Italy’s probabilities of attaining an extra spot in subsequent yr’s Champions League stay slim regardless of a Europa League and Convention League victories for play-off victory for Bologna over Brann on Thursday evening, as Inter added to Juventus and Atalanta losses with their 3-1 defeat in opposition to Bodo/Glimt.
The place Italy stands in race for additional Champions League spot after play-off first legs
As issues stand, Italy stays in fifth place in UEFA’s , which is used to find out the nations that obtain an additional spot within the following yr’s Champions League. Solely the nations that end the season within the high two will obtain an extra Champions League place.
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It hasn’t been an excellent week for the Italian sides competing in Europe, as three of the 5 groups competing over the previous few weeks slipped to defeats: , Atalanta have been and Inter have been , all within the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday.
BODO, NORWAY – FEBRUARY 18: Jens Petter Hauge of Bodo/Glimt celebrates scoring his crew’s second purpose with teammate Kasper Hogh in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between FK Bodo/Glimt and FC Internazionale Milano at Aspmyra Stadion on February 18, 2026 in Bodo, Norway. (Photograph by Martin Ole Wold/Getty Photos)
away from house on Thursday, whereas Fiorentina .
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These outcomes depart Italy in fifth place in UEFA’s season affiliation coefficient rating with a rating of 16.071 factors.
England high the rankings with 21.513, Germany are presently second with 17.071, Portugal are third with 16.600 and Spain are fourth with 16.156.
How is the additional Champions League spot decided?
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 01: Zinedine Zidane locations the Champions League Trophy onto the plinth after the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Closing match between Borussia Dortmund and Actual Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium on June 01, 2024 in London, England. (Photograph by Lars Baron/Getty Photos)
The nations that end the season within the high two on UEFA’s season affiliation coefficient are awarded one further spot every within the following season’s Champions League.
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So, how does the coefficient rating work?
Groups competing within the three UEFA competitions (the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League) are awarded factors based mostly on their leads to the European competitions. Nations are awarded two factors for every of its groups’ wins, one for a draw and nil for a defeat. These factors are halved for qualifying matches.
Bonus factors are additionally awarded relying on every crew’s end within the league section desk. The crew that finishes high of the Champions League pile will get an extra 12 factors, the crew in second will get 11.750, the crew in third will get 11.500 and so forth all the best way all the way down to the crew in thirty sixth. The winner of the Europa League league section is awarded 6 factors and 4 for the crew on the high of the Convention League desk. Factors are awarded for locations 1-24 in each the Europa League and Convention League.
MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 11: The UEFA Champions League trophy is cleaned as it’s displayed on a plinth in conjunction with the pitch previous to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Spherical of 16 Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and Feyenoord at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 11, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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Further bonus factors are additionally awarded for every knockout stage {that a} crew passes by way of.
All of these factors are added up and are then divided by the variety of groups that the nation in query has competing in UEFA competitions.
Italy’s collective factors tally stands at 112.500, which involves a coefficient rating of 16.071 when divided by the variety of Italian sides concerned in European competitors this season (seven).
That rating of 16.071 retains Italy in fifth place on this season’s affiliation coefficient rating.