The bad Champions League night of Juventus and Milan, both jokes, and the draws of Atalanta and Bologna inevitably slow down Italy’s march in the UEFA ranking: in this turn Spain has redone under our football, after clinging to Inter, The only winner in the Champions League, today he hopes for the two Romans in the Europa League. In the first place, virtually unattainable, there is always England with 20,000 pointsround figure that becomes impressive if related to that of the pursuers: Italy is second with 16,875, Spain Tallona at 16,214 while Germany is fourth, clearly detached with 14,359.
Juventus-Milan risk in the Champions League play-offs, City against Real Madrid or Bayern
by Jacopo Manfredi
What Italy has to do to get fifth place in the Champions League
The advantage of Italy has significantly reduced, transforming a lonely escape into a head -to -head with Spain. The good news, especially in a future key, come from the eliminated: two Germans, who in fact put the Bundesliga in a bad position, leader last year, an Italian and a Spanish. A factor that is anything but to be underestimated: the points conquered must be divided by the number of formations at the start, not remained in the race. That’s why, moving on to the least good news, an Italian derby between Juventus and Milan, and possibly another in the next round with Inter, would be terrible news for tricolor ambitions. Tonight Roma will have to make a company against the excellent Eintracht both to obtain the best possible qualification, but also to definitively extract Germany and keep Italian hopes alive.
Champions League, Manchester City ahead with the thrill: to the play-offs against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich
Andrea Sereni
The situation in the Champions League
Inter already qualified in the round of 16, Milan, Atalanta and Juventus in the playoffs waiting for the draw, Bologna eliminated. A decidedly more serene Thursday for our football was expected, which today clings to the Europa League to have a shock. The possible Italian derby, as already mentioned, would be an iature, given that the three Spanish, Barcelona and Atletico already in the round of 16 and Real Madrid in the playoffs, have started to march. Much will depend on the draw, therefore, also for the Spanish: for the blancos there is the danger of Manchester City, a challenge that would be evocative but unpredictable. Losing Real to the playoffs would be good news, at least for the ranking: however it is essential to carry on as many teams as possible, perhaps receiving help from Nyon’s urn.
The criteria of the ranking for nations
This season the criteria for assigning points for UEFA ranking have changed. Compared to that past, the specific weight of the Champions League has been updated compared to the Europa League and Conference: the points in the most important competition count more than before, both for the single games and for qualifying the next phase. The first place in the Champions League will be worth 12 points, in the Europa League 6, in Conference 4. To these must be added points for each victory or draw, a figure then to be divided by the total number of teams at the start of the season, therefore 8 in the case of Italy. Football is also a team game among the various clubs in a country.
The updated ranking
This is the UEFA ranking updated at the end of the first phase of the Champions League and waiting for the last round of the Europa League. England (20,000), Italy (16,875), Spain (16,214), Germany (14,359), Portugal (13,600), France (13,428), Belgium (12,800), Holland (10,416), Sweden (9,875), Czech Republic (9,300) .
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