The change to the Champions League format wasn't made with the goal of improving the quality of the group stage. Sure, organizers will say it was done to increase drama, add stakes to every match, ...

we finally know the 24 teams that 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 ...

A bold new vision for the Champions League was launched this ... to the threat of a controversial breakaway super league. The new-look format, however, was intended to be about more than just ...

Wednesday night will see the first league phase of the Champions League conclude in what promises to ... Even the best games of the old group stage were hermetically sealed off from each other. Every ...

The old format regularly saw half the group stage ... even a 6-1 walloping at Lille couldn't ruin. Reigning Europa League champions Atalanta, meanwhile, agonizingly missed out on a top eight ...