Bayern Munich’s road to UEFA Champions League glory will become more predictable beginning 2024/25
Bayern Munich’s road to UEFA Champions League glory will become more predictable beginning 2024/25 | Olympicsporty Bayern Munich, which has gone undefeated in the UEFA Champions League group stage in recent years, may cut a "easier" path to the final by performing well in the group stage. But why is it the case? The Champions League draw is about to start mirroring tennis! Let’s look at it step by step: Group stages The number of teams in the group stage will be expanded from 32 to 36. Each team will play a total of eight matches, four at home and four away. To my understanding, the eight matches will be against eight different opponents. The teams will then be organized in a league table. Teams ranked between first and eighth, inclusive, will qualify for the knockout stages. Who wants the four extra teams in the group stage? · Two of the four available places will go to teams from the countries that performed best in European competition...