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| THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE |
| ALL CUP FORMATS EXPLAINED |
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| GROUP STAGE= THIS CONSISTS OF 8 GROUPS WITH EACH GROUP CONTAINING 4 TEAMS. THESE TEAMS WILL PLAY EACH OTHER TWICE. ONE AT HOME AND ONE AWAY. THE TEAMS WHO FINISH FIRST AND SECOND ARE THROUGH TO ROUND 2 AND THE THIRD PLACE TEAM JOINS THE 3RD ROUND OF THE UEFA CUP. THE FOURTH PLACED TEAM IS UNFORTUNATELY OUT OF ALL EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS. |
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| SEMI FINAL= 4 TEAMS ARE DRAWN AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL PLAY 2 LEGS HOME AND AWAY.THE WINNER PROCEEDS. |
| FINAL= 2 TEAMS ARE DRAWN AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL PLAY A ONE-OFF GAME TO DECIDE WHO IS THE OFFICIAL CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE. |
| QUARTER FINAL= 8 TEAMS ARE DRAWN AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL PLAY 2 LEGS HOME AND AWAY.THE WINNER PROCEEDS. |
| SECOND ROUND= 16 TEAMS ARE DRAWN AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL PLAY 2 LEGS HOME AND AWAY.THE WINNER PROCEEDS. |
