Sevilla is still in the race: up to ten LaLiga teams can play in Europe next season
Sevilla FC drew against Mallorca last Monday and could not make the definitive jump to present their candidacy for a European place. However, Pimienta's team are still just three points away from these positions and up to five teams will compete between now and the end of the season for the right to play in Europe next year.
In this way, the red-and-white team has the mission of scoring as many points as possible and hoping that their direct rivals slip up at some point. Pimienta's team now has two duels against direct rivals: Rayo and Real Sociedad . And it is precisely the San Sebastian team that holds the key to increasing their European possibilities.
This season there is a possibility that up to ten Spanish teams will play in European competitions next season. Everything depends on the performance of the different LaLiga teams in the various European tournaments.
It was already explained that Spain has a good chance of winning an extra place due to the UEFA coefficient. In addition, this is linked to the fact that if Barcelona, Real Madrid or Atlético win the Copa del Rey, the sixth and seventh placed teams would go to the Europa League, so the eighth place would go to the Conference League.
However, there are other possible scenarios that would increase the Spanish quota next year:
- Real Sociedad wins the Europa League
The top five teams and Real Sociedad would go to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh teams would go to the Europa League and the eighth-placed team would get a place in the Conference League. The Conference place could even go to the ninth-placed team provided Real Sociedad were not among the top seven.
- Real Sociedad wins the Europa League and Betis wins the Conference League
Five teams and Real Sociedad would go to the Champions League, two teams and Real Betis would go to the Europa League and one more team would go to the Conference League. If Pellegrini's team and the team from San Sebastián were to finish below seventh place, that Conference League spot would go to the tenth-placed team in LaLiga.
- Real Sociedad wins the King's Cup
If the Basques win the Cup and no Spanish team wins either the Europa League or the Conference League, five teams would go to the Champions League, the sixth-placed team and Real Sociedad would go to the Europa League and the seventh-placed team would go to the Conference League.
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