UEFA Champions League Arch 2020 New Format Explained TV Schedule Live Broadcast
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Five months after the new coronary virus pandemic stops European football, the long-awaited UEFA Champions League returns this week in an almost entirely new format. |
Five months after the new coronary virus pandemic stops European football, the long-awaited UEFA Champions League returns this week in an almost entirely new format. uefa champions league - 2020
Liverpool may have ended a three-decade wait for the Premier League title last month, but its Champions League defense ended last March against Atlético de Madrid, leaving Manchester City the only representative in the Premier League with realistic hope in the Premier League football. Competition. uefa champions league - gaming hub
The city will host Real Madrid on Friday evening in one of the yet-to-be-completed rounds of sixteen matches before the eight teams that qualified for the quarter-finals travel to Lisbon, where the Champions League will end in the style of the World Cup. Mini championship. Champions League table
When does the Champions League resume?
After a five-month hiatus, the Champions League returns on Friday, 7 August. When the novel coronavirus epidemic stopped in mid-March, only four of the Round of 16 matches were complete, with the second leg of the remaining four to be played this weekend. Champions League 2020
On Friday, Juventus will host Olympique Lyonnais, while Manchester City will host Real Madrid. A day later, Bayern Munich host Chelsea, while Napoli travel to Barcelona. Champions League winners
The quarter-finals will take place from Wednesday, August 12 to Saturday, August 15, while the semi-finals will be played on Tuesday, August 18, and Wednesday, August 19. The final match is scheduled to take place on Sunday 23 August at 3 pm. ET. UEFA Champions League Fantasy
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this year's Champions League edition will look distinctly different from previous versions. The second of the remaining four in the Round of 16 will follow the usual path, meaning that the four teams that played the first leg on the road will play at home this weekend - albeit behind closed doors. UEFA Europa League
To reduce travel and limit the number of matches teams will have to play at the end of the season that started 12 months ago, UEFA - the governing body of European football - has introduced a World Cup-like format from the quarter-finals onwards. The eight teams that qualified for the quarter-finals will play a mini-tournament in Lisbon with single-elimination matches instead of the traditional two-legged ties in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Additionally, UEFA has already drawn four quarter-finals and two semi-final matches, which means that each of the remaining twelve teams in the competition already knows who their future opponents will be.
The former, new champion of Spain, meets Manchester City on the road on Friday and is looking to beat a 2-1 loss in the first leg. Meanwhile, Barcelona host Napoli on Saturday, knowing that a goalless draw will be enough to lead to a 1-1 draw in Napoli in the first leg.
The second confrontation on Friday will see Juventus Olympique Lyon hosting the Bianconeri - who won the ninth league title in a row late last month - needs to overcome the 1-0 loss he suffered in the first leg in France. Meanwhile, Chelsea needs a miracle on Saturday as they travel to Munich to face Bayern, who lost 3-0 in the first leg.
TV coverage
CBS will provide only a few games on TV, starting from the Manchester City match against Real Madrid on Friday. However, the matches that are broadcast on television, which include the Champions League final, will be broadcast on CBS Sports, unlike CBS over the air.
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