Bayern Munich general manager Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is known to support the idea of a European Super League and so too is Juventus bigwig Andrea Agnelli, who believes the current system deprives the clubs of too much of the Champions League’s income and wants to see a change.
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Serie A has certainly suffered as a result of losing the fourth spot to the Bundesliga a few years ago, with the likes of Inter, AC Milan and Lazio struggling to compete consistently at the top of the table with the lack of financial resources that the Champions League offers.
Sparta Prague came out with an astonishing 3-0 win in Italy, leaving Lazio in the dust as they move on to the Europa League quaterfinals.
The fourth-place team in the Premier League may drop into the Europa League if both Liverpool and Manchester City lift silverware in Europe this season.
Premier League Clubs have successfully regained the 4 Champions League spots for next season even after Arsenal got knocked out of the Champions League Round of 16 after Barcelona outclassed the Gunners 3-1 at home. England is 4 points clear, and are guaranteed at last one English club in the quarterfinals with Liverpool facing Man Utd tonight, and Spurs looking to achieve the unachievable against Dortmund. Southampton and West Ham – the two English clubs – failed to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League as well. The top three countries get four Champions League slots, while the next three get just three.
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English clubs have not been impressive in the Champions League in recent years and only Manchester City progressed to the quarter-finals this season.
