While the war between Russia and Ukraine continued, sanctions against Russia in post-war sports competitions came one after another.
Following the THY EuroLeague and Olympics, FIFA and UEFA officials announced that after the meeting held on Monday, February 28, Russian teams were banned from all tournaments until a second announcement. After this decision, the situation of the teams that will compete in the European cups has also changed.
HOW WILL IT IMPACT TURKISH TEAMS?
Turkey, which is in the 13th place in the ranking of UEFA countries, will not be able to send a team directly to the Champions League next season.
While 2 teams from the Super League will participate in the Champions League qualifying round, the champion team will fight starting from the 3rd qualifying round and the second ranked team will start from the 2nd qualifying round.
After UEFA’s decision to ban the Russian teams, the question of whether the Super League champions can directly participate in the Champions League began to be wondered.
MEN DECISION WILL NOT BE ENOUGH
After UEFA’s ban, Turkey will rise to 12th place in the rankings of countries, but this will not be enough for the Super League champion to directly participate in the Champions League.
UEFA EUROPEAN LEAGUE DOES NOT IMPACT
The status of the UEFA Europa League champion, who will get a direct Champions League visa, in his own league is not about Turkish teams, but France, which is in the 5th place in the ranking.