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Yes,I thik there are many commercial reasonings behind the increasingly complex situation. If one were to plan it anew from the ground up, I‘m guessing they would arrive at a different system. But the machine is running and it is hard to take away something from anyone, so instead it gets piled on t...

If Basel is only able to get a draw in Belfast, that bodes well for Brøndby. Maybe that is an even tie after all. Well yes and no. You know, in Belfast they have one of those most cursed of things: plastic pitch. ;-) Seriously, a horse jumps only as high as it needs to, and Brondby only drew in Pol...

If Basel is only able to get a draw in Belfast, that bodes well for Brøndby. Maybe that is an even tie after all. Well yes and no. You know, in Belfast they have one of those most cursed of things: plastic pitch. ;-) Seriously, a horse jumps only as high as it needs to, and Brondby only drew in Pol...

Rather good draws for the Swiss Teams: Lugano as an unseeded (barely, but still) will have its chances and definitely should bring home a few points, maybe even advance a round against Beer Sheva or Dinamo Minsk. Young Boys, well they are in a top form already and shouldn't lose too many players in ...

Czechia - Switzerland 2-1 FT Great result for the home team which survived several good opportunities in the last 15 minutes. Well yeah, it was clear tonight who is theoretically the better team, and who wanted it more to win this game. The Czech goals were farcical balls, and the Swiss attackers i...

That would be great. Both options. Groups might be better in order to separate the teams from the same country. Nevermind the details, I'd just like to see some sort of reform here. The current system is way too byzantine for normal people to understand. And the constant draws are quite an effort as...

It's all about economical sustainability. How big a risk should you take in order to survive the qualifying phase. Invest in your weaknesses, or save the money? The better you can plan, the better you can handle your finances. That's why for the smaller countries, the qualification is way more impor...

Are there any statements on the Summer Qualification Phase? I‘m hoping for great simplifications there, either by fewer rounds or by a fixex schedule allowing clubs and fans to plan ahead . As long as the qualifying is played in knock-out matches it doesn't really matter if you make a fixed schedul...

Are there any statements on the Summer Qualification Phase?

I‘m hoping for great simplifications there, either by fewer rounds or by a fixex schedule allowing clubs and fans to plan ahead.

The new format could be good, could be bad, we can't know for sure until it plays out. What is DEFINITELY a bad idea is the 2 extra spots based on the Ranking, which will always go to big league teams. Are you sure? I'd think Portuguese and Dutch teams could profit as well. After all, the restricti...

That video is a year old though, no? Though just promoting the highest ranked champion from the champions route in the qualification phase doesn't seem entirely unfair to me, the question then would be who would get that extra spot. :) But as always, I'm way more curious what they plan to do to the ...

Single athletes, sure. But teams? Of course there can be situations where you dial back. I remember a Europa League Group stage game where both side would go through with a draw and the second placed team didn‘t give everything to reach first place out of fear for losing second place on a well plac...

No, I meant 8th place and mentioned them having the possibility of being cup winners (qualifying to the latter stages) Ok, then. But see, that‘s why that system would be too complicated. Nobody would understand why Team X is now in the Champions League. And that would be bad. As far as athletes not...

You just admitted not to follow the explanations, and you conclude without any doubt in yourself that teams won't lose on purpose? If for example Tottenham are cup winners and are 8th in the league, and they play West Ham who fight for 4th with Manchester United, they WILL lose on purpose, since th...

It is super weird and may cause teams to lose on purpose on some situations. No, that will not happen. --------- More generally, the new proposal violates the rule of simple. If you can't explain in two sentences to an average stadium visitor why your team now is in the CL and not another, then you...