I wanted to post some of my experiences of the last couple of seasons to see if this is something that everyone is experiencing.
I am currently at level 51 and got promoted as champions last season. This season, after winning promotion, 12 of the 14 teams in my league are the same as last season with the other 2 getting promoted and put into another level 51 league. I didn't pay much attention to the make up of my league last season but have a feeling it was pretty much the same. Then I have the champions league this season and the super league last season where my groups are made up of teams 2 or 3 levels above me. These are not teams similar in skill to mine but are between 40 to 60% better than me and my squad is a 6 star team. Needless to say I was knocked out at the group stage last season and 4 games into the champions league this season with no goals scored or points gained. Is it like this at level 8, 18 or just levels above 45?