The FIFA has revealed the new system of classification that will govern in the World-wide of Clubs of 2025, marking a break with the previous format when entering innovative criteria to the tournament. From said year, the classification will be subject to the pre-existing criteria that determine the coefficient of the UEFA, in which, especially, reward the good performances in Europe. It allows the participation of until two clubs by country, unless there is more than two winners of the League of Champions between 2021 and 2024. While the Real Madrid already ensured his place like champion of Europe in 2022, the dispute by the second Spanish ticket finds between the Athletic of Madrid, the Barcelona and the Real Sociedad, being the colchoneros the favourites.
Still it is for seeing how will vary the punctuations when concluding this edition of the Champions, but until the moment, the rojiblancos lead the ranking with 62 points, gone on down the Barcelona with 55. The system of punctuation assigns four points by the phase of groups, five for arriving to eighth of final and an additional point by each back round surpassed. Besides, they award two points by victory and one by tie in all the tournament. In other words if the Barcelona does not top champion in June, will have to arrive more far that the Athletic of Madrid in this edition for revertir the disadvantage of seven points.
The results desfavorables of the team of Xavi have had a significant impact, especially the defeats in front of Amberes and Shaktar. To having won these meetings, the Barcelona would have 59 points and would be much more near of the colchoneros. To change the situation, the Athletic would have to fall in eighth, and the Catalan club would have to arrive like minimum to the semifinals to surpass to the directed by Simeone in the classification.
Considering the financial situation of the club, not participating in this competition would mean a considerable economic loss. Only for participating in the World-wide of Clubs, the teams already receive 50 millions, and in case to advance, obtain an extra of 100 millions, a money that would come of perlas to Laporta for 'cover holes' and pose new signings.
The tournament will carry out in United States, of 15 June to 13 July 2025, with the participation of 12 European clubs. Chelsea (2021), Madrid (2022) and Manchester City (2023) already have ensured his presence like continental champions, whereas the ranking UEFA anticipates the participation of Bayern, PSG, Inter, Carry and Benfica because of his high punctuations. The Borussia Dortmund leads with six points of advantage on the Leipzig (67 to 61) to be the second German club, and the Juventus also has six points more than the Naples (47 to 41), although this last still can add in this Champions.