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General view UEFA Champions League trophy during the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Inter.

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UEFA is reportedly considering a rule change for next season's Champions League, just one season after the new format of the competition was introduced.

This would see teams rewarded more significantly for finishing higher in the group stage.

As per German publication Bild, clubs that secure a top eight finish in the league, thereby qualifying automatically for the knockout stage, will not only benefit in the round of 16 but also in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Under the current format, teams who qualify directly for the round of 16 are drawn against lower-ranked teams at home in the second leg.

However, there was no reward in the quarter-final stage of the competition.

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Liverpool finished top of the league after the group games.

PSG finished in 15th place in the league stage and overcame Brest in the play-off.

Despite the second leg being at Anfield, the Reds fell out of the competition on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate score.

The change has come about after apparent criticism from Arsenal

Despite winning their last 8 match against Real Madrid, the Gunners weren't happy that they travelled to the Bernabeu for the second leg, despite finishing eight places ahead of Real Madrid in the league stage.

Bild reports that the UEFA club competitions committee decided on the change ahead of the Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter on Saturday evening.

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