Arsene Wenger is afraid a gang of uber-rich football clubs led by Barcelona and Real Madrid are taking European football out of Arsenal's reach.
Chelsea and Manchester City were also included in Wenger's hit-list of teams who are ruining European football for him.
The Gunners start their Champions League campaign against Borussia Dortmund tonight, with Wenger set to be grumbling from the stands as he sits out his ban.
But it isn't just his censure that is making the Frenchman cranky. Rather, he says he senses an economic meltdown in football unless something can be done to reel in the top-spending teams.
"I believe that this season, I see two teams that are above the rest – Real Madrid and Barcelona – and the rest have to catch up during the season," Wenger said. "So for us, it's a new start because we are a new squad. What is at stake during the group stage for us is to show that we can go through.
"It is as difficult to win the Champions League because a team that wins the Premier League is in the Champions League final almost every year.
"Outside the country, Barça and Real Madrid have much more financial power than they had 14 years ago because they have individualised their TV rights. So they, at the moment, with teams like Man City and Chelsea can take who they want."
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