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UEFA is poised to make a slight adjustment to the Champions League next season, just a year after implementing a completely new format.
The Champions League wrapped up in Munich on Saturday night with Paris Saint-Germain deservedly securing their maiden trophy in the competition by trouncing Inter Milan.
The match marked the end of the first season of the revamped league table format, which seemed to be a hit for UEFA.
Despite the final being rather one-sided, the European football organisers successfully merged the expanded 36-team format with a host of thrilling matches.
However, it appears they're not entirely satisfied with their innovation, where 36 teams battle it out in a league table phase to determine who progresses to the knockout stages, with Liverpool set to be impacted next season.
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The Gunners put on a stellar performance in the league phase, securing third place, ahead of Real Madrid in 11th and PSG in 15th, yet they were dealt away draws for both the quarter-final and semi-final second legs.
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Despite trouncing Real with a 5-1 aggregate score, Mikel Arteta's squad reportedly expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation, feeling that their consistent performance in the league phase wasn't rewarded in the knockout stages.
Their grievances haven't gone unnoticed, as German newspaper Bild reports that UEFA is almost certain to alter the way they conduct the knockout draws
The UEFA Club Competitions Committee convened on Friday and reportedly agreed on the proposed change before the Champions League final – final approval is now 'considered a formality.'
Other potential changes were also discussed, such as moving straight to penalty shoot-outs instead of extra time and preventing two clubs from the same nation from clashing until the later stages of the competition
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