Andre Villas-Boas feels UEFA should not award failure, and says teams who finish third in the Champions League should not be permitted entrance to the Europa League.
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Tottenham booked their place in the last-32 of Europe's second-tier competition, but finished second in Group J, meaning they could face teams who have come down from the European Cup.
The likes of Chelsea, Benfica and Olympiakos will now come in to the first knock-out stages of the Europa League, and although Spurs cannot face their London rivals until the last-16, Villas-Boas believes those teams do not deserve their place in the tournamnet.
"I think it's extremely unfair," he said. "It would be much fairer if the clubs came in to the Europa League when they are knocked out of the last 16 of the Champions League.
"You can't give a bonus to teams who have failed, and in the situation as it stands, teams fail in the Champions League and are promoted to the Europa League, which, in my opinion, is a massive bonus.
"I've not made this up today. I have said this in UEFA meetings before. It's up to them to decide but I think it's not fair."
Tottenham and Chelsea still have the chance to come up against each other in the last-16, and Villas-Boas admits it would be a huge encounter for both sides.
"Sometimes it's destiny," he said. "Hopefully if we go through we can meet each other.
"They have a team that can win the trophy, so they will be up to the late stages of the competition. We hope to do so.
"If we cross it is going to be two magnificent games for sure."
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