Yeah, basically UEFA is getting inspired by Super League with this new format. But, the good thing is that no Champions League teams dropped to Europa after failing in the group stages. It means the competition in Europa league won't be diluted by the Champion leagues team.
The good news for the teams competing there will be much more excited to reach the end of the trophy because it is not overshadowed by teams that do not qualify for the group stage. This format also benefits the teams competing there so they can focus on facing teams that qualify from the beginning because we know that teams that do not qualify in the Champions League group stage are also strong.
That's on the positive side, while now there are quite a few players who disagree with the new format of the Champions League, one of them is
Kevin De Bruyne because what UEFA is doing is increasing the schedule while attracting more sponsors and that means bringing in more money for them without paying attention to the condition of the players. They will be victims in this case risking everything with the risk of injury which is always not light.
Most players are already complaining about the number of matches they will be playing and I agree with them, considering that most of them have domestic League games and some other competitions that they engaging almost every week, take for instance the English premier league players, they have to play the FA cup and carabao cup plus international games they have to play for their countries, all of this most be put into consideration because this current champions League schedule will only lead them to fatigue. the schedule is too tight and should be reconsidered, players are humans and they need time to rest too.