I think the Champions League is fine as it is, and I really don't understand the calls for the tournament to be champions only. Imagine watching Barca, Chelsea and Inter steamroller eastern european teams for a few months before finally getting to the semis and facing each other. Boring. As it stands, the big three countries only get two spots in the tournament proper, and the other two have to qualify like everybody else. In the past two years, I know at least one English, Spanish and Italian team has failed to get through the qualifiers. It works.