should UEFA Champions League Matches be played at weekends? in rugby union's European Rugby Champions Cup all matches are played on Fridays Saturdays Sundays, so why not in the UEFA champions League. yes the European Rugby Champions Cup has only 8 rounds of fixtures compared to 23 in the UEFA Champions League but if you cut the FA Premier League to 18 teams a reduction of 2 teams and 4 marches per team then you could free up 4 weekends to sage the semi finals both legs and 4 quarter finals both legs on Saturdays and Sundays.