4 teams relegated, more matches for teams, sounds like 4 groups of 8 teams and then a QF/SF. I like that. It means you get more CL games in the group stage alone than if you were to reach the final in current format. Now for this to work the top european leagues would have to get smaller, otherwise we are looking at a minimum of 53 matches for italian clubs, and that is if you exit every comp. in the 1st stage. A 16 teams Serie A/La Liga/EPL/BL/Ligue1 would make most sense then.
The ones that lose out on this are probably east european teams, except for Zenit and Shakhtar, maybe Olympiacos and Galatasaray
The ones that lose out on this are probably east european teams, except for Zenit and Shakhtar, maybe Olympiacos and Galatasaray
