ENGLISH teams person been handed a boost successful the contention for an other Champions League spot pursuing the quarter-final draw.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are the 3 remaining English teams successful Europe‘s premier contention aft Manchester City were knocked retired by Real Madrid.
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AFPThe trio person been pulled retired connected the aforesaid broadside of the gully which means Liverpool could instrumentality connected Villa, and 1 of those 2 sides could look the Gunners successful the semi-final.
That means each squad could prime up a triumph successful the Round of 16 to boost England‘s co-efficient ranking.
England presently pb the rankings with 106.6 points, with Italy 2nd connected 93.5 and Spain 3rd connected 89.6.
More importantly, England besides pb the 2024/25 rankings, with 20.9 points, with Spain connected 19.0 and Italy connected 18.2 – an other Champions League spot volition beryllium awarded to the apical 2 countries.
But with 2 Spanish sides drawn against each different successful the adjacent circular – Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, determination volition beryllium less opportunities for Spain to triumph points.
Germany, who are 4th successful the co-efficient rankings, look the aforesaid contented aft Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen were drawn to look each other.
However, with Borussia Dortmund successful the aforesaid fractional of the gully determination could inactive beryllium an all-German semi-final – conscionable arsenic determination could beryllium an all-English semi-final.
And portion determination is nary imaginable of an all-Spanish semi-final, Real Madrid oregon Atletico and Barcelona could each scope the past four, connected antithetic sides of the draw.
However for Spain to overtake England successful the rankings they would apt request 1 of their clubs to triumph the Champions League, and anticipation English sides bash not scope the second stages.
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The points earned by clubs from the aforesaid home league are added up and divided by the fig of clubs the league has successful Europe – England and Spain person 7 portion Italy has eight.
This season, bonus points are disposable to clubs playing successful the Champions League, truthful England person an vantage with 3 teams left, peculiarly arsenic Liverpool could play Villa successful the quarter-final to warrant astatine slightest 1 English nine successful the semis.
Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea besides stay successful European contention truthful could boost England’s co-efficient ranking further.
If England are awarded an further place, that would mean FIVE teams successful the Champions League adjacent season.
That other spot would beryllium handed to the squad finishing 5th successful the Premier League – presently Bournemouth.
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