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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

‘Too early’ to judge success of new Champions League format, says TNT Sports

Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior celebrates in front of a TV camera.
Vinícius Júnior scored in a thrashing of Red Bull Salzburg but Real Madrid are only 16th in the Champions League table. Photograph: Rubén Albarrán/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

The jury remains out on Uefa’s new Champions League format, according to TNT Sports, with the UK rights holder reserving judgment on whether an expanded league system has “landed as people hoped”.

With a vastly expanded fixture list and an eight-match league stage, the Champions League has been criticised for its complexity and lack of jeopardy. Anticipation is building, however, for the final round of 18 matches set to be played simultaneously on Wednesday.

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