Which fans? I'm all for having more teams and such, but the lesser teams from stronger leagues should have to qualify like 10 or so years ago. That would certainly limit the number of sides of this calibre qualifying for the "biggest club competition" in the world. Even though I don't mind the change in format, I was worried about one-sided scorelines being commonplace. Let's see what happens over the next two days.
With regards to the Super League, you need the product as a whole, and smaller teams do their bit to add to it. Milan V Liverpool tonight might not have ended 9-2; however, it was a very one-sided affair, with the post saving Milan on numerous occasions.