UEFA consider Champions League changes: Semi-finalists could qualify automatically Champions League Teams like Ajax would benefit

Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA president, has revealed that there could be some changes to the way the Champions League is structured.

He explained that one proposal would see teams that reach the latter stages qualify automatically for the following edition, which would avoid this summer's scenario where last year's semi-finalists Ajax must go through the qualifying rounds to reach the group stage.

"We would like to protect teams like Ajax this year, or Monaco and Leicester City before," Ceferin said in an interview with The Times.

"Ajax played the semi-finals this year and now they will have to sell all their players because they don't know if they will qualify for the Champions League next year.

"I don't think we should protect too many clubs, because then it's too closed, but I think we have to protect some clubs.

"One idea is that those clubs who succeed at a certain stage of the competition can compete the following year too.

"But it is a discussion only.

"We have a meeting on September 11 to debate it with leagues and clubs."

Ceferin was also asked about the talk of a European Super League.

"A Super League will never happen while I'm here," he stated.