There is now an alternative way into the Champions League.
The Europa League winners will get a place from the 2014-2015 season onwards. Not only is this good news for us, but obviously this is really good news for the Europa League as a competition.
It would be good for football in all leagues across Europe to see this prize actually being fiercely competed for, given that the financial reward is currently not enough to give teams much interest.
Forget Top Four Finish
posted on 24/5/13
Sorry guys I'm dead against the EL winners being given a CL place
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Why?
posted on 24/5/13
I'd be very disappointed if we were looking to qualify for the champions league in 2/3 years just by winning the Europa league
posted on 24/5/13
Hoddy
All UEFA/FIFA are trying to do is to give the Europa League some credibility amongst the bigger clubs.
I dont even agree with teams K/O'd from the C/L should go into the E/L
posted on 24/5/13
For me winners of the Europa are more worthy of entering the Champions League than second place in the league. It is the Champions League afterall.
posted on 24/5/13
TOOR
I would agree with that, because at least they are champions of something! And I'm aware Utd weren't league champions when they won the C/L.
We should go back to the old ways european cup and winners cup
posted on 24/5/13
why do people care so much about being 'champions' of something to qualify for the European Cup?
it's a group + knockout cup comp, not a league of only teams who won something with the word champions on it
posted on 25/5/13
TKT
Yeah, whats in a name eh??
posted on 25/5/13
comment by TheKaisersTrainers (U5676)
posted 11 hours, 10 minutes ago
why do people care so much about being 'champions' of something to qualify for the European Cup?
it's a group + knockout cup comp, not a league of only teams who won something with the word champions on it
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That's the whole point. It shouldn't be. It's called the Champions League. It's not exactly groundbreaking stuff here.
posted on 25/5/13
it's just a name thought up by a WAG of a UEFA bureaucrat.
It's a knockout comp to figure out who is the champion of Europe, not 'a league of champions'
posted on 25/5/13
Fair point.