Because the Spaniards claimed the overall victory at the expense of Liverpool, the team from Amsterdam will be in pot 1 next season in the draw for the new Champions League season.
In principle, the champions of the six highest ranked countries on the UEFA coefficient list, the winner of the Champions League and the winner of the Europa League end up in pot 1. Because Real Madrid already had the status of Spanish champions, it was already assured of a place in pot 1. Liverpool finished second in England and would have reached pot 1 if they had won the final of the Champions League.
The Netherlands is seventh on the UEFA list, and therefore automatically got the place that was freed up by the win of Real Madrid. As a result, Ajax will avoid Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, FC Porto and Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt in the group stage next season.
With the win, Real expanded its impressive series of results in the finals of the Champions League. The Spanish club has now won the last eight finals it participated in in the Champions League. Real Madrid’s last defeat in the final of the most important tournament for European club teams was in 1981, exactly against Liverpool: 1-0.
