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Italy earns 5th Champions League spot for next season because of overall success in Europe

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ROME (AP) — Italy is the first nation to benefit from UEFA’s move to award an extra Champions League

ROME (AP) — Italy is the first nation to benefit from UEFA’s move to award an extra Champions League qualifying spot based on countries’ overall records in European competitions.

With Roma and Atalanta qualifying for the Europa League semifinals and Fiorentina advancing to the last four in the Europa Conference League, the top five finishers in this season’s Serie A will qualify for next season’s expanded 36-team Champions League.

And the Italian league could even have a sixth team in the Champions League if Roma or Atalanta win the Europa League.

In UEFA’s European performance standings, Italy leads with 19.428 points, ahead of Germany (17.928), England (17.375), France (16.083) and Spain (15.312). The points total is averaged across all of each country’s teams that played in the three UEFA competitions this season and rewards their consistency.

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