I made this proposal during a live chat with Aymeric, but he was against it because it was probably too complicated to set up.
I clearly agree with you. I don't have the figures in my head, but the further along we get in the cups, the more matches end up going to the last four.
It's quite a shame. It may be a charm for some, but not for me. Vf's most prestigious competition ends up as a giant lottery after the first round of skimming.
It has become increasingly difficult to make a difference in the matches.
Unfortunately, I have little hope that this proposal will be heeded.

Perhaps we could imagine a return match from the 1/8th or 1/4th like Ireland? That would also remove the advantage of playing at home in a dry match

Why 149 minutes? Extra time is 2x15m...and with the golden goal it could be a lot quicker

My finger rippled on 4, I meant to write 119. I just think the time is already too long on VF in a match.

It's not losing that's cruel... it's going from victory to defeat in 1 second without understanding anything. With extra time and a golden goal, there's no such shock.
We could also imagine shorter extra time periods

Or those who have no life. Sometimes it's hard for 1h30, then 2h... It's not necessarily all I have to do...

Or better still, there is another system that considerably reduces the risk and, above all, increases the interest in following matches by making them very attractive.
I used it more than fifty seasons ago when I was organising the LV in-house cup, in which ties had to be broken in a 'friendly' match.

In the event of a draw, victory went to the last team to score.
And if it was 0-0, victory went to the last team to have had a chance.

In practice, when matches were close, they always gave rise to hyper-spectacular matches because for the team leading (by one goal) it was dangerous to concretise because if they equalised they would be eliminated.

And if both teams were concreting in search of a 0-0 scoreline, it was equally risky for both sides, as they were at the mercy of a single adverse opportunity.
Right up until the last second, victory could change hands in favour of the more daring team (even if they didn't have the success to convert a chance into a goal).

The matches were very interesting to play from start to finish because, apart from in the first few minutes (or seconds) when there was still no first chance, there was always a team in a position to qualify (with either a goal or a chance ahead) and a team in a position to work hard to try and reverse the trend (on the pitch and not waiting for the Russian roulette of penalties and for whom the unfavourable gap was not irremediable to come back).

NB: and for those who might object that this is not a realistic system, let me remind you that this is a game and that such a system is surely no more unrealistic than coming up against a DFC NG 1 with 99 in scoring and 99 in speed

And then, when some people are eliminated because of this system, they will say that a TAB session with the possibility of choosing the side of the shot and the save would be nice...

In the end, whatever the system, the main thing to come out of it is the frustration of those eliminated.

That's the most accurate assessment we can make.

Above all, it's the low number of chances and xGs that should be increased to put an end to undeserved carrots all round.
It's mind-boggling to play matches at 1.5xG and dominate every area for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Then you end up with a 20% chance of a draw and a 13% chance of defeat in over-dominated games that should have a 95% chance of winning. So it's not surprising to take carrots in 1 match out of 4 and end up with a Champions League where half the matches go to the last four.

IRL, that kind of over-dominated match is 4.5xG and 99% victory, on VF you can only reach that kind of xG in friendly matches against 25ngs.
So yes, it's always the same teams that win the competition (Real, Barça, Bayern, etc) but at least there's no unfairness or randomness, the best team wins, full stop.

Above all, I think that the further you get into the competition, the tighter the clubs play, or at least the more defensively solid they are.
In the group stages, there's a lot of play, a lot of spectacle and a lot of goals, and that's often the case. Then from the 8th round, especially 1/4 and 1/2, it's generally much more cautious, but that's understandable...The result is famishing xGs, teams grouped together, and summaries of matches with very few chances or often one or two acts that decide the fate of the match but in any case it's logical the teams are closer in level you'll have less space and more tactical adjustments ...