This season, the first team in the top five leagues to lose their UEFA Champions League qualification due to goal difference was born

The meme about Freiburg was played for more than a month, but now it's finally broken. That's right, Freiburg's points rose very quickly in the second half, and even ranked fourth in the final stage, wandering above the Champions League qualification line. But the weird thing about Freiburg is that they rank fourth, but the goal difference is actually a loss. Since the reform of the Champions League, there seems to be no such case?

In the last round, Freiburg lost 1:3 to Frankfurt at home, and his Champions League dream was shattered and he could only play in the Europa League. And their goal difference was finally fixed at minus 4.

What teams like Freiburg are most afraid of is to score with other teams. If they compete in goal difference, they will definitely suffer a loss. However, Freiburg did not have such a turn, they were 2 points less than Dortmund.

Goal difference is usually useless, but once it is time to use it, it will be less, and its impact is also fatal. Specifically for rankings under the same score, the rules of the five major leagues are different. Some follow each other's game records first, while others look at goal difference. Some even need to play another playoff in extreme cases, such as when Serie A involves the title. There is no big stake in rankings, so don’t be serious. For example, Manchester United and Tottenham care who ranks 16 and who ranks 17? But if you involve the championship and runner-up and the qualifications of the Champions League must be clearly distinguished.

This season, the competition for Champions League seats in the five major leagues is very fierce, and most of them are only positioned in the last one or two rounds. Among them, Ligue 1 was born the first team this season to lose the Champions League qualification due to goal difference.

Looking at the standings, is Lille very unfair? They ranked fifth and fourth, Nice, and why they ranked behind was because of goal difference. In this case, Ligue 1, it depends on goal difference, with Lille 16, far less than Nice's 25. If you lose your UEFA Champions League qualification because of insufficient points, there is nothing to say. But it is a pity to be blocked outside the Champions League goal due to goal difference.

So, if you can do it, try to score as many goals as possible when winning and conced fewer goals at the same time. 3:1, better than 1:0. The same thing, goal difference usually seems useless, it is just a simple accumulation of quantity. But if you happen to need a goal difference to break through some porch, then its importance is too great.

In recent years, Lille has performed well in the Champions League and has often entered the knockout round. This season they had a chance to become dark horses, but unfortunately they were stopped by Dortmund. And next season, we can no longer see them from the Champions League.

There is the first one, and maybe, there is the second one. Let's take a look at the current Premier League standings.

In addition to Liverpool and Arsenal have secured a seat in the Champions League, from third place Newcastle United to seventh place Nottingham Forest, there are all opportunities to be shortlisted for the Champions League, but at the same time they may be blocked from the Champions League. And coincidentally, Newcastle United, Chelsea, and Aston Villa are now 66 points, while Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have 65 points. The rules of the Premier League are to look at the goal difference first in the same score. So, the next last round will definitely be N bloody storms. And goal difference has a considerable probability and becomes the key factor in determining who goes to the Champions League.

Perhaps, after Lille, another team in the five major leagues will appear that cannot go to the Champions League due to goal difference. All five teams are possible.