UEFA are expected to revamp their showcase club competition in September, out of concerned at falling audience figures, and amid unrest from top Continental clubs that they are being left behind by the Premier League's financial muscle.

That could include a reversal of the current format, so that the tournament starts with a knockout phase from which qualifiers slot into two groups of eight.

UEFA's view is that the group stage inevitably involves teams like BATE Borisov or Astana who bring nothing to the table in terms of viewers, and therefore finance.

The new format would not rule them out of the competition, but it would mean a tougher route into the group stage, the plan being to have two

groups of eight – generating 14 quality matches for each qualifying team.

City make the point that a Super League would be detrimental to the Premier League, which makes at least three times as much revenue for them as the champion League.

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No it won't!!! It will be boring like the CAF champions league and that will mean going back to the previous format which was changed in 1992.



The competition was expanded to this phase so that smaller teams in Europe can have a go at the champions league. Changing that now could be detrimental to those clubs.

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No it won't!!! It will be boring like the CAF champions league and that will mean going back to the previous format which was changed in 1992.



The competition was expanded to this phase so that smaller teams in Europe can have a go at the champions league. Changing that now could be detrimental to those clubs.

that strategy will help cr7 to score 20 goals only in group stage