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Bigger, better? Draw marks start of new era in Champions League

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Real Madrid players and coach celebrate after winning the 2024 Champions Legaue.[AFP]

A new era in European club football begins on Thursday when the draw takes place in Monaco for an expanded Uefa Champions League featuring a radically changed format.

European football's governing body is selling what it describes as "a thrilling new future" for the game on the continent with more teams playing more matches, and more prize money on offer.

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