Juventus’ run to last season’s Champions League final has bolstered Italy’s co-efficient ranking, while the failure of English clubs to embrace the Europa League competition is also having a negative effect on their ranking.
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Manchester United are coming off the back of a fantastic win against arch rivals Liverpool, a game that finished 3-1 to the red devils.
“We have not changed our assumptions”, said Tseayo following United’s group stage loss to PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday.
I always say the Premier League is complicated, especially in December.
Manchester United Executive Vice President Ed Woodward made some remarks which would be the opposite of his famous “watch this space” comment.
The Premier League is widely regarded as one of the world’s strongest leagues, but questions are always raised as to their strength in Europe, and whether they can compete with the continent’s best.
But new manager Louis van Gaal led them to a fourth-place finish last season and they qualified for this season’s tournament after beating Belgian side Club Brugge in a two-legged play-off in August.
Lineker, anchorman for BT Sport’s live Champions League coverage, believes English clubs are handicapped in Europe by the lack of a mid-season break.
“I couldn’t have tipped them at the start after previous year “.
“I could go on about what we could have done better”.
“We completely kill ourselves in the Christmas period with the madness of our fixtures”.
“But in the CL most teams play football“.
The figures show the impact of not playing Champions League football last season for the first time since 1995 and broadcasting and matchday revenue took the biggest hits. The revamped squads have had positive effect domestically as more teams have been added into the European debate however, on the Champions League stage the new look teams are still yet to deliver on their potential.
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Van Gaal later admitted, “We can only blame ourselves”.
