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Champions League: Will 2020-21 have one-legged knockout matches like 2019-20 has done?

There was an unusual feel to this season's tournament, but some fans have enjoyed the change and hope to see it continue

The novelty of single-leg Champions League knockout matches this summer has prompted a lot of discussion among fans about the structure of Europe's premier club competition.

While single-leg knockout games were a feature of the old European Cup, they have made way for a group stage and knockout stage - with two legs each round except for the final - format.

The two-legged knockout tie as we know it, which allows each team the advantage of a partisan crowd, has been in place since the early 2000s, but could UEFA go back to the winner-takes-all approach?