The Champions League is set for a restructure - but clubs fear the plans for the competition will mean only Europe's superpowers will ever get to compete in it.
This week's Champions League semi-finals provided breathtaking drama, with Liverpool and Tottenham both reaching the final following extraordinary comebacks.
And while the competition has had football fans gripped, UEFA are keen to make sure the competition stays on top of its game, and radical changes could be introduced from 2024.
But latest reports claim that leaked documents show plans for the competition could mean smaller clubs missing out big time.
One plan is for the top 21 teams in the 32-team Champions League to secure automatic qualification for the following season's competition.
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There would also be a 32-team second-tier competition replacing the current Europa League and a third tier with 64 teams, with promotion and relegation between the four tiers.
Another change could see the Champions League group stages changed to four groups of eight, meaning more group-stage matches in a bid to maximise television revenue.
The New York Times claims it has seen documents in which the reports are outlined.
It says under the new plans, the Champions League could have few as four places up for grabs each season for teams to qualify from domestic leagues.
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The Premier League would most likely be well represented, as well as Spain's La Liga, Serie A in Italy and Germany's Bundesliga.
But there are fears that clubs from smaller countries - such as Ajax of the Netherlands, whose thrilling run to the semi-finals saw them knock out Juventus and Real Madrid - would find it increasingly difficult to qualify for the Champions League.
Another obvious concern is that the gap between the biggest clubs and the rest would only increase, as Europe's heavyweights would accrue more and more wealth from their annual participation in the elite competition
The NY Times claims the controversial plans have been in under discussion for more than a year and are being driven by the big clubs from Spain and Italy.
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It says UEFA meet Europe's leagues on Wednesday, and after the meeting, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said: “At the moment we have only ideas and opinions.”
However, league representatives said only one, detailed proposal was presented at the meeting.
Spanish league president Javier Tebas told the NY Times: “We cannot accept that these are just plans and proposals for an open discussion with stakeholders about the future of professional football.
“In reality, we were presented with a concrete project developed by UEFA in full cooperation with a small group of rich and powerful European clubs to reform European club competitions after 2024 in a format that could destroy domestic competitions and the sporting and financial sustainability of the vast majority of clubs in Europe.
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“We are open for a constructive dialogue to reform European football together with other stakeholders, but if this is the project on the table, then the margins for negotiations are very limited.”
Bernard Caiazzo, the owner of the French team St.-Étienne, said: "The objective of football is to give happiness to fans, and to give happiness is to have a chance of winning."
He said he feared that clubs outside a new, elite competition would be far less likely to be able to secure investment.
