What each position of the playoffs means for the European tickets

Greece will have five representatives in the European Cups of the next season, since the disastrous consequences of this year’s course will be seen from the following season.

For this additional reason this year’s playoffs Stoiximan Super League they are extra interesting. And that’s because in addition to who will win the championship, they will judge the second ticket for his qualifiers Champions Leaguethe qualifying round from which each team will enter the Europa or mainly in Conference League. The sixth team in the final ranking of the playoffs will stay out of Europe.

But let’s start from the beginning…

-THE championthat is, the team that will finish first in the playoffs, will take part in the third qualifying round of the Champions League through the champions’ round, whose matches take place on August 8-9 and 15. If qualified, they will play in the playoffs on August 22/23 and 29/30, with the prize of a place in the golden groups of the Champions League. If they are eliminated in the Champions League playoffs, they will move directly to the Europa League groups. If, however, the champion of Greece is eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, he will play in the playoffs of the Europa League, where even if he is eliminated, he will continue in the groups of the Conference League. That is, the champion in the worst case scenario of the two summer eliminations will be guaranteed a place in the Conference League groups.

-THE second in the playoffs will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, on the road of the non-champions, with the matches taking place on July 25/26 and August 1/2. In case of qualification, it ensures, like the champion, the minimum presence in the groups of the Conference League, but it will claim the participation in the groups of the Champions or even the Europa League.

-A ticket for him third qualifying round of the Europa League intended for the team that will conquer it Cup. If, however, the Cup winner is first or second in the playoffs, the place in the Europa League will be taken by the third place in the playoffs. This team will be in action on August 10 and 17 and if qualified, will play in the playoffs on August 24 and 31. If they are eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Europa League, they will be transferred to the Conference League playoffs which will take place on August 24 and 31. If it is eliminated in the Europa League playoffs, it will go directly to the Conference League groups.

-The third and fourth of the playoffs or the fourth and fifth if the Cup winner finishes in the first two places of the playoffs, will take part in the second qualifying round of the Conference League playing July 27 and August 3. For these two teams, there is no room for error, since any elimination, in the second, third qualifying round or in the Conference League playoffs, means the end of their European adventure.

*The only case for the fifth place in the playoffs not to be in Europe is to win the Cup or… Ghoul. Something that after the 1-5 by PAOK in the first semi-final looks like a science fiction scenario.