Champions League: Why it matters and how it affects Greece! | Blog – Andreas Dimatos

To the frequently asked question of many fans.. “But is it possible that winning the Champions League counts as winning the conference?” UEFA came to answer with a complete adjustment of match bonuses and the dominance of the competition leader, which Greece can feel from tonight!

Before the start of the year, which is very interesting and different from his team How the draw will be held three days before the start of the European club competitions in the Principality of Monacofor greek football Available in material only accumulationIf in the new form of three European Cup represented by two (Olympiacos, PAOK) Or with three groups, If Panathinaikos can beat Lens.

We know we already have it. Exclusion Ha Eek For the fourth season in a row Our country will not be represented in the top 36 group in the Champions League play-off stage, Something that could be crucial for the rest of the season.

This is because in the recurring question of many fans… “But is winning possible in Champions League To calculate the same win in conference In terms of rate? Or “How can winning it give 2000 points? Real Madrid in the Champions League 1000 for a draw and the same for a win or draw Shamrock Rovers in the conference or European Football Association The response came with a complete overhaul of the competitive rewards in each event and with the restoration of the system that emphasizes dominance and difficulty factor of the first event!

With the new format, wins and draws still award the same points in each competition, but the extra points are now spaced out…

A simple example with numbers:

-That team You will finish first. in League stage What’s new? Champions League And will Reach the final The event in Munich (in addition to points for wins and draws during its course) will be awarded with 18 extra points! Points that equal nine additional wins for her coefficient and for her country’s coefficient of course!

– According to N The team that will do exactly the same thing in the Europa League It will be given with 10 extra points And in The 6th conference!

– Let’s assume the normal path for a Greek team is that in this year’s competition it will finish in 17th place. League stage And he will be eliminated in the round of 16! Champions League This means an additional 9.5 points (as much as her coefficient was this year). Eek To have a measurement) in Europa League 3 And in Conference League 1.5…the differences are clear!

To make it more Greek if s Bauk I managed to qualify for Champions League League Stage He will get six guaranteed bonus points (i.e. three extra wins) even if he finishes last (25-36) and does not continue in the competition! A bonus that will increase the more he finishes. To find this six-fold bonus in a row now in Europa League Must finish first in the eight-race individual championship…

Our country can feel this new reality as of tonight in the battle for the European rankings. Possible qualifications for example: Young Boys beat Galatasaray in the league stage to Champions League It will bring 17 Switzerland On our country, simply because 6,000 points (across the five teams) of the sure bonus for the “yellow and black” from Bern will be added to the Swiss coefficient. And we risk the same if he qualifies (tomorrow). Midland or Bodo Glimt.

Accordingly, if Austria Put the second group Champions League League Stage (Salzburg after the champion Sturm Graz who had a direct participation), the Czech Republic Ha Sparta Prague or turkey Ha Galatasaray (Except for Young Boys) These three countries will gain a huge advantage over our country and will widen the gap between us.

The only answer, of course, from the Greek side would be if Olympic and Bauk Play a dominant role in the new Europa League Stage (There is every possibility of a more successful presence than in the Champions League) or if we finally get a triple representation with Panathinaikos in Conference Associationwhich is offered to collect points, not from rewards but inside the arena!