Extra Champions League places: Italy climb to 5th place

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·7 novembre 2025

Extra Champions League places: Italy climb to 5th place

Italy have climbed to fifth place in the UEFA Coefficient Ranking, which gives two extra Champions League places at the end of the season.

Italy have climbed the UEFA Coefficient Ranking after the latest round of European matches played between Tuesday and Thursday.

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Serie A clubs’ results in Europe this week

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 05: Carlos Augusto of Internazionale (obscured) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Kairat Almaty at Stadio San Siro on November 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Italian clubs collected three wins with Inter and Atalanta in the Champions League and Roma in the Europa League.

Juventus, Napoli (Champions League) and Bologna (Europa League) were held to home draws by Sporting CP, Eintracht Frankfurt and Brann, respectively, while Fiorentina lost 2-1 away at Mainz in the Conference League.

Italy sat 8th in the standings two weeks ago, but they have earned three positions, moving into fifth place.

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 11: The UEFA Champions League trophy is cleaned as it is displayed on a plinth at the side of the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and Feyenoord at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 11, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The gap from the second spot has also slightly decreased, going from 743 points to 715.

England and Germany are the top two countries in the standings with 9.722 and 8.857 points, respectively.

The first two countries at the end of the season will get an extra Champions League spot for the 2026-27 campaign.