I don't know how it was in your case,but this season draw it proves to me that quality is the big factor(i am talking about me and my teams)
Panathinaikos -14th place in league last season
-no quality drop(123% 1st day of the season)
-no champions league last season
AC Milan-1st in league last season
-won champions league last season
-drop quality to 80%
I played only once in a +1 lvl champions league and it was when I didn't dropped quality


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