The teams may change but UEFA's schedule has been tried and tested for a number of years. European football's governing body have a good thing going and their group stage calendar, which now includes three tournaments after the introduction of the Europa Conference League.
Even back in the day when there were two group stages in the Champions League, the Nyon blueprint never wavered when it came to the format of the six matchdays.
Teams would always play their opening opponent on matchday one then again on the fifth match night, the sides that face on matchday two would then duel on the final night of the group stage, with a traditional double header in the middle on matchdays three and four.It's such a finely tuned tradition that
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