The UEFA Executive Committee announced decision abot creation the third European club tournament since 2021-2022 season. This competition will be held at least during 3 years. In this article I will try to describe the scheme of new tournament and the way it will influence on other competitions.

This tournament will have name UEFA Europa League 2 (UEL2). 32 clubs will participate at the group stage: 8 groups with 4 teams in each one. After finishing the group stage best teams will continue to look for winner in play-off starting from Last 16 round. Eight group winners will go to this stage. Second place-teams will have knockout stage with 3rd-ranked teams from Europa League. It means the Europa League also will be changed% it will have 32 teams at group stage but not 48 as now.

UEL2 games will take place on Thursday - at the same day with UEFA Europa League matches. But UEFA promises to create additional time-slot for Thursday matches at 16:30 CET.

Total number of matches that will be played in new tournament is 141. The UEL2 winner will have direct place in Europa League group stage next year. The eurocup's finals will be held at one week: Wednesday - UEL2, Thursday - Europa League, Saturday - Champions League.

Together with announcement of new tournament UEFA presented new access list for all three European club tournaments. It is complicated document and it is possible to write big post describing it. The main conclusion we can make is that at least 34 association will be presented in European tournaments. For today this number is 26. So, from one point of view this tournament will increase the geography of eurocups, from other side Europa league will be more attractive for clubs. But we should understand that not only these reasons helped UEFA to create third league, European football association is going to earn additional money and looks at new tournament as a source of income.