We are almost nearing the end of this first stage. Indeed initially many talked about the advantages of only strong teams that would be favored with the new format at the beginning of this season. But after seeing what happened, the reality is that the competition will be real to fight for tickets to qualify for the next round.
The tight schedule should not be a problem for teams that are used to rotating their players. But we can see several types of coaches who always use almost the same players in their squad. Of course, it can interfere with player performance, especially if added to the international match defending the national team.
The European League and the Champions League are now running interestingly. Even some of the favored teams are also having difficulty reaching the top 8. It seems that this format will continue to be maintained.
6 matches have passed, now there are only 2 matches left to go to the next round. This of course makes the competitive atmosphere in the European League even hotter, because as you said, the top teams seem to have quite a hard time advancing straight to the next round without a play-off round. Teams that are currently struggling include Tottenham who are currently in 9th position, Ajax who are currently in 11th position, Real Sociedad who are currently in 12th position, and Roma who are currently in 14th position. At first I also thought that these teams would have no difficulty getting into the top 8 positions in the European league. The reason is that in their respective domestic leagues, these teams can be said to have performed quite well, especially in the previous season. But in the European league these teams are really struggling. Perhaps the tight match schedule and lack of ability to rotate players well is what makes them quite difficult in the European league. And tomorrow Galatasaray will compete against Dynamo Kyiv, in my opinion Galatasaray can definitely win this match, what do you think.