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UEFA Champions League play-offs begin for final league phase spots
The UEFA Champions League play-off stage has commenced, with 14 clubs competing across seven ties to secure the final seven spots in the 36-team league phase. The first-leg matches are scheduled for August 18 and 19, followed by return legs on August 25 and 26. Teams that fail to qualify for the Champions League will transition to the UEFA Europa League league phase.
Key matchups include Fenerbahçe against Olympique Lyonnais in Istanbul, featuring players such as Mason Greenwood for the Turkish side and Loïs Openda for the French club. Other notable fixtures include Dinamo Zagreb hosting Viking and Levski Sofia facing AEK Athens.
Regarding tournament regulations, UEFA requires clubs to submit two lists: List A, containing a maximum of 25 players including specific local training requirements, and List B, for younger players born after January 1, 2004, which has no numerical limit.
Entities
Dinamo Zagreb · Fenerbahçe · Levski Sofia · Olympique Lyonnais · UEFA · Viking FK
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] List A is limited to a maximum of 25 players, including at least two goalkeepers. www.goldelnapoli.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] UEFA Champions League clubs must submit two separate squads: List A and List B. www.goldelnapoli.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Four Italian clubs, Como, Inter, Napoli, and Roma, have already qualified for the Champions League. cronachedi.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Champions League playoff matches are determining the final seven teams for the new League Phase. cronachedi.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Clubs can update List A with a maximum of three new players after the group stage concludes. www.goldelnapoli.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The UEFA Executive Committee allows temporary player replacements in case of long-term injury or illness until the sixth matchday of the group stage. www.goldelnapoli.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] List B has no numerical limit for players born after January 1, 2004, who have been with the club for at least two years. www.goldelnapoli.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Clubs must include eight locally trained players in List A. www.goldelnapoli.it