Jonathan Y
Well-Known Member
Go look at the teams in EL. Like half of the Prem could compete
Idk about that. More access is going to lead to more "shocking" upsets imo. The exclusivity of the old format with UCL teams falling down limited the scope. I think their are a gang of teams that would normally finish outside the europe spots in Bundesliga, LA Liga, Seria A, and Ligue 1 that can do some damage given the new format. Look how Hoffenheim beat up on Bayern in the bundesliga this year and I promise you Sociedad is gonna be trouble given how they got screwed in the CL round of 16 draw this yearBecause the quality of teams is worse given (a) wider pool of teams that qualify for UCL and (b) no more UCL teams dropping to the UEL in the round of 16.