La Liga is in danger.

La Liga is facing the risk of dropping in the UEFA coefficient rankings, which could cost them a direct Champions League spot.

Spanish teams performed poorly in the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying rounds.

As of the end of the European Cup qualifying rounds this season, the Bundesliga has overtaken La Liga in the UEFA rankings. This has caused Spanish football to drop to 4th place in the UEFA rankings.

Currently, with an average score of 20.958, English football leads the UEFA rankings (based on a 5-season cycle). Portugal is second (16.6), Germany third (16.214), Spain fourth (15.531), Italy fifth (15.500), and France sixth (13.750).

If La Liga doesn't quickly improve its performance and allows Italy, Portugal, and France to overtake it, it will lose a Champions League spot, reducing the number of eligible clubs from four to just three.

The coefficients in the UEFA rankings, which are updated every five years, determine the number of European cup qualification spots for national leagues. The current top four teams will have four direct spots in the Champions League qualifying rounds.

La Liga is in decline.

And if La Liga drops to fifth place, they will only have three direct qualification spots for the Champions League qualifying rounds. This risk is very real, as La Liga is now only 0.31 points ahead of Italy.

Spanish teams performed poorly in the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying rounds, highlighting La Liga's decline in European competition this season.

At the end of the 2025/26 Champions League qualifying round, with the exception of Barcelona, ​​who made it into the top 8, the remaining La Liga representatives all had disappointing results. Villarreal was the worst performer, being eliminated early. The "Yellow Submarine" finished second to last in the standings with only 1 point after 8 matches. Athletic Bilbao also officially bowed out after a 2-3 defeat against Sporting Lisbon.

The Basque team is ranked 29th, with only 8 points after 8 matches. Both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have dropped out of the top 8.

Ironically, the hopes of accumulating points for La Liga in European competitions this season now rest on Real Betis, Celta Vigo, or Rayo Vallecano in the Europa League or Conference League, respectively.

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