The Spanish network ‘COPE’ mentioned that the knockout matches of the Champions League next season will not go to extra time in case of a tie over two matches, but the qualifier will be decided directly by penalty kicks.
The source added that the teams that finish the first round among the top 8 teams in the table will play the second leg at home in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
The source indicated that two teams from the same country will not face each other before the quarter-finals of the competition.
It is noteworthy that the current season witnessed the adoption of the new Champions League system with 36 teams in a league format, where the teams finishing in positions 1-8 qualified directly to the Round of 16, while those finishing in positions 9-24 played home and away matches to qualify 8 other teams to the Round of 16.
