CHRIS DUNLAVY says the decision to guarantee four places to Europe’s big leagues in the Champions League is killing off the underdogs

THIRTY years ago, on a cloying, claustrophobic night in Andalucia, Helmuth Duckadam leapt into history.Pitted against the might of Terry Venables’ Barcelona in the European Cup final, Steaua Bucharest’s 27-year-old goalkeeper stood firm for 120 minutes. Not even Steve Archibald could find a way through.Then, when the shootout came, the Transylvanian with the intense eyes and lustrous moustache saved every single penalty.A skilled p...