Toulouse May be Deprived of Europe Despite Coupe de France Success

Toulouse is preparing to challenge FC Nantes in the final of the Coupe de France and finally hopes to afford a major title (the club has won Ligue 2 three times in its history). For Europe, on the other hand, there is nothing certain. Paradoxically, a success at the Stade de France does not guarantee them to play in the Europa League next year. Blame the timeshare, as explained The Team in its columns. The TFC has the same shareholder, RedBird Capital Partners, as AC Milan, current 5th in Serie A and virtually qualified in C3.

However, UEFA’s texts indicate that two clubs owned by the same owner cannot participate in European cups. Because even if the Rossoneri were to climb into the Champions League next season (through the championship or a victory in C1), they could be transferred to the Europa League after the group stage. It will therefore be necessary to choose and it is UEFA which reserves this right according to certain criteria of prestige, such as past results at national and continental level. In other words, Tef’ is no match for the Lombards. Finally, there is still a small hope, but the timing looks very tight. RedBird can still change its statutes and modify its organization to qualify its two teams, as Red Bull did in 2017 with Leipzig and Salzburg.

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