Atalanta’s victory in the Europa League final has ensured that many eyes will still be focused on Serie A. It is possible that next season there will be 6 Italian clubs in the Champions League. For that, Atalanta must finish 5th in the league. And the Belgian teams can also benefit from this.
The Italian ticket distribution in a nutshell:
- The top 4 get a ticket for the Champions League. Thanks to strong performances in Europe, the 5th position will certainly be added.
- Atalanta is assured of a place in the 2024-2025 Champions League thanks to a final victory in the Europa League.
- If Atalanta finishes 5th in Serie A, the 6th team from Italy can also go to the champions’ ball.
- If Fiorentina wins the Conference League next week and finishes outside the top 7 in Serie A, 9 Italian clubs will be allowed to play in Europe.
The Champions League will look a bit different from next season. There are 36 participating clubs instead of 32. Due to their performances in Europe, Italy and Germany have already secured a 5th ticket for the champions’ ball.
The top 5 from Serie A can certainly go to the Champions League and a 6th club can even be added. This is thanks to Europa League winner Atalanta.
Thanks to that final victory, Atalanta has already secured a Champions League ticket through Europe. But what does that mean for Serie A?
Next season there could be 6 Italian clubs in the CL pots.
Brainteaser around spot 5
Atalanta is currently 5th, which means it can also virtually grab a CL ticket in the competition. It is not yet certain of a place in the top 5, but with one more match to play and 3 points ahead of Roma, that seems to be in order.
Will the Champions League ticket automatically shift to the 6th? No.
For this, Charles De Ketelaere’s club must finish exactly 5th. If Atalanta (68 points) passes Bologna (66) or Juventus, that will not happen.
Then it would take a ticket from the automatic top 4 and the 5th (Bologna or Juventus) would get the extra spot. The direct ticket from the Europa League will then be canceled and will go to Benfica (2nd in Portugal).
The 6th from Serie A, most likely AS Roma, has to hope that Atalanta becomes 5th. Then the European performance ticket goes to the next in the ranking. Number 7 can go to the Europa League in that scenario.
Will Mile Svilar play with Roma in the Champions League next season?
Met 9 clubs Europa in?
And it doesn’t stop there for Serie A. With Fiorentina it has a team in the Conference League final. It will face Olympiacos next week.
If you win, as many as 9 European tickets can go to the Italian clubs. Fiorentina should not finish 7th for that. The chance of that happening is small, because it only has 2 matches to make up 6 points on Lazio.
As a Conference League winner, Fiorentina would be assured of a place in the Europa League. The ticket for the Conference League from place 8 then goes to number 9.
Fiorentina can also finish 9th or 10th. Then the 8th Conference League (and Fiorentina Europa League) plays.
No preliminary round for 3rd from JPL?
Atalanta can also have an impact on the European ticket distribution in the Jupiler Pro League.
If it finishes 5th in Serie A, the 3rd from Belgium can go directly to the Europa League. Now that’s just a ticket for the jump-offs.
Club Brugge, Union and Anderlecht will therefore turn a blind eye to Atalanta. It still plays against Torino (May 26) and Fiorentina (June 2).
2024-05-23 11:46:23
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