Ahead of the Champions League returning it’s goodbye to the group stage but that’s not the only change - you’ll probably notice they’ve dabbled with the music as well.

To delve into the changes to the format Ayo Akinwolere is joined by football news reporter Matt Slater and lead writer for The Athletic FC newsletter Phil Hay.

Ayo Akinwolere, Matt Slater and Phil Hay get into the the new league structure, explain why it gets called "The Swiss Model" and how it will work in practice and to discuss why is the Champions League changing?

00:00 Intro
00:55 The new format
04:11 Why did they decide to scrap the group stage?
09:46 Why every game matters
11:51 A potential “super league”
19:27 Why UEFA considered this format
23:57 Can you own a tournament format?
24:38 Who makes the changes?
33:10 Fans & the new format
36:59 Theme tunes changes
39:22 Outro

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