"UEFA Club Competitions Model Threatens to Destabilise European Football" (LaLiga)

"UEFA’s proposal for the future of its Club Competitions threatens the future of European football, according to LaLiga and other European leagues. A broader dialogue is needed between all parties to avoid creating an unfairly tiered system that harms the foundation of European football: smaller clubs and leagues," stated LaLiga on 13/12/2018.

"On 02/12/2018, UEFA approved the new so-called UEL2, a new European competition beginning in 2021 that would consist of 32 clubs primarily from lower-ranked leagues. This new competition would take the total number of clubs playing continental tournaments from 80 to 96. (32 in the Champions League, 32 instead of 48 in Europa League, and 32 in UEL2)," explained the Spanish Professional Football League.

"More clubs from a larger number of national associations will participate in European competitions from 2021, after the decision by the UEFA Executive Committee to create a third European club competition for the cycle," announced UEFA on 02/12/2018.

"While the European Leagues have accepted the introduction of a third club competition, UEFA…