Lisbon (AP) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is thinking about a possible waiver of return games in the European Football Cup and can envision a permanent introduction of final tournaments.
The system with one duel per match appears "more interesting," said the head of the European Football Union of the AP news agency. "It's pretty complicated to put a Final 8 on the calendar. But we've seen that people want exciting games, that any team in the Champions League or Europa League can beat any team in a game. That's why we prefer that for the future I think we have to start talking seriously in September or October. "
Before the final tournaments of the premier class in Lisbon and the Europa League in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ceferin had ruled out such thought games. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA had brought its European Cup competitions to one location at a time and from the quarter-finals onwards with just one duel. The previously known mode is largely set until 2024.
In a European Cup revolution, it would have to be discussed from which round a possible final tournament could start. "You would be in the center of the world's attention for a week and that would be fantastic, but we have to see," said Ceferin.
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