UEFA on Thursday confirmed
managers will be able to make up to five substitutions in Champions League and
Europa League games this season.
This means Liverpool and
Manchester United will be able to make more than the usual three substitutions
for the first time.
Manchester City and Chelsea
previously benefited from the rule in last season’s Champions League knock-out
stages.
United also benefited from the
rule change as they reached the Europa League semi-finals, but they have never
made more than three substitutions in the regular 90 minutes of a Champions
League match.
UEFA have now ratified the rule
change for numerous competitions under their jurisdiction for the 2020/2021
campaign.
A statement from the governing
body reads: “The UEFA Executive Committee also decided to allow up to five
substitutions for all matches played in the UEFA Nations League, the European
Qualifiers play-offs, the UEFA Women’s EURO Qualifiers, the UEFA Champions
League and the UEFA Europa League as from the group stage, and the UEFA Women’s
Champions League, for the remainder of the season, in order to alleviate the
burden on players caused by the condensed 2020/21 international match calendar
amid the Covid-19 pandemic.”
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