This morning, the Lyon press still wants to believe it. In its columns, Progress listed the different scenarios that could allow Olympique Lyonnais to qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. A listing that necessarily makes a lot of talk between Rhône and Saône since the idea of seeing a private OL European Cup next season is not particularly appreciated. For several weeks, Jean-Michel Aulas has also struggled to try to convince the other players in the championship to choose a scenario rather favorable to Gones.
The OL boss had initially campaigned for a white season and the sending in European cups of qualified teams during this 2019/2020 season. A scenario that would have allowed OL to qualify for the Champions League. The other option considered by JMA, for lack of agreement on the white season, was to play the end of the season at the end of 2020. But then again, the Lyon proposal did not hit the bull’s eye. Suffice to say that the announcement of UEFA scheduled today on the terms of qualification for the next European cups in case the championships do not resume is highly anticipated in Lyon.
Still a little hope for OL to go to the Europa League
According to The team, the governing body of European football has certainly imagined several scenarios to resume the championships and complete its two club competitions. However, the daily tells us that UEFA is now much less pressing with the various leagues regarding the need to end the season. Clearly, UEFA no longer excludes anything, even the worst-case scenario for it. And if that is confirmed, here is how she would designate the qualified teams for the next European cups.
First of all, the classifications would simply be stopped (it would remain to choose on which day). Which effectively excludes the idea of a white season. Very bad news for OL. And even for AS Saint-Etienne. Because UEFA has indicated that the finalists of the national cups (Gones and Greens had to face PSG in the Coupe de France and in the Coupe de la Ligue BKT) may not benefit from the places usually qualifying. Indeed, PSG is already guaranteed to play the Champions League, its opponents took the opportunity to be transferred to the Europa League. This time, these places would be allocated to the 5th and 6th of L1. So there is still a little hope for OL. Because if the classification taken into account is that of the 27th day, the Gones pointed to 5th place synonymous with the Europa League.