UEFA should have ignored the big clubs, and if these refused to be part of the CL, suspend the FAs so that they can't participate in the Euro or WC. That would put all the pressure on the clubs, as their whole countries would turn against them.

You are looking at this way to rational mate. And in your way, (ofc it would be the right way) it isn't about the money anymore, nobody can have that now can they.

4 guaranteed spots for leagues who haven't actually earned it by RELATIVE points and partly are crap (see Italy for example)... less chance for smaller clubs.
But it's no surprise they've changed it in the interest of big clubs/money seeing how even this year it's mainly TV contracts that are openly having a major impact on the group draw instead of odds/luck/pots with regard to quality.

The fact that Germany gets more than 2 spots is ludicrous..

As i wrote one time before

Is it fair that villareal and as roma are out of the cl, spending high amounts on the transfermarket, while ludogrets and zagreb can play cl? Only because they have drawn an easy opponent, while villareal faced monaco? Is this fair? Imo not

Its a boost for the champions of the crap leagues

This post was edited by schnoig2 on Aug 26 2016 01:41pm

it is fair as it is

sry bro, but roma is spending huge amounts for crap
and is rightly punished

Does anyone genuinely want to watch the likes of Schalke or Leverkusen in Europe, absolutely nothing clubs.

So why should lesser teams get punished because Villareal and Roma couldn't beat their FAIRLY DRAWN opponents?

It's fucking ludicrous. They have just as much right to play in the CL if they beat their opponents.



The same people that are happy utd didn't qualify this year.



SMH

This post was edited by WNxIrvine on Aug 26 2016 02:00pm

better than epl crap

Why it is fairly drawn when ludogratz draws astana or whatever while on the otherside borussia mgb could have drawn porto, for example? Porto and bmg both would easy destroy ludogretz and astana, sorry.

Its a boost for the ultra low leagues champs

Its not fair because of 2 separate draw pots, tahts what am saying. If all the teams would be in 1 pot, ok, then its ok.

Read: wikipedia ucl 2016/2017

This post was edited by schnoig2 on Aug 26 2016 02:16pm