GENEVA (AP) — Leaders of the top European leagues and clubs will hold talks next month on Champions League reforms that could cause a split at the upper level of soccer management.The European Leagues group said Friday it will meet the European Club Association on May 6-7 in Madrid Cheap Inter Milan Soccer Team Uniform , then head to UEFA headquarters in Switzerland the next day.European Leagues chairman Lars-Christer Olsson said their aim in the UEFA-led consultations, which are expected to take at least one year, is to “safeguard” domestic competitions.“To the fans, they are much more important than any international competition,” said Olsson, who is the group’s representative on the UEFA executive committee.The clubs have two seats.Weekend matches are a key battleground in potential changes shaping the Champions League from 2024.ECA leaders have long wanted weekend Champions League games to help increase audiences and broadcast rights fees in Asia and the Americas. Currently, the only weekend game is the Saturday final.Top clubs from wealthy countries also want more Champions League games against each other www.thetopsoccer.com/club-team-kit/juventus , likely in a new format that would limit access to champions from lower-ranked leagues.Clubs also want to explore extending promotion and relegation between the Champions League and Europa League, working with leagues to avoid weekend clashes, and cutting the size of domestic leagues. The English, Spanish and Italian top divisions have 20 teams.Members of the ECA’s board, including Ed Woodward of Manchester United, had their opening meeting with UEFA leadership in Nyon last month.On Friday, Man United was among the 20 Premier League clubs which met and shared their “significant concerns” about future ideas for UEFA’s club competitions.“All clubs unanimously agreed it is inappropriate for European football bodies to create plans that would alter the structures Cheap Liverpool Soccer Team Uniform , calendar and competitiveness of the domestic game and will work together to protect the Premier League,” the league said in a statement.Any move toward Champions League weekends would directly attack the English league’s overseas broadcasting deals, which are the most valuable in world soccer.Portuguese league president Pedro Proenca noted concerns for a “medium-sized” competition like his.“We have some doubts about the impact on our league,” Proenca said Friday of the Champions League talks.In a season when Real Madrid’s plans for a breakaway Super League were leaked , the Champions League resumes Tuesday without the three-time defending champions nor any German team.However, the quarterfinal lineup includes teams from Portugal and the Netherlands. Those leagues face being squeezed if more Champions League entries and prize money continue to be skewed toward the richest nations by UEFA, under pressure from the influential ECA.Portuguese club Porto will face Liverpool www.thetopsoccer.com/club-team-kit/manchester-city , while Ajax — which eliminated Madrid — plays Juventus. The Italian champion’s president, Andrea Agnelli, heads the ECA and sits on the UEFA executive committee. What has been Real Madrid and Sevilla's form ahead of this match?Real Madrid enters this game having won four out of their last six in La Liga. Unfortunately for them, their only loss during that period came at the Bernabeu two weeks ago, when Real Sociedad took home all the points with a 2-0 score. Last week, a free kick by Dani Ceballos gave Solari's men a last-gasp win against Sevilla's bitter rival, Betis.Sevilla enters this game with their sights set on winning their first La Liga match in 2019. Although Machin's men won in the Copa del Rey Cheap Manchester United Soccer Team Uniform , their one-all draw against Atl茅tico and their loss against Athletic were a huge blow to their chances of getting closer to Barcelona in the Spanish top flight. In fact, Sevilla has only been able to win one of their last six La Liga games: a 2-0 victory against Girona that took place over a month ago.What is the current position of Real Madrid and Sevilla in La Liga?Real Madrid enters this game as the fourth-best team in La Liga. Los Blancos have won ten of their previous games, with three draws and six losses to their name. Los Blancos have not been as dominant as in recent seasons, with their 28-goal tally being a good example of that statement.Sevilla gets to the Bernabeu in third place of the Spanish top flight. Los Hispalenses have won nine games, with six draws and four losses completing their record. Pablo Machin's side owns the second best offensive unit in Spain with 31 goals, far behind Barcelona's 53-goal haul.Primera Divisi贸n