Johnny Yen
Well-Known Member
Yes the difference is noticeable, doesn’t stop teams who you wouldn’t normally class as CL standard, picking up points though, Brugge, Salzburg, Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb etc all picking up points.The difference between that level and this level is pronounced. Most teams who are in the former have failed to better the teams in the latter over the course of a season, or have failed in the Champions League and dropped into the Europa League as 3rd place losers. It's a massive, massive gap and the reason most of us don't care who wins the Europa League every year we aren't in it.