UEFA confirmed today that qualification for the next season’s Champions League should be based on “sporting merit” in the event that local leagues cannot be completed in light of the continuing outbreak of the Corona virus.
The Continental Confederation stressed during the meeting of its executive committee via video calling technology that countries should "explore all possible options" to end the season that has stopped since mid-March due to "Covid-19", explaining "if the local championship is ended prematurely for legitimate reasons ... (UEFA) (from the leagues) The selection of clubs for the European Union competitions for the 2020-2021 season on the basis of sports merit "based on the results of the current season.
Although he hoped to complete the current season in one way or another, the European Union is now ready to consider "legitimate reasons" to end the local leagues as it reached, with the current ranking considered final, and used it as a basis for identifying the qualifying teams to the Champions League and European League "Europa League".
The Belgian League is scheduled to take a decision next week to end the season as well, which means that the title will go to Bruges, who was the leader before the stoppage, as did the Scottish League, which also goes in the same direction, unlike the German League, which seeks to resume its activity in May.