I just fail to see how this adds value or excitement with the Swiss model.
i.e its matchday 7. Liverpool are undefeated with 6 wins, and play against Bayern Munich, who are also undefeated.
Why wouldn't Klopp sent out the same kind of squad he would sent to Miami for a preseason tournament? The game means nothing.
Same applies to a Sporting Lisbon vs Panathanikos match with both teams unable to advance to the next stage.
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If they really wanted to change it, they would be better off playing the competition as a series of 2 legged ties and a double elimination format.
The games would at least mean something then (aside from when City are 6-0 after the first leg vs Debrecen or whatever), and the odds of a super team being bounced out relatively early is slim (the minimum amount of games is 4, with 75% of the field guaranteed at least 6/the same as the current group stage format).
i.e its matchday 7. Liverpool are undefeated with 6 wins, and play against Bayern Munich, who are also undefeated.
Why wouldn't Klopp sent out the same kind of squad he would sent to Miami for a preseason tournament? The game means nothing.
Same applies to a Sporting Lisbon vs Panathanikos match with both teams unable to advance to the next stage.
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If they really wanted to change it, they would be better off playing the competition as a series of 2 legged ties and a double elimination format.
Double-elimination tournament - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
The games would at least mean something then (aside from when City are 6-0 after the first leg vs Debrecen or whatever), and the odds of a super team being bounced out relatively early is slim (the minimum amount of games is 4, with 75% of the field guaranteed at least 6/the same as the current group stage format).