Champions League New Format 2024. It kicks off on 9. 36 teams form a single league, with each entrant playing eight different clubs, four at.

From 2024/25 onwards, the teams that finish in the bottom 12 places of the champions league’s league phase do not drop into the europa league. As it stands, four premier league teams can qualify for the champions league, but such is the english top flight’s dominance, they will expect to have five teams competing.