2018/19 Champions League organisation theatre as it stands
We’re into a knockout theatre of this season’s edition, though what would a 2018/19 UEFA Champions League organisation theatre demeanour like if Europe’s vital domestic leagues finished now?*
HOW THE CHANGES WILL WORK: EXPLAINED
2018/19 organisation theatre as it stands
ESP: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Valencia
GER: Bayern München, Schalke, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen
ENG: Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool
ITA: Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Lazio
FRA: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco
RUS: Lokomotiv Moskva, Spartak Moskva
POR: Porto
UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk
BEL: Club Brugge
TUR: Galatasaray
Spartak replacing Krasnodar in a Russian fortuitous means 17 of these 24 clubs took partial in this season’s organisation stage.
Teams in bold will really finish in one of a subordinate places.
How it works
Changes to a entrance list for 2018–21 were announced in Aug 2016, with a tip 4 clubs from a 4 top-ranked inhabitant associations – certain to be Spain, Germany, England and Italy for subsequent season – going true into a organisation stage.
The winners of a prior season’s UEFA Europa League – formerly positive of usually a play-off place as a minimum – will also be guaranteed entrance to a foe correct as of subsequent term. The UEFA Champions League holders also validate automatically. The full reason of how these dual involuntary berths are filled if a UEFA Champions League and/or UEFA Europa League winners also validate around their domestic track is accessible here.
The 6 remaining berths will be motionless around qualifying.
*All formed on provisional standings adult to and including Monday 5 March. Line-up for subsequent season’s UEFA Champions League will be theme to final acknowledgment by UEFA in a summer.
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