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Next season's UEFA Europa League matches will be the first to try out a new 'five official' plan with two additional assistant referees, one behind each goal.

The proposed system, already tested at below-19 level, involves the use of the extra officials to assist referees with decisions such as penalties and handball, as well as to make it easier to determine whether the ball has crossed the finish line or not.

The news means that the ยูฟ่าประกาศเลื่อนแข่ง clubs to play with the new system in place will be Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham, all of whom qualified for the Europa League through the Premier League qualifiers.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: "The International FA Board decided 'let's have experiments with two more assistant referees' and we looked at where we could have such experiments. Now we have found a solution together with Michel Platini and UEFA . "

And UEFA president Michel Platini, who has always been publicly opposed to the use of video games in support of the referee's decisions, is convinced that the idea is the next step to be taken to make football a fairer sport.

"I'm still against a video judge," Platini said after a meeting of the International FA Board in March. "If you have an extra referee, he can see if the ball is in goal - and also handballs. You do not need another system. I'm sure it gets into football. It's logical and will improve morale . "

If approved, the system most likely means that the use of video playbacks will not be introduced into the game for a significant period of time. So that would trigger an old debate among football fans about the use of technology to help referees' decisions.

Many believe that a 'video referee' should be used, but only to determine if the ball has crossed the finish line and not for other decisions, as it would disrupt the flow of the game.

But there are calls from some fans to football to follow the lead of other sports such as tennis, rugby and cricket - all of which successfully use a 'video referee' or 'hawk-eye' technology.

FC Barcelona is one of the biggest football clubs in Europe. Throughout its famous history, Barcelona has won the UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious football competition in Europe, three times. Here are short stories about Barcelona's UEFA Champions League (UCL) triumphs:

1. 1991-92 season. Barcelona won its first UCL trophy in 1992 by beating Sampdoria in Italy 1-0 in the final. The winning goal was scored by Ronald Koeman with a free kick. With the legendary Johan Cruyff as coach, Barcelona won the final, which was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. This was also the last tournament with the old European Cup format before the competition was relaunched as the UEFA Champions League.

Season 2 2005-06. Barcelona won its second UCL trophy in 2006. This year's team was led by FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho, other superstars Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o and Dutchman Frank Rijkaard as coach. The final was held at the Stade de France in Paris, where Barcelona beat Arsenal of England 2-1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner. Barcelona also won the Spanish La Liga title that season.

Season 3, 2008-09. Barcelona's latest triumph in the Champions League came in the recently concluded 2008-09 season. Led by rookie coach Josep Guardiola and superstar Lionel Messi, this Barcelona team also featured Xavi and Andres Iniesta, two pillars of the Spanish national football team. Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the final, which was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Messi.