We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.

This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.

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Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.

In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.

Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.

It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – ​​35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.

Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.

Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.

If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.

Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage

(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)

UEFA Club Rankings 2026

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english team Aston VillaThe player continues to show incredible form and has already won his 10th consecutive victory in different tournaments.

The successful series includes 7 Premier League matches and 3 Europa League matches. This is a new club record for Aston Villa.

The last win came on 21 December, when the home team beat Manchester United 2-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham.

This winning streak has allowed Aston Villa to secure a place in the top 3 (36 points) of the Premier League standings, ahead of Arsenal (39) and Man City (37).

In the Europa League, Unai Emery’s team safely passed the league stage and entered the top 3 together with Lyon and Mittjylland (15 points out of 18).

Aston Villa’s 10-match winning streak

• 21.12. 19:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2:1
• 14.12. 16:00. nuclear submarine West Ham – Aston Villa – 2:3
• 11.12. 22:00. LE. Basel-Aston Villa-1:2
• 06.12. 14:30. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Arsenal – 2:1
• 03.12. 21:30. nuclear submarine Brighton – Aston Villa – 3:4
• 30.11. 16:05. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Wolverhampton – 1:0
• 27.11. 19:45. LE. Aston Villa – Young Men – 2:1
• 23.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Leeds – Aston Villa – 1:2
• 09.11. 16:00. nuclear submarine Aston Villa – Bournemouth – 4:0
• 06.11. 22:00. LE. Aston Villa – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 2:0

Aston Villa’s winning streak in the 2025/26 season