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Ahead of the Toronto Raptors' regular-season opener against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night (Sportsnet and Sportsnet+, 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT), Leonard put together a tribute video to properly reintroduce himself to the fans off the court before he does so on the court.

Ever since Uefa announced its plans to alter the format of the Champions League in 2021, the impact on matches has been a hot topic. Scrutiny has only increased since the changes were implemented in time for the 2024-25 season. After beginning life as a six-team invitational tournament in 1955-56 before growing to a 32-team knockout tournament in 1967, the Champions League as we know it began in 1992. A group stage was added, with the last 16 entering a knockout phase. There was a brief spell with two group stages, but this was reverted back to the single group-stage format for the 2003-04 tournament. The group stage previously featured 32 teams in eight groups of four, with the top two sides from each of those groups qualifying for the last 16. For the start of the 2024-25 season, the group stage was replaced with a 36-team league phase, with each side playing eight one-off fixtures instead of six games against three teams. The top eight finishers qualify directly for the knockout stages, with those placed ninth to 24th entering a two-legged play-off stage. The bottom eight are eliminated, meaning that after eight matches, 24 sides are still in the competition.

Gill Clark Gill Clark is the site manager of Barca Blaugranes and joined in 2017. She has worked in sports media as a writer and editor for the best part of two decades and has been in love with the beautiful game for as long as she can remember. Barcelona took on PSG in the Champions League at Parc des Princes on Tuesday night in a game which ended in a 4-2 defeat for Hansi Flick’s side. After a perfect start to the campaign, it’s a first reverse and the chance to take stock and learn some lessons. Ahead of the game, Hansi Flick admitted the match would go some way to determining just how good his side are this season after impressing in the early weeks. “It will be a good test for us to show how far we are,” he told a press conference. “I would like my team to play with confidence, play brave and, of course, play together as a team. We did it in the last 11 games; now we play against, if you see the last two years, the best team in the world. “For us, it’s a good opportunity to show our level, show what we can do and [see] what we have to improve.

TSN’s Hockey Insiders with the latest on Connor Hellebuyck’s suspension set to expire, Simon Edvinsson meeting with the Red Wings, Brady Tkachuk bracing for a stormy Ottawa return, why speculation of a coaching change in Calgary is off base, the struggling Kings, and the Panthers calling up towering goalie Cooper Black. October 20, 2026 at 6:09p.m. EDT