Think the fact that the club have said that this game won't be used as credit, and will be reviewed on a match by match basis this season is a really sensible decision.
I'm sure that there are quite a few people still unsure about travelling outside of the UK and some would have bought just to get the credit
This way those people who don't want to do that don't have to and gives a chance to other fans that are more confident about travelling abroad a chance to experience a European away