Well, this is a never ending debate. Lots of managers are happy to see good teams put in situations like yours. The more your team improves the more it's going to face difficult challenges. I tried for the first time in 2 years the classical "draw manipulation" trick. Result: a level-1 both in cup and CL. It's sad but you'll see the same logic in assos as well and some people seem to be happy with that... Not my case though...