Top 5 fan protests against UEFA

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3) Bayern Munich

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On December 6, 2016, at the final group stage game of Bayern Munich against Atletico Madrid, the fan group Bayern ultras put up ant-UEFA banner that read: "Union for Empowering Financially strong clubs to Abolish competition."

The sign referred to the changes that UEFA had made to the Champions League format. As mentioned earlier, the change guaranteed Champions League spots to the top four clubs in the top four leagues, reducing the number of spots available for everyone else.

The fans holding the banner were trying to show that UEFA’s rules were making sure that most of the money that could be made from playing Champions League stays with the wealthiest clubs who regularly advance to the knock-out stages of Champions League. It doesn’t give much opportunity to clubs that do not belong to that small elite group.

Perhaps, the Bayern ultras were seeking a more level playing field for the not so well-off clubs.

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