The Netherlands fall in UEFA rankings after losing PSV and equality at Ajax | Now



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The Netherlands lost a spot on Thursday on the UEFA coefficient ranking list. Austria took eleventh place after the fourth round of the group stages of the Champions League and the Europa League.

Due to PSV's defeat against Tottenham Hotspur (2-1) and Ajax's draw in Benfica (1-1). The Netherlands could only add 0.2 point to their total. The Austrian clubs Red Bull Salzburg (2-5 win at Rosenborg) and Rapid Wien (0-0 against Villarreal) won 0.6 points for Austria in the Europa League, which is therefore the Netherlands.

list – established on the basis of European achievements of the past five years – the twelfth place. The difference with the number eleven Austria is only 0.017 point.

In the Champions League and Europa League, a win is worth two points and a draw one point. The points earned are then divided by the number of clubs playing European football on behalf of a country at the start of the season. In the Netherlands and Austria there are 5.

List of UEFA coefficients on November 8

  • 1. Spain 93 569
  • 2. England 70,320
  • 3. Italy 69,725
  • 4. Germany 65,355
  • 5. France 53 165
  • 6. Russia 48,382
  • 7. Portugal 42 832
  • 8. Belgium 37 300
  • 9. Ukraine 37 100
  • 10. Turkey 33 200
  • 11. Austria 28,850
  • 12. Netherlands 28 833
  • 13. Denmark 27,025
  • 14. Greece 27 000
  • 15. Switzerland 26,300

Wintering Ajax awards a point in the Netherlands

It is important to return to eleventh place in the ranking of the coefficients, as this position is certainly good for a direct ticket in the Champions League for the next season's champion. [19659003] Direct entry can only be thwarted if the winner of the 2020 Champions League does not qualify for the multi-million balloon national competition. If the Netherlands ranks tenths, the participation of the champion in the Champions League is absolutely certain.

Ajax can accumulate a lot of points in the next matches. If the Amsterdam team definitely stands for the next round, this pays off five points. This is divided by the number of Dutch participants (five) and then gives an extra point, which brings the Netherlands back over Austria.

Ajax currently occupies second place in Group E with eight points. Ten Hag wins three weeks of AEK Athens, so he is certain to be in the eighth finals.

PSV will play a home game against FC Barcelona in three weeks, which is already certain to qualify for the round of 16. The Eindhoven team is with one point the last team in Group B and is in a defeat against the Catalans no chance for third place which entitles them to a spot in the playoffs of the Europa League.

Check out the program and the classification of the Champions League

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