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Umqhudelwano omkhulu wamaqembu ebhola usubuyile; futhi kule sizini, i-Champions League izoba nkulu futhi ibe ngcono kakhulu kunangaphambilini.
Okokuqala ngqa, umqhudelwano uzosuka kufomethi yawo yesigaba samaqembu udlulele esigabeni esisha seligi.
Amaqembu angu-36 azobe eyingxenye yetafula elilodwa leligi, njengoba amaqembu ezodlala nezimbangi eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlukene, ezine ekhaya nezine ekuhambeni.
Amaqembu ayisishiyagalombili azophuma phambili esigabeni seligi azozibekisela indawo kweyokuhlungela, bese kuthi aqede endaweni yesishiyagalolunye kuya ku-24 azoqhudelana kweyokuhlungela ukuzibekela indawo kwahamba phambili angu-16 emilenzeni emibili.
Umzuliswano wokuvula wemidlalo uhlanganisa amaqembu ahamba phambili ase-Europe azobhekana ngqo ngoLwesibili, ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesine kuleli sonto.
NgoLwesibili, impinda yomdlalo wamanqamu wango-2005 e-Istanbul izoba se-San Siro njengoba i-AC Milan izokwamukela i-Liverpool emqhudelwaneni.
I-Real Madrid nayo izobe idlala ne-Stuttgart kanti i-Aston Villa izobhekana ne-Young Boys emdlalweni ozosheshe uqale.
NgoLwesithathu, iManchester City izobhekana ne-Inter kanti i-Borussia Dortmund eyaphuma isibili ngonyaka odlule, izovakashela i-Club Brugge.
I-Arsenal izobe idlala ngoLwesine lapho izovakashela i-Atalanta kanti i-Atletico Madrid izobhekana ne-Leipzig ngasikhathi sinye.
Esithombeni ngenhla: Ilogo ye-Uefa Champions League.
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