CGTN Sports Talk: Is the Champions League really the 'Super League?'

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The idea of having a European Super League has long gone but the irony is, the UEFA Champions League has grown more and more like a "Super League" itself in the last decade. The same teams continue to meet each other in the group stage while the old faces kept appearing in the knockout stage. It's getting harder and harder for surprises to be born in the Champions League and that is not a healthy development.

Leroy Sane (#10) of Bayern Munich controls the ball in the UEFA Champions League game against Barcelona at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, September 14, 2021. /CFP

Paul Pogba (#6) of Manchester United competes in the UEFA Champions League game against BSC Young Boys at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland, September 14, 2021. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Josh McNally

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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