According to consistent media reports, there are currently some indications that one or two of the four new participant places should be allocated via a coefficient list. If the principle already applied to the current season, Borussia Dortmund, for example, would benefit. “You can change everything, it’s a matter of taste, but if one or two teams slip in because they had won the Champions League eight years earlier, not even the fans of such clubs can approve of that,” said Völler, who said about the ideas of UEFA and theirs There is little to be gained by top clubs. Basically, the reform plans are a necessary compromise, with which the wind is supposed to be taken out of the sails of a possible super league. Bayer Leverkusen meanwhile will most likely have to make do with the Europa League in the coming season.
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