Expanded Champions League set for big kick-off

UEFA, the European game's governing body, sensed the need for change at a time when the traditional group stage was becoming more predictable and the continent's biggest clubs were threatening to break away and form their own Super League.

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UEFA sensed the need for change in the Champions League at a time when the traditional group stage was becoming more predictable. (AFP)

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PARIS - A new era in European club football begins this week when the first games are played in the expanded Champions League amid curiosity about the rejigged

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