nb, UEFA are committed to a strategy of spreading the CL still further and encouraging the smaller Leagues so I cant see it going back to what it was and only the biggest Leagues have 3/4 places available which as you rightly said led to 2005 which was probably one of the most memorable Finals of them all.
Can’t see it going back to a straight knock out competition based on the above.
But you’re right without you’re in a Group of death like Spurs it really doesn’t really get going until the round of 16.
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