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Champions League 2025/26

By StanSP, in General Football and Sport

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Super_horns

Super_horns

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5 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Unbelievable scenes!!!! lollollol 

Keeper scored for Benfica now and they are in the top 24!

 

Might get Madrid again ( or Inter )

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AjcW

AjcW

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1 minute ago, Super_horns said:

Keeper scored for Benfica now and they are in the top 24!

Amazing! Peak Jose that is lol 

BKLFox

BKLFox

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Going into the next rounds is this format an improvement on the previous and does it make for more jeopardy?

I’m thinking not really as now Arsenal (just using them as an example but goes for 2nd, 3rd etc placed) coming 1st means they can’t play anyone lower than 15th & when they get through that then no one lower than 7th (or something like that)

Wouldn't it just be better to open it up to free balls & luck of the draw with yes maybe given home advantage for finishing this 1st phase in top 8 or what ever but after that round it’s back to luck of draw.

It’s still geared around ensuring the supposed big teams are still around in the 1/4s

Sir Steve Howard

Sir Steve Howard

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1 hour ago, BKLFox said:

Going into the next rounds is this format an improvement on the previous and does it make for more jeopardy?

I’m thinking not really as now Arsenal (just using them as an example but goes for 2nd, 3rd etc placed) coming 1st means they can’t play anyone lower than 15th & when they get through that then no one lower than 7th (or something like that)

Wouldn't it just be better to open it up to free balls & luck of the draw with yes maybe given home advantage for finishing this 1st phase in top 8 or what ever but after that round it’s back to luck of draw.

It’s still geared around ensuring the supposed big teams are still around in the 1/4s

this is a poor take

AKCJ

AKCJ

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All teams playing at the same time is fun but I still don't prefer this method to the old group stage.

 

We have lost 5 teams who play in one of the top 5 leagues out of 36 clubs. We were a goalkeeper scoring a 97th minute goal away from that only being 4 teams.

 

The UCL is needlessly bloated with some really poor sides. 

Sir Steve Howard

Sir Steve Howard

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1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

All teams playing at the same time is fun but I still don't prefer this method to the old group stage.

 

We have lost 5 teams who play in one of the top 5 leagues out of 36 clubs. We were a goalkeeper scoring a 97th minute goal away from that only being 4 teams.

 

The UCL is needlessly bloated with some really poor sides. 

there are 4 more teams at this stage than there were previously, two of which being newcastle & villarreal. admittedly the latter have been dire but wouldn't say the prev method was noticeably better in terms of quality.

what you're seemingly suggesting is more in line with Super League proposal. 18 of the same 'elite' teams would become so stale in my eyes. No more Bodo/////Glimt

 

AKCJ

AKCJ

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18 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

there are 4 more teams at this stage than there were previously, two of which being newcastle & villarreal. admittedly the latter have been dire but wouldn't say the prev method was noticeably better in terms of quality.

what you're seemingly suggesting is more in line with Super League proposal. 18 of the same 'elite' teams would become so stale in my eyes. No more Bodo/////Glimt

 

They need to stop allowing so many teams from one country joining and reduce the number of teams qualifying.

 

It shouldn't be anyone's right to qualify.

 

If it was up to me I would let only the winners of the leagues and cups qualify.

 

Make clubs like Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Villa, Atleti, Sevilla, Dortmund, Leverkusen, Roma, Lyon, Monaco etc earn their spots in the Champions League by actually winning things.

 

I hate that Newcastle lost 12 league games last season yet qualified for the Champions League in 5th place.

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Sir Steve Howard

Sir Steve Howard

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33 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

They need to stop allowing so many teams from one country joining and reduce the number of teams qualifying.

 

It shouldn't be anyone's right to qualify.

 

If it was up to me I would let only the winners of the leagues and cups qualify.

 

Make clubs like Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Villa, Atleti, Sevilla, Dortmund, Leverkusen, Roma, Lyon, Monaco etc earn their spots in the Champions League by actually winning things.

 

I hate that Newcastle lost 12 league games last season yet qualified for the Champions League in 5th place.

I know it's out of character but Spurs won the Europa last year. Newcastle won the league cup.

I understand the sentiment of only allowing clubs who've won stuff in, but this contradicts your above point on poor sides being allowed in.

If we returned to European cup entry requirements, you'd have Real Madrid beating HB Torshavn by a cricket score over two legs

Footballwipe

Footballwipe

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Tbh I think the whole "only league winners should be in" is a bit outdated now.

 

Fact is people want to see the best teams. I'm a casual football viewer now compared to when I was younger and this is what I want if I'm honest. Viewers and money will drain away from the competition if you had the champions of European leagues only.

 

The game has moved on so much, maybe caused by the UCL's format admittedly. But if you have me a choice of seeing second place Man City v third place PSG, for example, over first place Pafos FC v first place Celtic in the UCL, I know what I and the majority want to watch

 

That being said, all these games to just eliminate 12 teams is a bit silly (until the WC this summer says "hold my beer"), and I'd be up for what others have said that this knockout round should be one leg jeopardy. Let those who finished 9-16 have home advantage, and make 17-24 work for it properly.

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AjcW

AjcW

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Naaaa watching Wout Faes beat PSG in the Chanpions League will be my 13th reason….

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