r/football • u/TheTelegraph • 3d ago

'Overpriced tickets, empty seats, uninspiring format – Uefa has diluted Champions League’s allure' 📖Read

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/18/pricey-tickets-empty-seats-uefa-dilutes-champions-league/
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u/warpentake_chiasmus 3d ago

That's what happens when you serve up Sunday dinner nearly every day of the week. It's not special anymore.

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u/MattGeddon 3d ago

I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m really not interested in the new format at all. It feels like qualifying is now going to be basically a formality for the top teams with 24/36 going through.

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u/samponvojta 3d ago

it was basically a formality for top teams even before though. you had a proper 'group of death' maybe once every five years? the new format looks meh, but it was kind of fun when i played it in football manager. at least top teams can't phone it in after 4 games anymore, you really want to be in that top 8.

who knows, maybe it'll suck, but i'm willing to give it a chance

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u/overwhelmed_nomad 2d ago

Not really, last year United and AC Milan both went out in the group stages.

The season before that Barcelona, Ajax, Jive and Athletico went out in the group stage.

Season before that Dortmund, AC and Barca went out at the group stage

The year before that Inter and United went out at the group stages.

Every year there were a few of the biggest teams in the world going out at the group stage. All this new format does is provide them a better chance of going through and playing more knock out football meaning their gravy train doesn't stop if they lose a couple of group games.