Finalist of the last competition and in favorable waiver to reach the semi-finals, PSG sees the Champions League as its guarantee to sit down to table with the other big clubs in this sport. Present in the competition without interruption since 2012, the French club is in favor of an evolution of the competition. Nasser al-Khelaïfi is in the loop of discussions initiated with UEFA to increase the C1 from 32 to 36 teams in the form of a mini-championship using the “Swiss system”, which would come into force in 2024.
This new formula project is very advanced. It must even be validated by the European body on April 19 at its next executive committee. This should benefit the participants by increasing the overall financial windfall. The president of PSG is very involved in this file because, aware that things must change, he must take the bandwagon and give of himself so that the formula best suits his club. He is not a great defender of the closed league desired by many European leaders.
PSG are not in favor of a closed league
It is also in response to this European Super League envisaged by the ECA (the Association of European Clubs) that UEFA took the lead in reforming the Champions League. However, this old idea of closed C1 is not yet to be thrown into oblivion. According to information from The team, there is also a European Cup project still being discussed between the historic clubs but without the presence of Paris Saint-Germain. Why invite a club that does not want this project after all.
The sports daily refers to sources close to Andrea Agnelli, the boss of Juventus and great architect of the European Super League. This is what throws a cloud over the future of the most attractive of European cups and even of club football on the Old Continent. If the Champions League is being reformed, not sure that this new formula will last very long because behind the scenes, many clubs are still thinking about the football of tomorrow and trying to get the chestnuts out of the fire.
