Uefa boss backs the Champions League ‘final eight’ format

Lisbon — The single-game knockout format, used in the Champions League in 2020 from the quarterfinals onwards, has produced more exciting football than the usual games of two legs and could be revisited in the future, says Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin.     

The format was changed to allow the competition to be completed in a shorter time after the Covid-19 pandemic halted play for several months across Europe in March. Eight clubs headed to Lisbon and the final was contested on Sunday night, pitting Bayern Munich against Paris St Germain...

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