So, I'm a level 3 club/manager. I won the first CL semi final 1:2 away against this guy, a 27.5 ish team, I'm at 34.7. Both managers present, My stadium full and had one extra supporter.

For the 2nd leg, I even matched his formation, Set tackling to hard and pressure to whole pitch, etc. I altered it to be a bit more defensive as seen in the screenshot after conceding the first goal.

As you can see, I had much more shots but somehow managed to miss all with better quality players.
Last gasp attack, He gets his 1:2 to draw and the extra time is uneventful.

Now here's the nice kick. I manage to miss 3 penalties with my superior quality players (vs his keeper) and my superior keeper manages to stop only one. Mine has the one-on-one stopper trait, which i guess isn't relevant here, his had none.

So i still lose out to much weaker teams, despite every effort i seem to be trying.

What am i missing?

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