Now that it’s happened, what are some benefits of playing the EL?
Obviously financially the CL will always be the better competition, but the way I see it, the way we are currently playing Barça wouldn't stand a chance again any of the teams that have passed to the next stage, if anything maybe Villarreal but still. Which would mean that the club will not really gain much from playing in the CL at their current level if it just means that they will be eliminated right away, now looking at the EL, I want to think that there is some hope when playing with some "Lesser" Clubs, which means possibly some victories which also means money(even if not a lot) and also more game time to help the squad improve on some aspects.
I know it may sound naive, but the way I see it, there may be a silver lining in all of this.