UEFA announces bad news for Real Madrid in this Champions League

At the start of the season, Real Madrid’s main objective in the Champions League was to finish in the top 8 in order to be present in the last 16 of the Champions League without having to play in the play-offs.

According to information from the newspaper AS, before the start of this season, all the teams participating in the new Champions League format received a document in which UEFA calculated the points that each team should add to be among the top 8 and to qualify for the play-offs.

For this reason, The bad new is that Madrid already knows that it will not be among the top 8.

To go straight to the Champions League round of 16, the team would have to score 17 points . Real Madrid have 9 and only 2 games left. If they win both, they would have 15 points, just outside of the top 8. However, to qualify for the play-offs, UEFA’s simulation puts the cut-off point at 7.6 points.

In any case, Real Madrid want to end the Champions League group stage in the best possible way, winning both games . Tomorrow they face Salzburg, who are 32nd in the standings, with 3 points. The match is being played at the Santiago Bernabéu and Real Madrid are the clear favourites to take the victory.