NEWS. . . BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The Premier League will lose position in the Champions League following this week’s effects across Europe.
Manchester City and Arsenal have been knocked out of the Champions League, while Liverpool and West Ham have been knocked out of the Europa League, Aston Villa’s effects in the Europa Conference League being the only way to increase the UEFA coefficient for England.
Italy are now guaranteed a top-two finish after Thursday night’s results, with Atalanta and Roma reaching the Europa League semi-finals, while Fiorentina reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals.
Germany is in a position to take second place after Italy with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals, while new Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are in the Europa League quarter-finals.
For the 2024/25 Champions League campaign, there will be an expanded tournament with 36 teams, 4 more than currently, two of which will be through “European functionality places”.
Places will be awarded to associations that have fulfilled collective functionality – ranked according to their coefficient – through their clubs in Europe this season. For the Premier League, which already has four places in the Champions League, this would mean fifth place also qualifies.
Wins are rewarded with two coefficients and a draw with one point, with nothing in the event of a defeat, while there are also bonuses for participating in the other phases of the competition. The total is then divided by the number of clubs and has competed in Europe to create an average coefficient.
After the effects of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League on 18 April, UEFA’s table of coefficients looks like this. . .
Left in Europe: 3/7 | Maximum coefficient: 22. 142
Italy is guaranteed an additional position in the Champions League for next season, as mathematically they will surely finish in the top two. Roma and Atalanta are in the semi-finals of the Europa League, while Fiorentina is in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Conference League.
Left in Europe: 3/7 | Maximum coefficient: 20. 642
Germany still has three groups in Europe with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals. The two clubs will also avoid each other in the quarter-finals, which means more problems for the German coefficient. Bayer Leverkusen are also completing a treble by winning the Europa League this season.
Left in Europe: 1/8 | Maximum coefficient: 18. 250
England’s hopes of finishing in the top two in UEFA’s coefficient table have been dealt a blow with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and West Ham all falling out of Europe this week.
Aston Villa are now England’s hope of getting more places in the UEFA coefficient table.
Left in Europe: 2/6 | Maximum coefficient: 18. 416
France’s slim chances of finishing in the top two in UEFA’s coefficient table depend on Paris Saint-Germain’s progress in the Champions League and Marseille’s finish in the Europa League.
Left in Europe: 1/8 | Maximum coefficient: 16. 187
Spain is now out of the competition after Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League this week. Only Real Madrid can increase their coefficient, but even if they win the Champions League, it would possibly not be enough to finish in most cases. Two sensible ones.
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