The winner of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, be it Zrinjski or Velež, could achieve a significant advantage on the European stage next season and directly qualify for the play-offs of the Conference League.
According to the analyzes of the site specialized in sports statistics and projections “Football Meets Data”, the final outcome will depend on the outcome of European competitions and the end of the German Bundesliga.
Currently, it is planned that the winner of the BiH Cup will start his performance from the second qualifying round for the Conference League. However, certain scenarios could enable direct placement in the play-off round, which would make BiH. representative was one step away from the group stage of the European competition.
Freiburg’s key role
The most important factor in this scenario is Germany’s Freiburg. If this club wins the European League in the eventual final against Aston Villa, and ends the season in the Bundesliga in seventh place, an additional place in the Conference League play-offs would open up.
In that case, Freiburg would qualify for the Champions League as the winner of the European League, while one place reserved for the Conference League would remain free.
According to the current UEFA coefficients, it is the winner of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup that could profit from such an outcome and get a direct placement in the play-offs of the Conference League.
This would mean that Zrinjski or Velež would jump over several qualifying obstacles and be significantly closer to the historic entry into the group stage of the European competition.
(Vijesti.ba)
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