With the end of the 37th round of Serie A on May 19, the
Atlanta
A 2-0 win on the road against Lecce not only earned them a crucial victory, but also a 6-point lead over Roma with only 2 rounds left in the league. With the advantage of their mutual record (1 win and 1 draw for Atalanta), Atalanta locked up an early lead for next season's
European crown
League qualification.
As of now, 24 of the 36 seats in next season's Champions League have been confirmed, distributed as follows:
23-24 UEFA Champions League Champion 23-24 UEFA Cup Champion Premier League Top 4: Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Villa La Liga Top 4: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Atlético de Madrid Bundesliga Top 5: Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Stuttgart, Red Bull Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund Serie A Top 5: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Bologna, Juventus, Atalanta Top 3 in Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco Top 2 in Dutch Ligue 1: PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord Portuguese Premier League Champion: Sporting Portugal Scottish Premier League Champion: Celtic Belgian Premier League Champion Austrian Premier League Champion 7 Play-Off Breakout Teams (5 of which advance via the Championship Pathway, and 2 of which advance via the League Pathway)
According to UEFA rules, if the UEFA Champions League winners or UEFA Cup winners have already progressed to the UEFA Champions League via the results of their respective leagues, the places that would have been theirs will be allocated to the league winners of the 11th-15th ranked associations in accordance with their points tally, or to the highest-points-earning teams in the Champions Path and the League Path (excluding runners-up of the 11th-15th ranked associations).
The allocation of seats for next season's Champions League is still underway, with the remaining seats to be revealed as the major leagues come to an end.
