Uefa have announced more changes to European competitions from this season. One of the changes is that whoever finishes fourth in the Premier League no longer has to face a pre-qualifier in August and thus will not have to add extra matches to their busy schedule.
There will be new kick-off times in the Champions League. Now the latest change as rubber-stamped by Uefa involves the number of substitutions if a match goes into extra time.
Here are the amendments to the laws:
Number of substitutions
- Up to five substitutions will be permitted per team.
- Each team may use a maximum of three stoppages in play to make its substitutions.
- If a match goes into extra time, each team may use up to four stoppages in play, provided that at least one of these stoppages occurs in extra time.
- Substitutions made during half-time, in the interval before extra time and at half-time during extra time, do not reduce the number of stoppages in play that can be used.
- A player who has been substituted may take no further part in the match.
The application of this rule will apply to the following UEFA competitions:
- UEFA Youth League 2018/19
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2018/19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2018/19
- UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship 2018/19
- UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship 2018/19
Additional substitutions if a match goes into extra time
An additional substitute will be permitted in the following UEFA competitions
- UEFA Champions League 2018/19
- UEFA Europa League 2018/19
- UEFA Super Cup 2018
- UEFA Women's Champions League 2018/19
