Tuesday, June 07, 2005
UEFA making room for 'Pool
According to the Guardian, Liverpool's probably going to be given a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League:
Liverpool appear to be winning their battle to play in next season's Champions League, albeit starting off in the qualifying rounds. The idea of fast-tracking them into the group stages was described last night as "remote" but Uefa is looking at other ways of bending the rules and an announcement may be made as early as tomorrow.Some people advocated putting 'Pool into the group stages directly, but I don't think that's prudent. UEFA would be going a few extra miles simply by giving them an opportunity in the qualifiers. Hopefully some scheme can be devised whereby the Reds' inclusion doesn't unfairly punish other clubs vying for a spot among the final 32.
A decision was not originally expected for another 10 days but Uefa's president Lennart Johansson has indicated he wants to bring forward the talks. He plans to canvass Uefa's executive committee members today and will ask what they think of Liverpool joining Manchester United and Everton in the qualifiers.
