Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has admitted he does not want his team to play in the Europa League changed because of the difficulties of juggling it with competing in the Premier League.
Pardew's Palace side currently sit in second place in the league table, but admitted he is wary of the Eagles competing in the Europa League - should they qualify for it this year.
Speaking to ESPN FC, he said: "I would not want to be (in) the Europa League in the current format, that's for sure.
"Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League. We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
"Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That's the reality, even if some don't want to admit it."