some new rules has been added to the UEFA Champions League in reference to the information gathered from the UEFA documentations as stated on the UEFA website once knocked out teams won't compete in other UEFA competitions this season previously when a team is knocked out of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League they will get a chance to compete at the Europa League but that has stopped now once knocked out of the UFA Champions League that's it article 17 match system League phase all League phase matches are played in accordance with the league system whereby each Club plays eight opponents in single leg ties each Club plays Four home and fourway matches in principle a club does not play more than two home or two away matches in a row and each Club plays one home match and one away match across the first two match days and across the last two match days the UEFA Administration May derate from these rules if necessary all 36 clubs are ranked in a single league ranking according to their results three points for a win one point for a draw zero points for a loss the clubs ranked 1 to eight at the end of League phase qualify for the round of 16 the clubs rank 9 to 24 qualify for The Knockout phase playoffs the clubs ranked 25 to 36 are eliminated article 18 equality of points League phase if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the league phase matches the following criteria are applied in this order to determine their rankings Superior goal difference in the league phase higher number of goals scored in the league phase higher number of away goals scored in the league phase higher number of wins in the league phase higher number of away wins in the league phase higher number of points obtained collectively by League phase opponents Superior Collective goal difference of League phase opponents higher number of goals scored collectively by League phase opponents lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all League phase matches red card equals three points yellow card equals one point expulsion for two yellow cards and one match equals three points article 30 player eligibility in order to be eligible to participate in the competition players must be registered with UEFA to play for a club within the deadlines set out in these regulations and must fulfill all the conditions set out in the following Provisions each player must be duly registered with their National Association as playing for the club concerned in accordance with the association's own rules and those of FIFA notably the FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players each player taking part in the competition must be in possession of a player registration license issued by the Players Association or a valid passport or identity card each containing the player's photograph and full date of birth day month year the referee or the UEFA match delegate may ask to see the passports SL identity cards of the players listed on the match sheet all players must undergo a medical examination to the extent provided for in the UEFA medical regulations a player may not play in the UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League or UEFA conference league for more than one club in a single season exceptionally any player who has been fielded in the first second or third qualifying round or the play off of the UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League or UEFA conference league is entitled to play in the UEFA Champions League UFA Europa League or UFA conference league for another club as from the league phase as from the start of the knockout phase players can be registered in accordance with article 32 a substitute player who has not been fielded is entitled to play for another club competing in the UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League or UEFA conference league in the course of the same season provided that this player is registered with the UEFA Administration in accordance with the present regulations the UEFA Administration decides on questions of player eligibility challenge decisions are dealt with by the UEFA control ethics and disciplinary body article 45 visiting team tickets home clubs must make at least 5% of the total approved UEFA capacity of their Stadium available exclusively to visiting supporters in a segregated safe area the price of tickets for supporters in the 5% allocation must not exceed the price paid for adult tickets in a comparable sector of the stadium that are sold to supporters of the home team including tickets sold to season ticket holders to persons who are members of the club and or sold as part of any promotion promotional package for tickets exclusively for UEFA competition matches furthermore in no case shall the price of those tickets for visiting supporters exceed €70 in addition visiting clubs are en titled to purchase 200 Top category tickets for their VIP supporters sponsors Etc but they are not obliged to take the full allocation see articles 17 and 25 of the UEFA Stadium infrastructure regulations and Article 19 of the UEFA Safety and Security regulations visiting clubs must where relevant sell their tickets by Zone in order to facilitate the reallocation of unsold tickets visiting clubs that have requested an allocation of tickets for the whole or part of the segregated area May return any and used tickets to the home club without payment up to 7 days prior to the match after this deadline the visiting Club must pay for the whole allocation irrespective of whether all the tickets have been sold the home Club May reallocate tickets returned or not requested by the visiting Club provided that all safety and security measures as mentioned in the UAA Safety and Security regulations are respected and that such tickets are not reallocated to support of the visiting Club visiting clubs are entitled to receive 200 Top category tickets for their premium supporters sponsors Etc but they are not obliged to take the full allocation 50 of these tickets must be provided on a complimentary basis and the rest are to be made available for purchase in this regard the provisions of paragraph 20.0 one of the ufa's Safety and Security regulations apply these tickets are to be located in the next highest category of seats after those providing access to the home club's VIP area they must be located in a single block with appropriate stewarding and segregation and must fulfill the following conditions located on the same side of the stadium as the visiting club's VIP seats located between the 26 M lines and located approximately Midway up the stands all visiting team ticket allocations and ticketing Arrangements except those related to the ticket price cap for visiting supporter tickets may be altered by written agreement between the two clubs concerned any reduction in the standard ticket allocation should however only be agreed to if there is a specific lack of demand from the supporters of the visiting team for the match in question