Scottish Premiership teams will face a relentless January and February in 2025 as the league eliminates its traditional winter break. The decision stems from the expanded UEFA club competitions, with both the Champions League and Europa League extending their group stages until the end of January. This will lead to a packed fixture list for Scottish clubs, putting increased pressure on managers and players.
Fans will get to enjoy Premiership action right throughout January with no winter break in the SPFL in 2025.
A packed fixture schedule means that top flight stars will be put through their paces more than ever in January and February, whilst fans can continue to enjoy a feast of football to brighten up the dark winter nights. But it could also ramp up the pressure on clubs and managers to get things right in the January window, with no additional time to bed new faces in.
For this season the Champions League's previous 32 club tournament has been axed in favour of a new 36 team single league format - where clubs are guaranteed at least eight games, rather than the previous six. And both these additional games come early in the new year. It's the same story for the Europa League, ramping up the pressure on the fixture calendar - especially if any domestic matches fall victim to the weather.
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