Following the culmination of the Champions League group phase, Liverpool and Barcelona have established themselves as favourites to be crowned European champions. Of course, knockout soccer is not ...

144: The number of games in the 36-team league phase, up from 96 last year in the old 32-team group format. 3.27: Goals per game in the new format, up from 3.09 per game in last season's group stage.

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