I would consider this ruling somewhat of a boon. Their new structural model necessitates the sale of its star players this summer, which means they will be going in to next season with mostly a fresh batch of players and technical staff. They'll 've to regroup and start again, for a competitive finish in the table hereon. Europe would've complicated matters, and hindered such a development. Better serve their European ban whilst in EL rather than in the CL. All's not lost.