There is still a lot of fabric to cut, but The new Champions League is already beginning to leave glimpses of what it could be in its next ‘play-off’ phase or round of 32. A moment in which up to sixteen teams will have to compete to find their place in the round of 16 in which the teams that are doing their homework will already be waiting for them. A next phase that has many differences from what this competition has traditionally been.
The crosses of the Champions League playoffs in day 3
After concluding the third day of the new Champions League, there are two teams that are leading the way in the classification, such as Aston Villa y Liverpoolfollowed by Manchester City, Monaco, Bresr, Bayer Leverkusen, Inter Milan and Sporting LisbonNow, one could already guess what the confrontations of the teams that are not directly classified to the round of 16 would be like.
This is the Champions League classification on Matchday 3 of the league phase
Focusing on the Spanish teams and with Atlético, who today would be eliminated, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid would have the home field factor assured, in the case of Girona they would have to risk everything in the return away from home. Although that’s not all since right now FC Barcelona could face Bayern Munich or Girona in the playoffs, as this would be determined by lottery.; Real Madrid would now face Sparta Prague or Dinamo Zagreb; y el Girona against FC Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund.
The method of distributing the teams for the play-off round and round of 16
The round of 16, on matchday 3
Once the playoff round or round of 32 had passed, the traditional round of the round of 16 would arrive in which the way of drawing the qualifiers would have changed. The first would go to the opposite side of the square from the second, the third from the fourth, and so on. Taking this into account, as the classification stands right now, If FC Barcelona and Girona manage to win the playoffs, they would play against Inter Milan or Sporting Lisbon and Real Madrid against Brest or Bayer Leverkusen. A picture where nothing has been decided yet and where all options are possible.
