I don't want us to drop out of the top 4, however when I watch the CL every season I'm left wondering why the hell everyone harps on about this shite competition, the group stages are largely a bore and in reality only the knockout stages bring any real excitement (at which point we always get knocked out disappointingly).

This competition would be much better as a straight knockout tournament like in the old days, that's when you would get to see some shock results.