MADRID (AFP) - The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) proposed on Thursday (April 16) that La Liga's current standings decide which teams qualify for European competitions if the season has to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MADRID - The Spanish Football Federation proposed on Thursday that La Liga's current standings decide which teams qualify for European competitions if the season has to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Javier Tebas, La Liga's president, said earlier this month the league had identified the end of May, start of June and end of June as possible times for fixtures to restart. Getafe and Atletico Madrid, in fifth and sixth respectively, would go into the Europa League, along with Athletic Bilbao, as the King's Cup's highest-placed finalist outside the top six.
"The top four at that time would go into the Uefa Champions League and the fifth and sixth ranked, plus one of the two finalists of the , to the Uefa Europa League, according to different circumstances that may occur."
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