Nyuma y’uko irushanwa rya UEFA Champions League riri gukinwa bwa nyuma mu buryo bwari busanzweho (Old format) , amakipe y’ibikomerezwa ku mugabane w’iburayi yamaze gukatisha itike ya 1/4 kiri rushanwa rya UEFA champions league yuma y’imikono ya 1/8.
UEFA Champions League , kuri ubu ikaba igeze muri 1/4 cy’irushanwa aho amakipe nka Real Madrid , FC Barcelona , Paris Saint-Germain , Arsenal , Manchester City , Atletico Madrid , Borussia Dortmund , FC Bayern Munich yose yabashije kubona itike ya 1/4.
Iy’imikino ya 1/4 cya UEFA Champions League , ikaba igiye kuba ishiraniro nyuma y’uko buri kipe yageze aha ari ikipe zose zihabwa amahirwe yo kwegukana iki gikombe ndetse amakipe menshi akaba yaragitwaye mu bihe bishize ucyeretse ikipe ya Arsenal , Dortmund na Atletico Madrid ndetse na PSG.
Gusa nubwo aya makipe wavugako yo nta gikombe cya UEFA Champions League baheruka gutwara nabwo akaba aramakipe arimo kwitwara neza muri shampiyona aherereyemo cyangwa akaba ari amakipe yagiye agarukira ku mukino wa nyuma wa UEFA Champions League.
Iy’imikino ya 1/4 cya UEFA Champions League , ikaba igiye kuba aribwo bwa nyuma muri ubu buryo bwari busanzweho (Old format) aho biteganyijwe ko mu mwaka utaha hazamurikwa uburyo bushya(New format) iri rushanwa risumba ayandi yose iburayi rigiye kuzajya rikinwamo.
Mugihe kuri uyu wa gatanu , hateganyijwe tombora y’uburyo aya makipe azahuramo abakurikirana umupira w’amaguru kw’isi by’umwihariko iburayi bakaba bavugako igikombe cy’uyu mwaka ikipe nka Manchester City ndetse n’ikipe ya Real Madrid arizo zihabwa amahirwe yo kuba zakwegukana iki gikombe cya UEFA Champions League.