"European club competitions must remain accessible to as many countries as possible" (J. Swart)
"With the new format of the Champions League for the 2018-2021 cycle, the top four countries (Premier League, LaLiga Santander, Bundesliga and Serie A TIM) are getting half of the spots in the group stage (16 out of 32). As a result, the number of national associations represented in the group stage will be reduced from 17 in 2017-18 to only 14...