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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes in Vienna

Premier League in line for five Champions League places after Uefa reforms

Liverpool play Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League final.
Liverpool play Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League final. Photograph: Matt West/Shutterstock

The Premier League can soon expect to have five teams in the Champions League after Uefa confirmed changes to the format of its competitions after a year of intense debate.

Thirty-six teams will take part in a reformed Champions League from 2024 and be guaranteed eight games in a “Swiss league” system. This is down from a proposed 10 matches, part of a crucial compromise in Vienna that also involved movement in how two places will be awarded.

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