By Cleff Go To PostFair fucks to Atalanta.Benefit of moving in silence.
They've built themselves into a great side over the last 5 years, getting consistent European qualification. Great way to cap it off.
By inky Go To PostMust be amazing to see your team lift a trophy for the first time in 60 yearslolSpurs
By Pedja Go To PostNo doubt this victory is in part due to the money United have given to Atalanta recently.they should engrave our name in the trophy too, basically
Scamacca with that ECL and EL combo. Just give him the CL next season so that he can complete the set.
Why is Europa League Final midweek? Why is it a week before the less prestigious Europa Conference? Why don't they do it until after the leagues are done like CL, so Atalanta and Fiorentina don't have to play a league match in June?
By inky Go To Postthey should engrave our name in the trophy too, basicallybasically
By bone Go To PostWhy is Europa League Final midweek? Why is it a week before the less prestigious Europa Conference? Why don't they do it until after the leagues are done like CL, so Atalanta and Fiorentina don't have to play a league match in June?Because this weekend there are cup finals everywhere around Europe, including the German Cup.
Next weekend is the Champions League and by Monday the players are going to their national teams for the Euro.
Still much to be decided for the CL next year and a bunch of clubs are involved...
Very digestible and easy to understand system we have in place here.
We know Italy will have 5 teams in the UCL next season as they have one of the 2 extra places for league performance.
Atalanta are 5th. If they finish 5th, and 5th only, Italy will have 6 teams in the UCL.
AS Roma are guaranteed to finish in 6th, so they are left waiting on Atalanta's final position.
If Atalanta finish 5th, AS Roma will be in the UCL.
If Atalanta finish 3rd or 4th, AS Roma will be in the UEL.
Atalanta sit two points outside the top 4 with a game in hand.
But there's a complication. Atalanta's game in hand is vs. Fiorentina.
Because Atalanta reached the Coppa Italia final, and both made it to European finals, there's been nowhere to fit the match in.
So it's being played on June 2 - a week after the end of the Serie A season.
It means that, depending on results this weekend, Atalanta could go into that "extra" game in 5th.
So AS Roma could be sat waiting for a week … hoping that Atalanta lose to Fiorentina on June 2 to finish 5th … and give AS Roma a place in the Champions League.
2. This affects the titleholder rebalancing too.
Benfica need Atalanta to finish 3rd or 4th to go direct to UCL group stage.
If Atalanta finish 5th, they will take up the UEL titleholder place, Serie A have only 1 team in UEL through the league, and Benfica have to qualify.
3. And finally!
Barcelona face an anxious wait for Pot 1 of the UCL group stage draw.
If Atalanta finish 3rd or 4th, Barcelona will be in Pot 1.
If Atalanta finish 5th, AS Roma will qualify and as they have a higher coefficient than Barca, it means Barca will be in Pot 2.
Defeat tonight means Bayer Leverkusen will be in Pot 2 for the draw.
As of next season, only the UCL titleholders are automatically in Pot 1, and not the UEL winners or domestic champions.
Pots are all ordered by club coefficient.
A reminder, if Fiorentina win the UECL and finish outside top 7, Serie A has NINE teams in Europe.
1-5 UCL
6 UCL or UEL (depending on Atalanta's final position)
7 UEL
If Fiorentina finish 8th:
8 UEL, Fiorentina
9 UECL
If Fiorentina finish 9th, 10th:
8 UECL
Fiorentina in UEL
Fiorentina are 6 points behind 7th place with two games to play, with Lazio (7th) playing a relegated team this weekend.
So, there's a strong likelihood that if Fiorentina win the UECL, Italy will indeed have NINE teams.
Torino and Napoli are battling for 9th.
If Italy does end up with 9 teams in Europe next season it will be much more difficult to get one of the EPS places again.
Wins and bonus points will be worth less as it's an average of clubs.
Every win for an Italian club would be worth 0.222.
For England and Spain, 0.285.
Very digestible and easy to understand system we have in place here.
By LFMartins86 Go To PostBecause this weekend there are cup finals everywhere around Europe, including the German Cup.Why not just do it the same weekend as CL Final?
Next weekend is the Champions League and by Monday the players are going to their national teams for the Euro.
By Scum Go To PostScamacca with that ECL and EL combo. Just give him the CL next season so that he can complete the set.Welcome to Arsenal Scamacca.
I think without watching one ETH game, just seeing his interview, you can tell he isn't a good coach
He doesn't have the aura
He doesn't have the aura
By FootbalIFan Go To PostI think without watching one ETH game, just seeing his interview, you can tell he isn't a good coachYou sound like the dinosaur scouts from Moneyball
He doesn't have the aura
Smart hire. Kompany had Burnley playing amazing football at times even in the PL, just outmatched with the squad. Think he could do very well for Bayern. Any coach there has one foot in the door title wise anyway.
Kane left Spurs to be coached by the Burnley manager 😂
Tbh I like Kompany and hope he finds success. Dumping on Kane is just too fun though.
Tbh I like Kompany and hope he finds success. Dumping on Kane is just too fun though.
By NiceGuy Go To PostImagine if Kane joining them coincided with them going two seasons without winning anythingYou know it to be true.
Most sustainable club you’ll never sing that.
Missed the second half last night because I went to see Challengers again in the cinema. What a film and soundtrack, gents.
Patrick Zweig > Zendaya > Art Donaldson
Patrick Zweig > Zendaya > Art Donaldson
https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost465
Chelsea are not that far away from the top. Big Todd and Egbhali outsmarting the market once again
Chelsea are not that far away from the top. Big Todd and Egbhali outsmarting the market once again
By Punished Go To PostMissed the second half last night because I went to see Challengers again in the cinema. What a film and soundtrack, gents.
Patrick Zweig > Zendaya > Art Donaldson
where would you rank xabi alonso and mgs4?
Having only watched one Bayer Leverkusen match this season, where this supposedly great unbeaten team got shamefully destroyed by a side full of premier league rejects, I can conclude that Xabi Alonso is overrated and the Bundesliga is a bum league. They got lucky that Bayern Munich decided to become all Spursy and managed to finish third in a one team league.
imagine being defeated by a team with davide zappacosta
not my club
(he was an unused substitute in the 2018 fa cup final)
not my club
(he was an unused substitute in the 2018 fa cup final)
By n8 dogg Go To Postwhere would you rank xabi alonso and mgs4?I wouldn't do such a thing.
By Plasma Go To Post
That woman’s Botox and fillers are out of control
