After all, an additional place for Italy does not benefit Benfica – Benfica

Even if two potential beneficiaries of this place could still win the Europa League

Italy being allocated an additional place in next season's Champions League will have no impact on Benfica's future. Even if two potential beneficiaries of this place could still win the Europa League and thus qualify directly for the Champions League.

At this stage, Roma is fifth in Serie A, while Atalanta is sixth. With the European results last Thursday, the fifth-placed team in the Italian championship will join the top four in the next edition of the Champions League. But as a UEFA source explained, register, unlike what happens with these top four, if the team that finishes in this position also wins the Europa League… the additional place will be awarded to the 6th placed team in the tournament, thus giving Italian football 6 teams in the Champions League. League!

At this stage, for Benfica to secure a Champions League group stage, they need the Europa League winner to be the team that qualifies through the tournament in question – not with the additional place that UEFA would award to the two title-winning countries. Best rating of the season.

Of the semi-finalists already known, only Bayer Leverkusen is guaranteed to qualify. Roma still has a good chance of reaching fourth place in Italy (Bologna have 55 points, the Romans have 51 points, and one game to go. The two teams face each other this weekend), but for Atalanta and Marseille, the Champions League qualifying positions are in the league. Local is little more than a mirage.

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