UEFA is set to amend Champions League rules for the 2025-26 season, ensuring that teams finishing higher in the League Phase will play the second leg of knockout ties at home. This change follows controversial results in recent semifinals where lower-ranked clubs advanced. The adjustment underscores the importance of league performance, rather than just making the top eight. The decision was made in a club competitions committee meeting preceding the Champions League final, pending ratification by UEFA's Executive Committee in a virtual meeting.
From next season, the order of the tie will be decided by which team finishes highest -- and they will play the second leg at home.
UEFA is to alter the Champions League rules for next season to give home advantage to the best teams in the League Phase throughout the knockout rounds.
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