Most of the 2014-15 domestic campaigns around Europe are slowly coming to an end, with several teams having already secured qualification for next year's UEFA Champions League and Europa League tournaments.
Tracking the qualified teams has become slightly more tricky this year, due to changes in regulation. The winner of the 2014-15 Europa League will be granted entry into next year's Champions League, and as explained on the UEFA's official website, a higher emphasis will be placed on league performances, rather than cup winners.
Below is an updated list of all the clubs that have already qualified for either the Champions League or Europa League. If a team is marked with an asterisk, it means they have already secured a spot in the latter but can still qualify for the former.
The list of next year's Champions League teams:
Next year's Europa League teams:
Note: Paris Saint-Germain have already booked a spot in the third qualifying round of the Europa League by winning the Coupe de la Ligue, but they are likely to qualify for the Champions League with a top-three finish in the Ligue 1. Entry into the group stages of the Europa League is also still a possibility.
Champions League
Only one Premier League club has qualified for next year's Champions League so far, as likely champions Chelsea will finish in the top four and ensure a spot in either the final play-off round or the group stages.
As shared by Goal.com, it's all part of Jose Mourinho's master-plan for the club, and it will be interesting to see whether the Portuguese manager can take the club to the next level:
Two Bundesliga clubs have already secured their spot, as Bayern Munich will certainly finish in the top two of the German top division, and Wolfsburg will finish in the top four and are still in the race to win this year's Europa League.
Die Wolfe will have their work cut out for them when they play Napoli in the second leg of their clash, after losing the first leg 4-1 in shocking fashion. Even Marek Hamsik couldn't believe the outcome of that match, via Football Italia:
Over in Portugal, Porto and Benfica will surely finish in the top three of their league, with one club going straight to the group stages and one entering the final play-off round. PSV Eindhoven celebrated the Eredivisie title on Sunday, April 19, and will qualify as Dutch champions. The same goes for Olympiacos in Greece:
BATE Borisov and Astana rank among the biggest clubs that have already punched their ticket to the qualifying rounds.
Europa League
Belgium's Club Brugge remains the only club to have qualified for the Europa League group stages by winning the Belgian cup, but a top-two finish in the Belgian League would see the team qualify for the Champions League instead. They're also still active in the Europa League, where they will travel to Ukraine to take on Dnipro.
PSG have already secured a spot in the third qualifying round, while the likes of Dinamo Minsk and Rosenborg will have to start in the first qualifying round.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1DumxFq
via IFTTT April 20, 2015 at 11:27AM
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