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No one knows what will happen to the Premier League due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To be continue? Or will it be null and void?
For the moment, Premier League clubs are committed to ending the season when it is safe to do so.
But, as the days go by, it is increasingly likely that the season will not be completed.
UEFA will have many problems to solve if the national campaigns are not completed.
There is a big question about who will qualify for the European competitions next quarter.
And, according to the Sun, Arsenal and Manchester United could receive controversial positions in the Champions League.
Both clubs currently sit outside the Champions League venues. Manchester United is in fifth place, while Arsenal is in ninth.
However, this would not matter.
The Sun reports that Euro bosses have been urged to order associations to use UEFA coefficient scores to decide which teams will play in the respective competitions next term.
These coefficients are determined by how the parties in Europe have fared in the past five years.
That would see Arsenal and Man United joining Liverpool and Manchester City in the Champions League.
Leicester and Chelsea, both in Champions League positions at the moment, would have to settle for a place in the Europa League.
Tottenham will join them in that competition, while Wolves and Sheffield United would miss a European place entirely.
English clubs ranked by their UEFA coefficients:
1. Man City – 112 points
2. Liverpool – 99 points
3. Man United – 92 points
4. Arsenal – 91 points
5. Tottenham – 85 points
6. Chelsea – 83 points
7. Leicester – 22 points
This would be amazing if it happened. But, for the moment, everything is speculation.
And, even if the season is canceled, which seems unlikely at the present moment, is this the best solution?
Chelsea and Leicester would be furious at missing out on a Champions League spot.
Sheffield United and Wolves are also on track to qualify for Europe and both would not be happy either.
The financial benefits of qualifying for Europe are enormous and I see those clubs causing a lot of fuss if this idea is implemented.
It is understood that UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is not in favor, arguing that the “integrity of competitions” should be paramount and urges that this season’s performances be decisive.
But, despite Ceferin’s opposition, this was an idea that came up earlier this week and will be discussed in the coming days.
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