How Real Madrid beating Bayern Munich in Champions League quarter-finals will benefit La Liga | OneFootball

The UEFA rankings of various top European leagues decide the number of berths allocated to each country for the succeeding edition of the UEFA Champions League.

As it stands, the Premier League is in clear first-place with 24,791 points while La Liga sits second with 20,281 points.

As the two top-placed leagues, England and Spain are currently in a position to have the top 5 teams in the league qualify for the UCL.

The Bundesliga, however, follows La Liga closely with 19,428 points and are within touching distance of catching up.

Should they overtake La Liga, the German league will earn five spots while La Liga will only see the top four earn a spot in the UCL.

Real Madrid’s role

As reported by AS, Real Madrid’s game against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League will play a direct role in shuffling the rankings and deciding which league gets the upper hand.

Real Madrid beating Bayern will benefit La Liga. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images and Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

La Liga, in that sense, needs Real Madrid to win and advance to the semifinal of the competition.

One Spanish team will certainly advance between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, and Real Madrid eliminating Bayern will thus seal La Liga’s edge.

Should Real Madrid lose, however, the Bundesliga will be rewarded points on the rankings and close the gap even more. A lot will then depend on which league’s team progresses deeper in the event.

For Spain and La Liga, Real Madrid winning over the two legs thus offers the easy route to securing five berths in the event.

All eyes will thus be on Alvaro Arbeloa’s side tonight in a game where, for a change, they do not enter as favourites.