Will the new-look Champions League be more exciting?

Ahead of the Champions League returning it’s goodbye to the group stage but that’s not the only change - you’ll probably notice they’ve dabbled with the music as well. To delve into the changes to the format Ayo Akinwolere is joined by football news reporter Matt Slater and lead writer for The Athletic FC newsletter Phil Hay. Ayo Akinwolere, Matt Slater and Phil Hay get into the the new league structure, explain why it gets called "The Swiss Model" and how it will work in practice and to discuss why is the Champions League changing? 00:00 Intro 00:55 The new format 04:11 Why did they decide to scrap the group stage? 09:46 Why every game matters 11:51 A potential “super league” 19:27 Why UEFA considered this format 23:57 Can you own a tournament format? 24:38 Who makes the changes? 33:10 Fans & the new format 36:59 Theme tunes changes 39:22 Outro The Athletic Football Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, five times a week this season... Listen on Apple and Spotify: https://theathletic.lnk.to/tafcpodYT Subscribe to The Athletic Football Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 The Athletic is currently offering a special price subscription of £2/$2 a month for the first 12 months. To redeem that limited-time-only offer go to 👉 https://theathletic.com/footballpod Follow The Athletic FC: Website 👉 https://theathletic.com Twitter 👉   / theathleticfc   Instagram 👉   / theathleticfc   Facebook 👉   / theathleticfc   Follow Tifo Football: Website 👉 http://tifofootball.com Twitter 👉   / tifofootball_   Facebook 👉   / tifofootball   Instagram 👉   / tifofootball_   Subscribe to Tifo Football 👉 http://bit.ly/TifoFootball Thumbnail: Fabrice Coffrini / Contributor via Getty Images #championsleague #ucl #premierleague