Time will tell but neither are in trouble, there's absolutely no jeopardy unfortunately. It's like saying you actually think Brest will ends up in the top 8. Just not happening.A bet at least one top team won’t make it. Bayern for one are in big trouble, PSG too.Nowhere near as boring as the old groups.
This has been the case since the group stage was first established. Smaller clubs qualifying get sufficient money to totally distort their domestic leagues.I think the prize money being offered is a game changer for the smaller clubs
Each win will earn them €400,000, while draws will give them around €133,000.
Shamrock Rovers won the other night and have mow earned more than they have ever done and still have 5 matches to go.
The thing is it will always produce more as the tv and sponsorship money flows in, us who attend these games are the minor contributors now I'm afraid.As others have alluded to, it's really no different from the previous format, and the lack of jeopardy (for the "elite" teams at least) is what kills it. Wednesday night v SP was so dull, only broken up by a couple of decent City moments. It's not the clubs/players fault, but the format is all about the money and squeezing the cash cow until it can produce no more. Shite.
Not sure how you can come to the conclusion it's not ghe clubs/players fault. Who do you think is pushing uefa to generate more and more money if it's not the clubs and indirectly the players who want ever increasing wages. The players moan about playing too many games but I doubt many would take a pay cut to play less games.As others have alluded to, it's really no different from the previous format, and the lack of jeopardy (for the "elite" teams at least) is what kills it. Wednesday night v SP was so dull, only broken up by a couple of decent City moments. It's not the clubs/players fault, but the format is all about the money and squeezing the cash cow until it can produce no more. Shite.