{"id":554157,"date":"2020-06-17T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=554157"},"modified":"2020-06-17T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:20:08","slug":"champions-league-and-europa-league-to-be-decided-in-final-eight-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/17\/champions-league-and-europa-league-to-be-decided-in-final-eight-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League and Europa League to Be Decided in Final Eight Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Champions League the Europa League and the Women’s Champions League will all be played out this season. It will take place in Lisbon, Germany and Spain respectively in a final eight format, according to UEFA’s statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Champions League and Europa League to Be Decided in Final Eight Tournament<\/h2>\n

The Champions League<\/h3>\n

There will be quarter-finals, then semi-finals before a final. These matches will be held at two different stadiums, Est\u00e1dio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the Est\u00e1dio Jos\u00e9 Alvalade between the 12th and 23rd of August 2020. This format sets the basis for most of the other European competitions for this season.<\/p>\n

Any round of 16 matches still to play could also take place in Lisbon. But this matter is not yet decided; there is still a chance that teams could be allowed to play their own stadia.<\/p>\n

Four matches in the last 16 were postponed, including Manchester City<\/a> and Real Madrid<\/a>, as well as Bayern Munich<\/a> versus Chelsea<\/a>. These ties must be played out before the final phase of the tournament can begin.<\/p>\n

All of the matches will kick off at 8 pm BST (9 pm CET).<\/p>\n

The original venue for the final, Istanbul will now host the 2021 final instead. All the future venues for finals will be pushed a year back. Wembley will, therefore, host the UEFA Champions League final in 2024.<\/p>\n

The Europa League<\/h3>\n

These finals will be settled between the 10th and 21st of August in Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen.<\/p>\n

Round of 16 matches will kick off either at 5.55 pm BST or 8 pm BST.<\/p>\n

For matches where the first leg was postponed, such as AC Milan versus Getafe CF, one single leg will be played to settle the tie.<\/p>\n

It is not yet known as to whether clubs will play at their own stadia or in Germany.<\/p>\n

The rest of the matches will be played at 8 pm BST.<\/p>\n

Similarly to the Champions League, Gdansk, the original host of the final will host the final next year.<\/p>\n

Women’s Champions League<\/h3>\n

All of the final matches will be played in a final eight format in Spain. San Mames Stadium in Bilbao and the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian will host these matches.<\/p>\n

Quarter-finals take place on the 21st and 22nd at August at 5 pm BST and 7 PM BST respectively. Semi-finals follow on the 25th and 26th of August at 7 pm BST. The trophy will be battled for in the final on the 30th of August at 7 pm BST.<\/p>\n

Other European Football<\/h3>\n

A full press release<\/a> concerning the UEFA Youth League, UEFA Super Cup, as well as laying the foundations for next year’s European and international football has been published by UEFA.<\/p>\n

This also includes details on the Futsal Champions League finals in Barcelona<\/a>, Futsal World Cup play-offs and Euro 2022 qualifiers.<\/p>\n

The Super Cup will no longer be played in Porto. It will be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on the 24th September 2020 at 8 pm BST.<\/p>\n

There is a new format for the 2019\/21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the final tournament to be split over two periods.<\/p>\n

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