Major Champions League change comes into play this month as clubs can now register stars who have played for a rival in same competition UEFA announced their rule changes for the Champions League and Europa League knockout stages on Wednesday - which come into effect this season Clubs in the last 16 can register players who have played in the group stages for a rival team earlier in the competition in the same season Clubs must communicate their desired squad changes by midnight, February 1
By Luke Augustus for MailOnline
Published: 23:37 GMT, 9 January 2019 | Updated: 23:37 GMT, 9 January 2019
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The Champions League resumes next month and with it come some major rule changes.
The knockout stages begin in February with the round of last-16 matches.
However, UEFA announced on Wednesday that from this stage of the competition as well as the Europa League there will be tweaks from their old formats.
UEFA have announced some rule changes to the Champions League and Europa League knockout stages which come into effect ahead of next month's fixtures
The major change is that any players signed in the January transfer window will be
