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- Replace the two-legged semi-final with a "week of football" i.e. the semi-finals and final in the same week in one city.
- Sporting festival similar to the Nations League finals (the semi-finals & final are played in the same country over 5 days)
- For the CL, the plan is to host the matches in one city.
- The change can only be applicable from 2024-25 onwards as the current format will last until 2023-24.
- The ECA is willing to support the idea.
- The European Leagues organistion will also need to agree on this.
- Some UEFA personnel are hesitant about accepting the changes, but Ceferin has favoured the idea in the past.
- Nasser al-Khelaifi (ECA president) also favours the idea.
I feel like this change is as radical as the abolition of the away goals rule. If the semi-finals are going to differ to the rest of the knockout stages, then why not make all knockout matches single-legged? I prefer consistency over the overall format rather than changing things up from a certain stage onwards.Personally, I think it would be very good. If you look at the Super Bowl it’s a great event and they do it in a great way, they have concerts and people go there and have fun. Even if you lose those two matches you can get more revenue to compensate. It could be a fantastic event for broadcasters, for sponsors. In the same week you could have the final of the women’s Champions League or youth competitions, you could really have a fantastic week of football. These knockout matches are different and more exciting.
Also, only a few cities would be able to handle a week-long event of this scale, no? It's one thing to host one final; it's another to host 3 football matches involving 4 teams in one city. The security will need to beef up for one, and hotels + accommodations is another story altogether.