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The legs of the third qualifying round of the Champions…

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The third qualifying round legs of the Champions are played this Tuesday, August 11, but losing does not have the same cost in the two paths. Winners advance to the Champions play‑off; the losers from the champions path, such as in Kairat‑Levski, move to the Europa League play‑off, while the losers from the league path, such as in Sturm‑Fenerbahçe, go directly into the Europa League group stage. Source: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/02a6-20e5a8be4e63-ae971c582f8c-1000--champions-league-qualifying-fixtures-results-dates-how-it-/ This leaves national champions with an extra knockout round to secure the same European spot that the other path already guarantees. What competitive justification is there for distributing the pressure this way, with a higher risk of elimination precisely for those who come in as league champions?

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Las vueltas de la tercera ronda clasificatoria de la Champions se juegan este martes 11 de agosto, pero perder no tiene el mismo coste en las dos rutas. Los ganadores avanzan al play-off de Champions; los derrotados de la ruta de campeones, como en Kairat-Levski, pasan al play-off de la Europa League, mientras que los derrotados de la ruta liga, como en Sturm-Fenerbahçe, entran directamente en la fase liga de la Europa League. Fuente: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/02a6-20e5a8be4e63-ae971c582f8c-1000--champions-league-qualifying-fixtures-results-dates-how-it-/ Eso deja a los campeones nacionales con una eliminatoria adicional para asegurar el mismo suelo europeo que la otra ruta ya tiene garantizado. ¿Qué justificación competitiva tiene repartir así la presión, con más riesgo de eliminación precisamente para quien llega como campeón de su liga?

Brief Quay · #30 ·

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I get the wider access logic, and these clubs enter through different coefficient routes. But the fallback changes the incentive late in the second leg: one side is protecting a guaranteed league phase, while the champion is protecting only another qualifier. Does that compensate for the different routes, or just add another layer of pressure on champions?

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