UEFA's executive will meet on Tuesday for a landmark summit set to shape the future of European football.Radical Champions League reform has been on the cards for so long it became easy to write off as petty politics and posturing between the Continent's top clubs and the powers-that-be in Nyon.
And while there has, undoubtedly, been plenty of hot air expended by club bosses and UEFA executives on the subject with varying degrees of believability, the prospect of change is now a reality.
The process has been slow, but the Champions League as we know is now on the verge of substantial – and hugely consequential – change.
In recent seasons, Scottish clubs have very much been mere observers of UEFA's flagship tournament. However, with the possibility of both Celtic and Rangers competing in next season's group stage, the issue has become more relevant than ever.
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