The decision about the new Champions League format planned, with the first phase of 10 matches from 2024, has been postponed.
The proposal, which has been discussed for almost two years, is expected to be signed by the UEFA Executive Committee on Wednesday but has been pushed back to April 19.
Under the new format, the current group phase will be deleted.
In its place, the number of qualifications will be expanded from 32 to 36, with space for two ‘wild card’ entries.
Wild cards will be reserved for clubs with the highest UEFA Co-efficient – points used to rank clubs based on previous European success – which have not qualified for competition through their league position.
If the format is being used now, based on the current table it means Liverpool will get a Champions League place even though it is seventh in the Premier League.
The source said there was no large blocked block that could not be overcome, and the arguments reportedly were commercial agreement wrong.
However, it is known that in the main clubs there is anxiety over corporate governance from European competition.
In addition, the club is aware of external opposition to the new format, especially two wild cards planned to be given to the highest ranking clubs that do not qualify for the Champions League.
There has been an opposition to the plan, especially from the European League organization, which said it would create a “closed store de facto”.
However, UEFA officials and representatives of the European club associations have supported new arrangements, which are former Manchester United guards and Chief Executive Ajax today Edwin is credited with suggesting.
Under the new format, each team will play 10 matches against varying opponents in strength, with the results that form the league table as a whole.
Those in the highest eight positions will switch to the knockout phase, with those from the ninth to 24 entered the play-off.
The new format will cause problems for English games and especially the EFL Cup as additional equipment will require a mid-week slot that is usually allocated for the secondary trophy competition.
What does it mean for English football? – Analysis
This is a certain 99% of this proposal to be ratified, which will give them responsible for running English football into a problem.
First, the new format will require 19 rounds of matches, rather than 13 now, although because the last 16 schedule currently has games spread in four weeks, only four mid-week additional weeks are needed.
In the non-Coronavirus English calendar affected, the only way to achieve that between the beginning of September and Christmas is to use the date provided for the third round, fourth and fifth of the EFL Cup, and the midweek slot claims Premier League claims around the end November and early December.
If the EFL Cup is maintained, one option is following the example of this season, when the first four rounds played before the European competition group stage began – in the ‘normal’ year, it will be August.
However, at least one English club will be involved in European qualifications, which this season to Tottenham had to play on Tuesday and Thursday in the same week, Jose Mourinho was very angry.
Another option is to play the FA Cup replay and reduce the EFL Cup semi-final to one game for each of the two bonds to make space on the calendar.
The third is allowing the Premier League team to Europe to choose a team below 23 for the EFL Cup, although even it can be filled with opposition from UEFA, which claims the advantage over the middle of the week for television needs – and has 55 countries to fund their broadcast contracts – And don’t want to overlap.
The nuclear choice is to leave the EFL Cup completely, the argument has been made by some for a while now.
But it will rob a football league from his biggest money maker, making cash distributed in all three of his league.
EFL Chairman Rick Parry has been aware of this towering problem for a while now, which is why he really wants to embrace the controversial project of the big picture proposal last year.
The Premier League is working on their own strategic review now – but the UEFA decision that will occur will frame the conclusion and how they applied.
