If anyone has a thing for desperate relegation duels featuring semi-incompetent teams, Germany has some on offer in all three leagues:
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1. Bundesliga:
Darmstadt vs. Köln (1.12. — 20:30h local time)
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2. Bundesliga:
Schalke vs. Osnabrück (1.12. — 18:30h local time)
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3. Liga:
Freiburg II vs. Halle (28.11. — 19:00h local time)
Duisburg vs. Lübeck (2.12. — 14:00h local time)
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3. Liga also has a top-3 duel on offer though:
Verl vs. Dresden (3.12. — 13:30h local time)
I am all for 18 teams.
Btw, in Germany all cup games are single-leg. And there is only one national cup, like God intended. So there is still further room to reduce games in England, apart from the size of the league.