144: The number of games in the 36-team league phase, up from 96 last year in the old 32-team group format. 3.27: Goals per game in the new format, up from 3.09 per game in last season's group stage.
By creating a format where teams played eight different opponents in a league stage that culminated with 64 goals in the final 18 matches, Uefa decision-makers will perhaps feel they succeeded in ...