re: Should Cup winners get a spot in the Champions League?

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I don't really get more excited thinking about Everton or Tottenham bringing a second-string squad to the tournament.

It's a tournament for Champions, not necessarily for the best teams. It's already diluted enough as it is.

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Yeah, I kind of agree.

However, I would like to see one big change: include any of the final 4 of Europa League that don't qualify through league play. Winner (to group stage) and any of final 3 to CL playoff at descending stages. However, cut it off at the final four only meaning 5th place doesn't get in even if teams above them qualify through their league tables.

That would mean that usually only 1-2 extra teams make it.


This really isn't about the CL for me though but simply about turning Europa League into a bit bigger deal.

I think anything the smaller league teams may lose by having a couple of slightly better teams in the CL field would be more than offset by the increased TV deals/exposure the EL would get since the smaller leagues would have more teams there anyway.

I really want to like the EL more and it's already a lot more entertaining than the majority of CL matches but the CL$ chance would mean more teams really go for it.