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    The Champions League has gone stale and is past the point of no return

    by Miguel Delaney Mar 07, 2024 4 minutes
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    If the Champions League this week left you feeling bored - and that's if you were even watching in the first place - it wasn’t quite the sentiment being shared within Uefa.

    There is excitement at the fact the quarter-finals is now close to having one club from each of its major TV markets: that's England, Spain, Germany and France, with Italy still able to make it five from five. This, in the words of Uefa insiders, is much more important than actually competitive and compelling ties.

    It is a motivation that explains , as well as how the wider European football landscape has completely stagnated. The Champions League is only becoming as predictable

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