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Two-legged Champions League semi-final ties set to be scrapped by UEFA

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Champions League in further restructuring of the tournament's format.There are already plans in place to alter the opening stage of the tournament, with the current eight groups of four to be replaced by two leagues of 18 from 2024 onwards.

Those no longer seem like the only new additions for the 2024/25 season with The Times reporting that UEFA are considering implementing their "week of football" proposals.If put into action, those proposals would see the current two-legged semi-finals replaced with single leg ties, played in one city in a five-day window that also includes the final.Two-legged semi-finals have been a part of the competition's format since 1955, but the new plans are said to already have the support of the European Club Association.ECA chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has spoken positively about the proposals, although some senior UEFA figures are thought to be less keen on such a significant restructuring of the format.Al-Khelaifi's support for the plans is said to stem from the Covid-affected 2019-20 season, when the final three rounds of the Champions League were all played in Lisbon.The "week of football" will replicate the format of the UEFA Nations League and see two semi-finals and the final played across five days in one country.Are the new UEFA proposals a good idea?

Let us know in the comments section below.Just one city is expected to be used for the final four stage, restricting the number of potential hosts, with the chosen city needing to be able to accommodate around 100,000 fans across the five-day event.The report also states that UEFA hope to ease stress on the football calendar with the "week of football", with the group stage already due to expand to 10.

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