hey everyone welcome back to your daily halftime today we're diving into the new Champions League format that's kicking off in 2024 this year UEFA is shaking things up and here's what you need to know in just a few minutes so let's [Music] go so let's start off with what is different first so first of all the group stage is gone and instead of eight groups of four we now have a single League table with 36 teams every team will play eight matches against eight different opponents four at home and four away so you can think of it as a mini league system and teams will be seated based on their UEFA ranking which means tougher matches for lower seated teams and more unpredictable fixtures for the top ones now the top eight in the league will automatically qualify for The Knockout stage while the teams finish in 9th to 24 will play another series of eight matches to determine who's going to be going off to the playoffs so why did UEFA make these changes well there are two reasons well first of all more revenue for more games and second of there is an attempt to of course keep fans engagement throughout the season which means more watch time whether you love it or hated the new format is designed to bring more excitement into the competition and more Revenue overall well that's the lowdown on the new Champions League format what do you think is it a good change or is it a bit much let us know in the comment section below and please don't forget to like And subscribe subscribe for more football content and thank you for watching this has been your daily halftime we'll see you next time bye-bye