The failure of Madrid's "Real" club this season will have repercussions in the Champions League. When the elite football league teams are drawn next season, the name of "Real" will not be in the first basket. As "Barcelona" secured the trophies in the Spanish championships, the Madrid team led by Carlo Ancelotti found themselves in the second basket of the Champions League for the first time in five years.
Previously, teams were placed in the baskets based on coefficient ratings, but UEFA decided to change the system - now the first basket will include the top seven champions of the best European leagues and the winners of the Champions League.
Since "Barcelona" and "Juventus" will play in the Champions League final, and both teams have won their country's championships, one spot will be guaranteed for the Dutch league. It is ranked in the eighth position among the leagues in the 2013-2014 season. This year's Dutch championship was won by PSV Eindhoven.
Here is how the first Champions League basket will look like next season: "Barcelona", "Bayern", "Chelsea", "Juventus", PSG, "Benfica", St. Petersburg's "Zenit", PSV.
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