Honestly this format has grown on me. 2 Polish clubs already through in conference league I believe?
The main reason is the group stage system got so repetitive and boring. Just tired of City or Arsenal against Dortmund or Bayern every year or PSG walking their group.
The Pro is spreading opponents out is good. A flat is that some of the minnows have been battered for a seemingly early elimination.
Yes I was against it originally - probably because itβs been the same forever but as my son mentioned not long ago.
Mixed bag now, big games early and more chance for minnows.
Job done
New format - not convinced yet when you are sitting at the top of the league it might look different but if you are Real Madrid or Man City they may think its crap
New format is starting to grow on me to be honest. If everyone is playing everyone then to go on & win it means you've really gone up against ALL of Europe's top teams.
UEFA Champions League β league phase MD 6 results:
Girona β Spain 0 Liverpool β England 1
NK Dinamo Zagreb β Croatia 0 Celtic β Scotland 0
Atalanta Bergamo β Italy 2 Real Madrid β Spain 3
Bayer Leverkusen β Germany 1 Inter Milan β Italy 0
Club Brugge β Belgium 2 Sporting Lisbon β Portugal 1
FC Red Bull Salzburg β Austria 0 Paris Saint Germain β France 3
FC Shakhtar Donetsk β Ukraine 1 Bayern Munich β Germany 5
RB Leipzig β Germany 2 Aston Villa β England 3
Stade Brest β France 1 PSV Eindhoven β Netherlands 0
Atletico Madrid β Spain 3 SK Slovan Bratislava β Slovakia 1
Lille β France 3 SK Sturm Graz β Austria 2
AC Milan β Italy 2 FK Red Star Belgrade β Serbia 1
Arsenal β England 3 AS Monaco β France 0
Borussia Dortmund β Germany 2 FC Barcelona β Spain 3
Feyenoord Rotterdam β Netherlands 4 AC Sparta Prague β Czech Republic 2
Juventus β Italy 2 Manchester City β England 0
Benfica β Portugal 0 Bologna β Italy 0
VfB Stuttgart β Germany 5 FC Young Boys β Switzerland 1
UEFA Champions League β league phase MD 7 results:
Atalanta Bergamo β Italy 5 SK Sturm Graz β Austria 0
AS Monaco β France 1 Aston Villa β England 0
Atletico Madrid β Spain 2 Bayer Leverkusen β Germany 1
Benfica β Portugal 4 FC Barcelona β Spain 5
Bologna β Italy 2 Borussia Dortmund β Germany 1
Club Brugge β Belgium 0 Juventus β Italy 0
FK Red Star Belgrade β Serbia 2 PSV Eindhoven β Netherlands 3
Liverpool β England 2 Lille β France 1
SK Slovan Bratislava β Slovakia 1 VfB Stuttgart β Germany 3
FC Shakhtar Donetsk β Ukraine 2 Stade Brest β France 0
RB Leipzig β Germany 2 Sporting Lisbon β Portugal 1
AC Milan β Italy 1 Girona β Spain 0
AC Sparta Prague β Czech Republic 0 Inter Milan β Italy 1
Arsenal β England 3 NK Dinamo Zagreb β Croatia 0
Celtic β Scotland 1 FC Young Boys β Switzerland 0
Feyenoord Rotterdam β Netherlands 3 Bayern Munich β Germany 0
Paris Saint Germain β France 4 Manchester City β England 2
Real Madrid β Spain 5 FC Red Bull Salzburg β Austria 1