With the Europa League last duel between Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta Bergamo (9 p.m., Servus TV stay), the primary of three trophies within the European membership competitors will probably be awarded on Wednesday. The Convention League (Could twenty ninth) and Champions League (June 1st) are on this system slightly later.
The sport performed in Dublin can even have an effect on Austrian soccer. As German champions, Leverkusen are routinely certified for the Champions League and would due to this fact not want the fastened place that the Europa League winner routinely receives. This implies, amongst different issues, that the seeding lists within the qualification teams can even change.
As Austrian runner-up, Salzburg would solely should enter the third qualifying spherical of the Champions League as an alternative of – as at the moment deliberate – the second. Participation within the third qualifying spherical would assure a set place within the Europa League even when the staff had been eradicated.
Nonetheless, if Atalanta Bergamo received the Europa League, this is able to not be the case. Then Salzburg must enter the second spherical of Champions League qualification. Should you fail, you’ll then be handed on to the Europa League qualification and, should you fail once more, to the Convention League qualification.
On this case, there can be no assured place in a bunch part. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless a loophole right here: If Atalanta (who had been fifth in Serie A earlier than yesterday’s recreation in opposition to Torino) end within the prime 4, Salzburg would even be assured a spot in a European group part.
Each Groups in Prime Kind
Whereas Bayer Leverkusen has now been unbeaten in 51 aggressive video games, Atalanta has solely misplaced two of its most up-to-date twelve video games. Atalanta Bergamo makes up for the monetary deficits in comparison with the highest Italian golf equipment very nicely with a transparent plan and intelligent technique – and has established itself as a everlasting fixture within the prime six for years. The victory within the quarter-finals over Liverpool FC was the spotlight of coach Gian Piero Gasperini, who has been a coach in Bergamo for eight years and, alongside president Antonio Percassi, is the face of Atalanta Bergamo’s meteoric rise.
