Former Arsenal supervisor Arsene Wenger says it’s “not proper” that the Europa League winners qualify for the Champions League.
Manchester United and Tottenham are vying for a place within the Europa League ultimate in Bilbao on 21 Could, with either side holding combination benefits heading into the semi-final second legs.
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Each groups are assured to complete exterior of the European qualification locations within the Premier League with United at present in fifteenth and Spurs in sixteenth.
Uefa amended its guidelines in 2014 to permit Europa League winners to qualify for the next season’s Champions League event however Wenger disagrees with the coverage.
Requested if it was “proper” for the winners to qualify for the Champions League, Wenger instructed : “No – they need to qualify mechanically for the Europa League once more however not essentially for the Champions League.
“Particularly while you’re within the Premier League the place already 5 groups qualify.
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“I feel it is one thing (for Uefa) to consider and to assessment.
“Alternatively folks will let you know that to maintain the Europa League targeted, attention-grabbing and motivated that you must give them that prize (of qualifying for the Champions League).”
Manchester United gained the Europa League in 2018 beneath Jose Mourinho to qualify for the next season’s Champions League, regardless of ending sixth within the Premier League within the 2017-18 marketing campaign.
Because the Europa League was rebranded in 2009-10, no workforce ending decrease than twelfth has competed within the ultimate or gained it.
Sevilla (twelfth) gained the event in 2023, whereas Fulham (twelfth) misplaced the ultimate in 2010.
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Wenger, who left Arsenal in 2018 and was named Fifa’s head of world soccer improvement a yr later, has proposed plenty of adjustments to soccer lately together with alterations to the offside legislation and a World Cup event each two years.
