I can't fully evaluate the new format of the Champions League yet, but my first impression is that I don't really like how everything is going. It's unusual to see one leader in the table, while before we had many groups and each had its own leader, this is what created the impression that many leaders of their countries were playing in this tournament, but now everything has been compressed into one table and this is losing its scale for the Champions League, that's my opinion for now.
Actually, it doesn't matter if we only see one leader of the standings like we see the domestic league standings because even in the group phase, only one club will win the league and that is the best club from the many contestants, but did you know that with this new format we feel that the match feels balanced because strong clubs not only face weak clubs but also face several elite clubs so that the competition feels tense while what we saw before in the group phase, a strong club will lead the group because it has an unequal opponent.
It's not something to worry about when the big teams are not yet at the top of the Champions League standings this season. With the change in the League format to be different, all teams have the opportunity to win the League, so it's very different from last season where the big teams were candidates for champions while the weak teams were eliminated.
I really support this season's format, all teams can compete against strong teams and weak teams, which will make the matches more tense so they can get through the play-off round.
The change in the format of the champions league this season, has provided an opportunity for more teams to shine and show their abilities, to be honest, from the beginning I saw if indeed the change in the format of the champions league was planned to tackle the big teams that often dominate so far, And we can see how many big teams currently have to face each other which ultimately reduces their chances of qualifying for the next round, in contrast to weak teams that actually benefit from the format change, so it is not surprising that previously Manchester City, Madrid, Munich and several other teams rejected and criticised the format change.