UEFA issue warning with Champions League plans which impact Arsenal and Tottenham

UEFA chief Giorgio Marchetti has voiced confidence in the new Champions League format and why a Super League idea could ruin football.

From next season, the Champions League format will expand from 32 teams to 36 as part of new plans by UEFA. As opposed to eight groups of four teams, the new competition will be one table where teams are seeded based on their performances this season and their UEFA coefficient.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to be part of the new competition next season. The Gunners are currently second in the Premier League table, while Spurs are fifth and two points adrift of the top four with a game in hand.

Chelsea face an uphill task to qualify for the Champions League next season. The Blues claimed a 3-1 win over Newcastle United on Monday Night Football, but remain 16 points adrift of the top four with a game in hand.

The new Champions League format comes nearly three years after attempts to form a European Super League failed. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea were three of six Premier League clubs to initially support the proposals, along with Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, before withdrawing their backing within a couple of days.

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The Super League would have featured automatic qualification for the clubs based on past glories and historic success rather than current triumphs. This led to a backlash against the six Premier League clubs who initially signed up before withdrawing their support.

Marchetti, UEFA's Football Director, says they dropped an old plan for the Champions League after