Two leagues might be rewarded with an additional spot within the Champions League subsequent time period primarily based on efficiency in Europe this season.
At current the Premier League is within the driving seat with six of its seven groups reaching the final 16 throughout all three Uefa competitions.
Manchester Metropolis’s defeat to Actual Madrid is the one blot on the panorama for England, with Spain in second narrowly closing the hole.
Nevertheless, Italy, who’re third, endured a fairly dismal time in February with AC Milan, Atalanta and Juventus all dropping within the knockout play-off spherical – limiting Serie A’s alternative to assemble extra factors.
Germany’s prospects seem tough with Bayern Munich and Dortmund in the identical half of the Champions League draw.
Likewise France. Paris St-Germain and Lille are the representatives remaining within the Champions League, with Monaco and Brest exiting on the play-off stage. Lyon, within the Europa League, are the one different French aspect left in European competitors.
In the meantime, Portugal has 4 of its 5 groups remaining however misplaced Sporting who had been defeated by Borussia Dortmund. They might do with Porto edging previous Roma within the Europa League play-offs to spice up their hopes of creating up floor on the highest 5.
