Tonight looks the big launch of the Europa League Uefa's latest attempt to add lustre to the Uefa Cup, a competition which has paled into insignificance compared to the Champions League.
The main criticism levelled at the Uefa Cup has been the unwieldy, 40 team group stage when the likes of Bolton would rather rest players than win a European tie you know you have trouble.
Aside from the name change, the big news is Uefa has done the only reasonable increased the event to 48 teams. In the arranger's defence, they have tried to simplify the format with 12 groups of four teams playing everyone home and away as opposed to the old five team pair playing each other once.
The main criticism levelled at the Uefa Cup has been the unwieldy, 40 team group stage when the likes of Bolton would rather rest players than win a European tie you know you have trouble.
Aside from the name change, the big news is Uefa has done the only reasonable increased the event to 48 teams. In the arranger's defence, they have tried to simplify the format with 12 groups of four teams playing everyone home and away as opposed to the old five team pair playing each other once.
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