Arsenal
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La Liga regarded unlikely to be within the operating for a fifth Champions League spot this yr, after fifth-qualified Villarreal and Athletic Membership crashed out of the league section this yr in disappointing style. Nevertheless a profitable week within the play-off rounds of the Europa League and Champions League have drawn Spain inside touching distance of Germany within the race for an additional European place.
Actual Madrid made their well past Benfica on Wednesday, whereas Atletico Madrid secured victory on the Metropolitano in opposition to Membership Brugge the evening earlier than. Celta Vigo additionally progressed via to the Europa League, beating PAOK 3-1 on combination, whereas Barcelona, Actual Betis and Rayo Vallecano all had byes via to the subsequent rounds of their respective competitions.
Deco: “If we advance, it will be 4 matches maybe in opposition to Atlético Madrid this season.”
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) February 27, 2026
La Liga shut in on Bundesliga in coefficient rating
It leaves La Liga with six out of their eight sides nonetheless in European competitors, and as reported by Diario AS, they’re now simply 165 coefficient factors behind Germany. On the finish of the league phases, La Liga was sitting behind Portugal and Italy – the latter stay shut behind La Liga too. Serie A have the least remaining sides, with 4, whereas the Bundesliga nonetheless has 5 sides nonetheless in. Mainz, Stuttgart and Bayern Munich are all among the many favourites for the Convention League, Europa League and Champions League although.
European attracts
One disadvantage of Friday’s attracts is that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are on target to fulfill within the quarter-final of the Champions League in the event that they qualify, which might halt the development of 1. Equally, ought to Celta Vigo and Actual Betis get that far, they’ll meet within the semi-finals of the Europa League.
🚨😳 Rival Watch: Tottenham Hotspur’s damage checklist, as per @Transfermarkt. pic.twitter.com/GGbd958BCu
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) February 27, 2026
On the optimistic aspect for La Liga, Bayer Leverkusen drew Arsenal, and Stuttgart face Porto, which signify two of the more durable attracts within the Champions League and Europa League.
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