How does this 39th round work? You play one team three times?
Japanese FA seems to oppose the idea:
However, JFA vice-president Junji Ogura was quick to play down the possibility of the Premier League staging fixtures in Japan.
'It sounds problematic,' Ogura said.
'We are, in principle, opposed to having their [Premier League] games in Japan as we have to protect our league and clubs.
'In Japan, we don't allow anyone to play a match that involves only foreign clubs and no Japanese clubs.'
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