
Originally Posted by
InvincibleGinger FC
I have never experienced anything like that, but one thing to consider is player motivation. Your opponent might have high win bonuses for League but not for Champion's League causing his players to try much harder for the one competition than the other. Additionally, arranging a friendly after a game isn't usually a good metric since even though the other manager might be present, there is not much chance your opponent rested the players to prepare. What I have noticed is that Top Eleven tries to curb player at 10 points. As soon as I have 10 points let's say 63', then the remain 27 minutes they will miss the goal a lot and only score 1 or 2 more goals if any.