THE MANC's!!!! Manchester United want the format of the Champions League changed to help more big clubs reach the last eight. United lost in the first knockout stage this season, as did Real Madrid, Barcelona and holders Porto. United chief executive David Gill said: "At the moment we effectively have a random draw after the group stage. "Maybe we should use a system where the holders are rated number one and they play the 16th ranked team, number two versus 15, and so on." Gill is concerned that the competition will lose some of its pulling power if the 'glamour' clubs go out early. He added: "It's not good for the big clubs, not good for TV and sponsors if there are no Spanish clubs in the quarter-finals. "When the draw for the group stage is made, each club's co-efficient is used. "Given it is unlikely we will ever go back to a situation of having two group stages, maybe we should use a system during the knock-out phase that also reflects the rankings.
The way it is at the minute is fine! Look at some of the matches we've been treated to over the past few months and the ones coming up
I think the champions leauge shoul dhave the winner sof each league ONLY and not 2nd 3rd and 4th is just stupid...
Yes i totally agree!! Wot is the point in being called the CHAMPIONS league when only around half of the teams in it are the champions. I think in the near future the Champions League will actually be a proper league instead of the cup knockout format where the top 12 teams in Europe with play each other twice and at the end the top team is declared the champions of Europe.
The tournament used to run like that. Rangers were very unlucky not to get to the final after disposing of Leeds to get into the Champ League and some will say cheated after getting knocked out by Marseille and the scandals that followed.
no but theres no point in this happening as there is really only 6 strong leagues, and i couldnt imagine pyunik yerevan v barcelona
I think if you had temas from England, Scotland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Holland, Greece, Turkey, France, Protugal, Russia, Czech rep, Hungary, Romanie you have have a decent comp, Either that or DONT call it the champions leuge as most tema sin it are NOT Champions
financially it would be good for the lesser known sides but realisticlly its never going to happen as teams, from hungary,romania wouldnt have the depth most teams need for a european outing.
as well as all that, limiting only the very top clubs to a slice of the CL cash would only serve to allow them to pull away from the lower clubs. at least with a few of the top sides gettin a slice they have the revenue to at least mount a fight...
Well i dont mind the current format but change the name as its NOT really the champions leauge is it?
true but its not about wheter you like or dislike it ,its about how much money is made and the couldnt re-structure it to make anymore money.