[Music] with a change structure the new season of the UEFA Champions League is starting in September in this new format of the Champions League the number of teams has increased the number of matches for the teams has increased and the prize money has also increased draw for the new Champions League under the new structure will also be conducted in a new way UFA has arranged the draw in Monaco previously the draw determined which team would play in which group group however there will be no group stage this time in the draw each team will be set to play against eight other teams in a single point stable League format the new structure of the champions league has been designed by UEFA in response to demands from the influential clubs of European football the European football governing body has met most of the demands of these wealthy clubs with the addition of four teams the Champions League Now features 36 teams each team will get the opportunity to play at least 8 matches previously teams eliminated from the group stage played six matches each for the first time Champions League matches will be held in January the total prize money has increased by 25% to.5 billion e as the prize money has increased so has the congested schedule previously there were 96 matches in the group stage but now it has increased to 144 matches playling the reason behind these changes UEFA has mentioned some key objectives according to them the main purpose is to enhance the level of competition through throughout the tournament and to increase the number of matches where both teams have something to gain or lose in the eighth or the final round of the final stage all 36 teams will play their matches at the same time this date is set for January 29th the top eight teams on the points table will directly advance to the round of 16 teams ranked 9 to 24 on the points table these 16 teams will play in a separate knockout Playoff round the eight winning teams will then face the the eight teams that qualify directly for the ground of 16 the bottom 12 teams on the points table will be eliminated uefa's head of competition strategy stepen anzelmo has stated how many points might be needed to progress to The Knockout stage in the first round saying we have done computer stimulations and found that an average of 7.6 points is needed to advance to the next round which means two wins and two draws [Music] this is extra time extra time