Should Liverpool be aloud in next seasons champions league?

[eddywatson]

well what do you think?

for people who dont know what I am talking about....

in England the teams that finished in the top 4 places are put into next seasons champions league so these were..

1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. Man Utd
4. Everton

so those 4 teams are in next seasons champions league....

However Liverpool Won the this seasons champions league, and in the rule book for the champions league is stats that the winner of the pervious season will automatically be in next seasons champions league, to give them a chance of defending there title. But Liverpool finished 5th in this seasons Premiere League.

So at the moment everyone is confused and dont know if liverpool will be aloud into next seasons champions league, if so..... do they throw Everton out? Only four english teams are aloud into the Champions League. So I think in the next week or so we will find out whats going to happen to Liverpool......

[f1turkey]

I think yes, the champions should be allowed to defend their title, even if they are relegated

[alexj_2002]

I think that they shouldn't get Everton's place but instead be allowed to take up TNS (Welsh League Winners) offer.

TNS proposed a one-off game against Liverpool where both sides would put their europe places at stake, TNS's Champions League place and Liverpool's UEFA cup place. The winner of this one off would get the Champions League place and the loser the UEFA cup place.

Liverpool are almost guaranteed to win the match as the English league is (and it hurts me to say this as a Welshman) of a much higher standard than the Welsh league. To give you an idea the top three welsh sided play in the english league in the championship (second tier),league 1(third tier) and league 2(fourth tier). For Liverpool it would be like playing a Conference team. TNS as a form of compensation and as their risking the most would get all the revenue from the match. They anticipate this would allow them to make many improvements to the ground. It's seems all parties agreed (FA,Liverpool,UEFA,TNS) except with FAW (Welsh FA). They said they'd give TNS place to someone else should they gamble it with Liverpool.

So rather than allow TNS a money-spinning game to improve the standard of Welsh football they're telling them they either go to Europe or lose the place.

[eddywatson]

WTF? welsh league???

ive never known a welsh team in the Champions League ever

[f1turkey]

WTF? welsh league???

ive never known a welsh team in the Champions League ever

Me neither, they got eliminated in qualifier I guess

[Grand Prix Gerard]

It's decided Liverpool may defend their title...

[eddywatson]

Liverpool have been awarded a place in next season's UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

The European champions will start their qualifying campaign on 12/13 July - with return legs to be played on 19/20 July.

Liverpool had initially been told that they would not be able to defend their trophy, won in a penalty shoot-out against Milan, because they finished outside of the top four in The Premiership.

However, after extensive negotiations, Uefa's executive committee have now concurred on Liverpool's participation.

Rafa Benitez's side now face an exhausting close-season as they will have to play six games to secure a place in the group stages of Europe's premier competition.

Uefa's director of communications, William Gaillard, has spoken exclusively to Sky Sports News and has explained his organisation's decision and the implications for future seasons.

''I think we are looking for a quieter summer at this stage!'' Gaillard told Sky Sports News.

''We have basically amended the rule to make sure there is no ambiguity left.

''As you can see from our statement that says title holders will always have the right to defend the title and therefore qualify automatically - whilst at the same time the number of clubs per national association will remain stable.

''As we say also, Liverpool will be included in the English market pool share with the status of the lowest placed English club.

''There will still be some financial burden on the other four clubs, these calculations will take place later.

''It was decided reasonably quickly and it was a consensus position after the different aspects were examined and taken into account.''

Manchester City had been hoping Liverpool's participation in the Champions League would free up a Uefa Cup spot but Gaillard has now poured cold water on this suggestion.

''Man City don't get a place. As you can see from the list, we transferred Liverpool from the Uefa Cup but kept the number of clubs in European competitions stable. So that means Bolton and Middlesbrough will represent England in the Uefa Cup,'' he concluded.

''The executive committee decided this was the best solution possible.''

Wow what a mission, 1st round qualifying. Unlucky lads no summer time off for you

[Colombian]

That's good news. They deserverd to defend their title