The developments are ongoing in the European leagues and will also affect next season’s UEFA competitions. Europa League qualifiers are…More

Non-developments in particular, as results such as Inter winning the Coppa Italia instead of Fiorentina and the absence of Sevilla from the groups of the next Europa League have reduced the number of scenarios that promote Olympiacos from the 3rd qualifying round to the playoffs (and their extension). is ensured at least by the Europa Conference League groups).

The scenarios that send them to the playoffs

The main rule regarding qualifications and reclassifications concerns the resulting gaps. If a team wins the Champions League but also has a match in the competition, then they award one of the two to the runners-up in the UEFA rankings. She “raises” her deputy by one turn, causing a gap. The gap will be closed by the first runner-up country that has a representative in the immediately lower round, and in this way any gaps created in the qualifying rounds will be closed.

Some of the gaps in the Champions League qualifiers also affect the Europa League qualifiers, where disqualified teams from the top-flight competition are admitted.

Likewise, gaps created when the Europa League or Europa Conference League holder has a better ticket to a league will result in reshuffles in the qualifying processes of both competitions.

The representative of Greece in the Europa League is looking for a gap in the groups of the competition next season. This is paid by the ticket holder of the Dutch Cup winners (Eindhoven lifted the trophy but if they finish runners-up it’s Champions League and the ticket ultimately goes to Ajax) who are included in the Europa League groups.

The gap created in the playoffs will be filled by the representative of Greece, namely Olympiacos. There are now two main scenarios for causing the deficit, which our country is also betting on, according to the ranking website kassiesa.net/uefa.

SCENARIO ONE: ADJUSTABLE INTER

• Inter want to conquer the Champions League and take a position that will take them to the next Europa League

In this case, the Nerazzurri use the top club competition ticket and leave the Europa League ticket. This ticket is removed from Italy and goes to the Netherlands, where their representative advances to the groups, and the representative of Greece takes his place in the playoffs.

SCENARIO TWO: REGULATOR ROMA

• Roma will conquer the Europa League and take a position that will take them to the next Europa League

In this case, the “Giallorossi” use the prize from winning the Europa League, which sends them to the Champions League groups. The Europa League ticket they won by winning the championship is taken away from Italy and goes to the Netherlands, who advance their representative into the groups and Greece’s representative takes their place in the playoffs.

Interesting appointments

There are many combinations and these are not the only scenarios that dominoes can cause. What is certain is that Olympiacos will start their European commitments in August.

Should these start from the 3rd qualifying round, that means he will start first on Thursday 10 August, with the second leg taking place on Thursday 17 August (draw on 24 July). If it makes the playoffs, it will make its debut on Thursday, August 24 and secure a spot in the institution’s groups on Thursday, August 31 (the draw will take place on August 7).

The group stage draw will take place on September 1st and the games will start on Thursday September 21st.