Thoughts on the Europa League? Should it be scrapped, left as it is or merged with the CL?
- Too many games
- Less prestige since the re brand
- Places awarded by the FA far too confusing (should be 5th, 6th and 7th) though not UEFA's fault just another criticism
- CL teams finishing 3rd in their group stages allowed to fall into the EL knock outs (and usually go on to win it)
- Awarding a place in the CL to the winners makes it the 2nd division of Europe, further stripping it of prestige
The only positive I can think of right now is that teams like Fulham get the opportunity to win a European trophy.
IMO either scrap it completely, merge it with the CL or change the format to straight knock out to reduce fixture congestion. I think I would go with the latter and change it's name back to the UEFA Cup, I'm thinking about whether I'd prefer the winners to be offered a CL place...
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