TO ANALYSE – In the last ten years, the winners have only very rarely been “champions” in their own country. Why such a phenomenon?
You have to know how to live with the times. Football knows this all too well. Whether through technological developments (goal line, video assistance) or format changes (reform of the C1, suggestion of the World Cup every two years), the round ball seeks to reinvent itself. With varying degrees of success. Perhaps he should also consider adapting the name of his competitions to what they become?
Originally, the European Champion Clubs’ Cup (renamed the Champions League in 1992) was reserved for national champions of the leagues attached to UEFA. It was not so surprising then to have an Albanian club in the round of 16, or a Finnish club in the quarter-finals. The first big change took place for the 1994-1995 edition. The champions of the smaller nations were no longer qualified for the C1, but rather for the UEFA Cup (C3). The C1 became, in a way, the “League of the best champions”. “It is a competition which, in its
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