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Message: [QUOTE="BlueMAB, post: 3129416, member: 920"] It is a tournament during the regular season. Each country has their own league, but there is also the Europa league and Champions league. The top teams from the top leagues qualify for the Champions league. The next tier of teams qualify for the Europa league. All of the rounds are home and home legs until the championship game which is held at a neutral venue with the date and location already set. In addition to the CL and EL, countries have their own tournaments. The English Premier League has the Carabao Cup, the FA Cup, then the top teams are also playing in the CL and EL, while the EPL regular season is going on. Playing at a nuetral venue is logistically a nightmare, and giving each team a home game is 1) more fair, and 2) better for the fans. As an example, Manchester City has a chance to win the 4 championships this year. The Carabao Cup, the FA Cup, the Champions League, and the EPL regular season. They play 38 regular season games. If they make the Champions League Final it will be their 63rd game of the season. The top leagues in soccer don't have playoffs at the end of the season. Every team plays every other team home and away, and the team with the most points at the end of the season is the champion. The EL and CL have group play in the first round, 4 teams in a group (each team 6 total games, 3 home, 3 away), and the top 2 teams advance to the knockout stages, where they play home and away until the championship game. [/QUOTE]

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