The ESPN FC panel of Stewart Robson, Nedum Onuoha, Shaka Hislop and Mario Melchiot react to the UEFA announcing a new format for the next Champions League season.
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The Champions League is changing. Whilst the new format may seem uncomfortable, this is merely the latest iteration.
Since the Champions League was conceived the idea has always been to move away from sporting jeopardy towards more security for bigger teams and bigger players.
But how did it start? What sparked this first change?