Nadine Kessler

There were much more tighter matches generally, we had much more equally matches before, much more different match-ups, right?

Let's also talk about this.

With the group stage beforehand, you had three opponents, played them twice.

Now it's literally a different game every time for the team to prepare, but also for the fan to follow.

So it's almost you never know where you stand.

And I think that's really the exciting part of the format.

You know, having lots of discussions with the clubs and also fans and media and everyone is calculating how many points do you need to go through to make it to the quarters directly to go to the playoffs.

I think that just tells you that there's jeopardy.

And I think that's what women's football needs.

Yeah, that's exactly the beauty of the game, the beauty of the format.

And that's the stories we want to see, right?

You saw yourself how much it meant to this club, to these players.

I'm sure we'll get you a Löwen shirt very soon.

But it's been incredible.

They did great on the field of play, but also off the field of play by getting the people, you know, in the right time back their women's team and the players.

It's for us, of course, as the organizer, also really important that we drive development and drive growth in many domestic leagues, right?

Because we need to be a bit bigger picture in women's football.

Yes, we have great, strong domestic leagues with England and Germany and others in Europe.

But the ultimate goal is to engage many more clubs, many more leagues, provide many more professional opportunities.

And for that, the Champions League has always been the key locomotive, the train literally for others to follow and to invest.