juventus just one point was needed to reach 71 points for the arithmetic: but cHon the draw between Naples and Rome has also been made official.
From next season the Champions League will no longer be as we all remember it. In fact, great changes will be brought about that will revolutionize competition.
New format, yes to derbies from the round of 16
- The number of participating teams will increase from 32 to 36.
The four additional teams will arrive based on some parameters: 1st place will be assigned to the fifth nation in the UEFA ranking (in this case France), which will also be able to qualify the fourth ranked team in its championship.
2nd place will be awarded to one of the 5 clubs that win a minor championship, from 11th place down.
The other two places will be assigned based on the overall results obtained by the various federations in the European competitions of the previous season. For example, last year Italy would have had the right to qualify even the fifth team in its championship. - Another novelty concerns the absence of the 8 groups. There will be no more home and away matches but there will be a single classification divided into four brackets and 8 single matches, all direct clashes. But how will they qualify for the next stage? The top 8 in the ranking will have direct access, from 9th to 24th there will be a round-trip playoff and the last twelve will be definitively eliminated and will not participate in other European competitions.
- The latest news will be the absence of the veto for the round of 16. It will therefore be possible to see, even in advance, a Milan-Inter match in the Champions League.
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