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I wonder how much this will impact on their transfer budget. No Champions League money to dig them out a hole this time.
 
Probably why they held back in the transfer market similar to how we have played it the last few years.
 
Tarquin Biscuit-Barrel said:
I was under the impression we're completely out, and would only have dropped into europa if we'd made the next qualifying round of the CL.
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When they mixed up the rules two years back to introduce the Champions League play-off stage I think they made sure that the Champions were guaranteed at least Europa play offs.
 
We go into a play-off for Europa:

UEFA regulations

Qualifying-phase matches are played according to the cup (knockout)
system, with each club playing each opponent twice, in home and away
matches. The team which scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two
matches qualifies for the next stage (second qualifying round, third qualifying
round or play-offs, as applicable). Otherwise, the stipulations of Article 8
apply. The clubs defeated in the first and second qualifying rounds are
eliminated from the competition. The clubs defeated in the third qualifying
round are entitled to play in the play-offs of the UEFA Europa League in
progress. Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each
other.
Play-offs
7.03 Play-off matches are played according to the cup (knockout) system, with
each club playing each opponent twice, in home and away matches. The
team which scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two matches
qualifies for the UEFA Champions League group stage. Otherwise, the
stipulations of Article 8 apply. The clubs defeated in the play-offs are entitled
to play in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in progress. Clubs
from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
Group stage
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I am assuming clubs from the same association can not be drawn together in the group stage either. An Old Firm European tie would be mental.
 
MalteseMick said:
I am assuming clubs from the same association can not be drawn together in the group stage either. An Old Firm European tie would be mental.
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Christ no! We played each other seven times last season. Imagine that happening again plus two European ties <yikes>
 
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