The eight winners of the play-offs will meet the top-eight finishers from the league part.
From this level onward the competitors adopts a knockout format, with every fixture aside from the ultimate contested over two legs.
As with the play-offs, groups’ last rating within the league part will affect seeding within the final 16, with seeded sides – those who completed within the prime eight of the league – being given the benefit of enjoying second legs at residence.
This is the primary season that the place by which groups have positioned within the league part may even affect seeding for the quarter-final and semi-finals.
Teams ending first to fourth on the finish of the league part can be seeded for the quarter-finals, and due to this fact given the house benefit of their quarter-final tie second legs.
The two sides who end prime and runner-up within the league may even be seeded for the semi-finals, incomes them the good thing about enjoying the second leg of their semis at residence ought to they attain that stage.
If a seeded workforce doesn’t progress to the quarter or semi-finals, the workforce that knocks them out will inherit their seeding place.
