Champions League, UEFA warns Premier League and English FA
UEFA confirmed the dates of the new European competition calendar for the 2024/2025 season, which coincides with the reform of the Champions League to 36 teams, and reminded that the leagues must avoid matches during the week that coincide with the challenges of this competition, Europa and the Conference League .
The highest body of European football addresses in particular the Premier League and the English Football Association, which in recent seasons had ignored this call.
Furthermore, last season’s Champions League round of 16 matches Bruges-Benfica and Dortmund-Chelsea coincided with a very high-profile match between Arsenal and Manchester City, which undoubtedly made it more little important the main European competition.
The new Champions League will have four more teams and two more games for everyone in the first stage. The Champions League will start in the week of September 17-19, 2024 and will have as a novelty two additional days in January, on the 21st or 22nd and the 29th.
There will be a round of 16 between 11 and 20 February and then the usual rounds will be played until reaching the Champions League grand final, scheduled for 31 May 2025. The Europa League will be on 21 May and that of the Conference League on May 28.
