{"id":29237,"date":"2026-05-07T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/harry-kanes-goal-could-get-germany-an-extra-champions-league-place\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:19:07","slug":"harry-kanes-goal-could-get-germany-an-extra-champions-league-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/harry-kanes-goal-could-get-germany-an-extra-champions-league-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane&#8217;s goal could get Germany an extra Champions League place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">La Liga (21.781) sits in second going into the second legs of the Europa League and Conference League semi-finals on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Bundesliga (21.357) is just 0.424 points behind. In real terms, that is a win and a draw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Going into Thursday&#8217;s games, each league has one team left &#8211; Freiburg for Germany and Rayo Vallecano for Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Freiburg must overcome a 2-1 deficit at home to Braga, while Rayo Vallecano take a 1-0 lead to Strasbourg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This is how Kane&#8217;s goal could help to decide it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If Freiburg beat Braga and go through to the final, they will add 0.428 to Germany&#8217;s score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And if Rayo Vallecano lose in France, La Liga score nothing and it would be unable to finish above the Bundesliga. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In this scenario, Germany would confirm second place by just 0.00446 of a coefficient point. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Without Kane&#8217;s goal, Germany would be 0.13889 behind Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There are a few other scenarios for the EPS on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-2st5ed-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If Rayo Vallecano win, Spain are assured of the extra place regardless of Freiburg&#8217;s result<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If both teams go out, Spain get the additional place<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If both go through with Rayo Vallecano drawing, it goes down to the finals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In Germany, there is a three-team battle for fourth place between Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Hoffenheim. All three are on 58 points with two games to go. Without the EPS, only one will get into the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">La Liga has a clearer picture, with Real Betis on their own in fifth, six points clear of Celta Vigo with four games to play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cj0pq152zejo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Liga (21.781) sits in second going into the second legs of the Europa League and Conference League semi-finals on Thursday. The Bundesliga (21.357) is just 0.424 points behind. In real terms, that is a win and a draw. 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