i think there is a prestige that goes to being in Europe's premier competition along with the money, but it's clear we should be doing better in the competition (Martin Samuel actually having a point about our being seeded for the competition, how are we seeded and Dortmund aren't?)
It always used to be that we were virtually impregnable at home no matter who we played, but it was our away form that sank us....now we seem to get equally roughed up at the Emirates which is disheartening.