ESPN.com · Jan 30, 2025
Pass or fail? Did the new Champions League format work?
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After eight matches played across four months, we finally know the 24 teams who will continue in the new UEFA Champions League format through to the knockout rounds.
It's been a big departure from the old way, with those eight four-team groups having become like a trusted old friend over more than 20 years.
Top-level football in Europe had never seen anything like this before: 36 teams in one massive league table, playing only eight opponents and not on a mirrored home-and-away basis.
But has it delivered a better competition? Our writers assess its impact.
Did you love or hate the new-look Champions League?