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The old format is good and it is been very good way to determine champions even though the draw do favor some teams.
This new format will be good and any team that emerge to be the winner of either the UEFA Champions League, Europa League or conference league would have followed big strategy that will make them to worth the championship. I think squad depth will actually say a lot in the entire process, but luck will still work on some teams and experience will actually tell a lot in the process. The next season’s Champions League and Europa League will be interesting to watch.
Actually, every format that is implemented will still have its pros and cons. There is no fair and perfect match system except for the domestic league where each team will compete with each other and the winner is the one who deserves to get the most points. But even the domestic league also has problems if there is one team that is very dominant then the league will become a farmer's league. The new UCL format will give us a new experience in watching every match in the UCL. Each team will use new strategies and player rotation becomes very important here. I think squad depth will be an important factor next season. And I ask if this will be detrimental to teams that do not have good squad depth?