Claudius wrote:
i'd actually have preferred going into Europa League. we could legitimately compete with all these teams, including the fearsome Dortmund.
I can see a bunch of teams in the EL beating us, similarly as I see several teams in the CL we could've beaten to get to the quarters or even semis with some luck. Luck also plays a bigger role in the EL as the restrictions on which teams can face each other after the group stage don't exist; that's why Liverpool-United or Bilbao-Valencia were possible fixtures already.
Even worse EL group winners can immediately face teams who drop down from the CL so even if we top our group knowing our luck we'd face a better team from the CL.
With a first choice first XI I agree we could beat everyone in the EL, even be favourites but then again we'd be in with a good chance against almost everyone in the CL too.
