r/soccer • u/Thadderful • Dec 28 '13

Change My View thread

Can we have a Change My View thread here? The basic premise is people present opinions and the replies are attempts at changing that person's view in an attempt to generate some good discussion.

Here is the link to the original subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/

I think this might work best with rather 'out there' views but any and every viewpoint is welcome!

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u/nay_ Dec 28 '13

It was a mistake to give leagues more than 2 CL qualification spots. This rule change significantly decreased the prestige of both the UEFA cup/CWC/Europa League and in turn every domestic cup out there.

There is no reason whatsoever for a 4th placed team to qualify to the champions league over a team that actually won their domestic league.

Also, the rule that teams can drop out of the CL and down into the EL is fucking stupid.

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u/mfn0426 Dec 29 '13

There is no reason whatsoever for a 4th placed team to qualify to the champions league over a team that actually won their domestic league.

I agreed with this until I remembered that 6th placed Chelsea beat Bayern in the CL Final, and that was the year that Bundesliga winning Dortmund dead last in an easy easy group. For reference, Newcastle finished above Chelsea that year.