Why sister club Girona potentially qualifying for the Champions League for the first time would have ramifications for Manchester City
are flying in . The Catalan club are second in the table, six points ahead of much-more-famous neighbours and defending champions and two behind leaders — who they play on Saturday evening, knowing they will go top with a win. The top four finishers in the Spanish league each year automatically make the following season’s , so with 23 of the 38 matches played, Girona are in prime position to appear in Europe’s flagship competition for the first time.
’s rules, in theory, are intended to stop any chance of collusion between sister clubs who may meet in European competition. Delving into ’s Club Financial Control Body , will be looking into the matter should both teams qualify for the Champions League, having ruled on several comparable relationships in recent years. Advertisement In an interview with UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph last month,
association coefficient — currently City, with ranked third — get the nod. As they stand, the rules also do not include any clause for one of the sides concerned winning the previous season’s Champions League — meaning that even if City retain their European title in June, it would not give them any precedence over league finishing position. Would this mean anything for the and La Liga? Well, if this transpired, there would be major repercussions on European qualification.
was content that “no individual or legal entity” — which included the wider Red Bull company — had a decisive influence over more than one of the clubs. Though the exact details of the changes were never fully explained, according to
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