Starting with the 2025/2026 season, UEFA will eliminate the use of draws to determine which team plays the second leg of the knockout rounds at home in the Champions League. Instead, this advantage will be awarded based on the teams' rankings from the league phase. The new system grants home advantage in the second leg to the higher-ranked team in the league phase, with specific tiers: teams finishing in the top eight will have the second leg at home in the round of 16, the top four will have it in both the round of 16 and quarterfinals, and the top two will enjoy this advantage through the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals. This change replaces the previous format where home advantage was decided by a draw and aims to reward teams for their performance in the initial phase of the competition. UEFA has described this as a major evolution in the Champions League format.