Yahoo Sports contributors Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss the new Champions League format and how it will effect the competition and game preparation for teams. Hear the full conversation on the “The Cooligans” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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So after three matches, I mean, we were, we're still sort of all talking about it.

Like, what do, how do we feel about this format?

I'm gonna keep asking because I've liked it from the beginning, but I can understand people taking their time given that you're not playing teams twice, seeing such a diverse group of teams so quickly leads to just more disorder.

I mean, even teams like young boys who went up against in that they were honestly, I think it was what until the 89th amendment or something?

Tara gets that late winner.

Yeah, but they were standing tall.

They were also being aggressive.

They weren't just defending, they were going after this team, that kind of stuff.

Like you wouldn't see if it was a home and away.

It feels like you gotta go now.

Yeah, there's like a little less strategizing just like hit the knock.

We do what we do fine or Benfica is another crazy one where Benfica again, these teams at home and Benfica for the most part through years and years, the Champions League is like very difficult team to play at home and they look silly.

We'll probably start seeing teams sort of adapt, but we, we're just the better part for, at least for as fans, we're seeing crazy amount of goals.

We also see, I mean, everything's AED in 27th position is Ali Medd.

How, how well Bologna's 29th, I think we all knew they'd have a rough year, bro.

But RB Leipzig is in 31st place, bro.

This is crazy.

Milan in 25th.

They just had a big win, Bayern Munich in 23rd place.

This is the chaos that we had hoped for with this new tournament.

I mean, and it's gonna be at the end of the league phase those last like 12 games.

It's crazy because there's like two promotion relegation lines right?

There's getting into the top eight and then there's gonna be not being below 24 which completely knocks you out and there's no drop down.

You don't go to Europe no more.

You go home in Europe.

Most likely you, you have a home in Europe.

I think so.

Yeah.

Uh, so entertaining.

Uh uh uh week in Champions League Arsenal are above Barcelona and Real Madrid.

That's all you need to know about it is.

Well.

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