• Regarding the top three associations (i.e. Spain, Germany and England*): if two clubs from one of these countries win the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and neither finish their domestic league in a position that qualifies them for the UEFA Champions League (something that had been possible in England with Manchester City and Liverpool), the following will happen:
– The club that won the UEFA Champions League will go straight into the group stage
– The UEFA Europa League winners will go into the UEFA Champions League play-offs
– The club that had qualified for a UEFA Champions League play-off spot via their domestic league competition (i.e. finished fourth) will transfer into the UEFA Europa League
Ripped from UEFA site. I would not have thought that, but it appears as though the team that finished 4th would go to the Europa League.
What if a team that wins Europa League is not in champions league spot domestically and Champions league winner is also from the same league but also out of CL spots , how will CL spots awarded in this scenario ? Highly unlikely but it is football and anything can happen .