UEFA awards Champions League ticket to Europa League winner

Today (May 24), UEFA plans to announce the decision that the Europa League champion will win a place in the Champions League from 2015.

The Europa League champions will secure a place in the Champions League from 2015.

This decision will raise the level of the second-tier tournament in the European Cup – Europa League, where Chelsea recently won the championship after defeating Benfica 2-1 in the final. It is worth mentioning that bothChelseaand Benfica were both eliminated from the Champions League after finishing third in their groups.

The new rule also means that England, Spain or Germany could have five Champions League spots in the 2015/16 season, if one of their representatives wins the 2014/15 Europa League and does not finish in the top four in their domestic league.

Year Europa League Champions

2013Chelsea

2012Atletico Madrid*

2011Porto

2010Atletico Madrid*

2009Shakhtar Donetsk*

2008Zenit St Petersburg

2007Sevilla

2006Sevilla*

2005CSKA Moscow*

2004 Valencia

(*: are teams that won the Europa League but did not participate in the Champions League the following season)

According to Bongdaplus - DT