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Italy’s possibilities of receiving an additional spot in subsequent season’s Champions League had been dealt one other blow after defeats for each Juventus and Inter within the play-off spherical first legs on Tuesday evening.
The Bianconeri had been defeated 5-2 away towards Galatasaray in Istanbul, whereas La Dea fell to a 2-0 loss in entrance of Borussia Dortmund’s Yellow Wall on the Westfalenstadion.
These losses imply that Italy stays in fifth place in UEFA’s season affiliation coefficient, which is used to find out which nations obtain a further spot within the following season’s event. Solely the nations that end the season within the prime two will likely be afforded an additional Champions League spot.
As issues stand after the conclusion of Tuesday evening’s fixtures, England stay prime of the rankings with a rating of 20.958. Portugal are in second on 16.600, Germany in third with 16.500, Spain in fourth with 15.781 and Italy in fifth with 15.500.
Sadly for Italy, the hole between themselves and Spain has opened up barely following the conclusion of Tuesday evening’s video games.
How are the additional Champions League spots determined?
The nations that end the season within the prime two on UEFA’s season affiliation coefficient are awarded one further spot every within the following season’s Champions League.
So, how does the coefficient rating work?
Groups competing within the three UEFA competitions (the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League) are awarded factors primarily based on their leads to the European competitions. Nations are awarded two factors for every of its groups’ wins, one for a draw and 0 for a defeat. These factors are halved for qualifying matches.
Bonus factors are additionally awarded relying on every group’s end within the league section desk. The group that finishes prime of the Champions League pile will get a further 12 factors, the group in second will get 11.750, the group in third will get 11.500 and so forth all the way in which right down to the group in thirty sixth. The winner of the Europa League league section is awarded 6 factors and 4 for the group on the prime of the Convention League desk. Factors are awarded for locations 1-24 in each the Europa League and Convention League.
Extra bonus factors are additionally awarded for every knockout stage {that a} group passes via.
All of these factors are added up and are then divided by the variety of groups that the nation in query has competing in UEFA competitions.
Italy’s collective factors tally stands at 108.500, which involves a coefficient rating of 15.500 when divided by the variety of Italian sides concerned in European competitors this season (seven).
That rating of 15.500 retains Italy in fifth place within the season’s affiliation coefficient rating.
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