The new one Champions League will start on September 17 with the league phase, whose fixture will be drawn this Thursday, August 29. In the new format of the main European club tournament, 36 teams will compete in a league although they will only play 8 games each. In this edition Several Ecuadorian footballers will be present.
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They are Piero HincapiƩ, con Bayer Leverkusen; Willian Pachowho signed for PSG in this market, and Joel Ordonezfrom Bruges. They were joined by Angelo Preciadowith Sparta Prague, after beating Malmo in the play-off round.
Ecuadorians in the 2024/25 Champions League
HincapiƩ will play his second Champions League. The defender of the German team He made his debut in the tournament in the 2022/2023 seasonwhen they shared a group with AtlƩtico de Madrid, Bruges and Porto.
Leverkusen finished third in the group and went on to the Europa League, where they reached the semi-finals. They were eliminated by Roma. A year later, they played in the final of that tournament against Atalanta.
For Pacho, Preciado and OrdĆ³Ć±ez it would be their absolute debut in the competition.
Pacho played in the Conference League with Eintracht Frankfurt, as did OrdĆ³Ć±ez. Preciado played in the Europa League, both with Genk in Belgium and with Sparta.
The draw for the new league stage will be held on Thursday, August 29. PSG will be in pot 1, while Leverkusen, Club Brugge in pot 2 and Sparta in pot 4.
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