I am not sure if UEFA will go back to the old system in the UEFA CUP. It`s been 3 or 4 years since the group system is being applied. I hardly see the benefit of this system as an an admirer of football. I don`t think it is enough to test the strength of the teams as even the 3rd placed team can qualify in a 5 team group. It is not a big deal for a team to collect 4 or 5 points in 4 games to qualify. In the old system there had been a larger probability of a surprise to occur. If stronger teams were going into the UEFA cup, this group system might have been interesting. Or if the group system was applied after the 3rd round in the uefa cup rather than the 1st round. For me the real uefa cup is starting at this moment... Right after the group stage and when the 3rd placed teams in the champions` league come into play. It is the time when we see more quality.
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