UEFA Cup group stage: crazy rules

[aftershavedave]

i'm missing something here i guess, but how on earth can the group stage being put together this year for the first time be comprised of groups of 5 where each team plays two home and two away games?

that's got to be completely unfair hasn't it?

 

[Gyuribá]

maybe



Ferencvaros-Feyenoord

Schalke-Ferencvaros

Ferencvaros-Basel

Hearts-Ferencváros

 

[Gazwag]

Is it so the groups will be enlarged when the Champions league finishes its first stage and the third place teams move to the UEFA cup ?

 

[aftershavedave]

Is it so the groups will be enlarged when the Champions league finishes its first stage and the third place teams move to the UEFA cup ?

maybe....but the point i'm making is that although it's a group, the teams don't play home and away, it's a home or awy situation...crazy

 

[Gazwag]

I agree it does look strange

From the BBC website


Each club will play two matches at home and two away on the following dates: 21 October, 4 November, 25 November, 1/2 December and 15/16 December.

The winners, runners-up and third-placed clubs from each group will advance to the last 32 where they will then be joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the Champions League group stage.

The competition will then revert to a two-leg knock-out format.



You could get the harder teams are home and the weaker away or vice versa, does appear unfair