[JaredL]

fink,

I'm not sure but I think it's so that it doesn't come down to who gets the most goals against the worst team. This group is actually pretty even, which makes Liverpool's huge win over Besiktas all the more crazy, but the group stage often has one team that is clearly the worst. It would be bad if a team advanced because they beat that team 12-0 instead of 8-0.

Of course it could eventually come to that, but it should be lower IMO.