If higher levels have no advantage why do we level up? Stop venting blah blah
Cup is easier for players with a low quality team but at a higher level, a benefit of being ABLE to level up despite commanding a low quality team.
No point to be jealous of something you can't achieve.
My first two cup opponents this season are 4 levels lower than myself but the average quality of my team is comparable to theirs.
Although yeah, there are some heavy spenders who abuse the cup but it cost a lot of tokens to do so, and buying a whole new team upon new season like that is a risky business