UEFA tell the Premier League
UEFA tell the Premier League: Finish the season... or use PLAY-OFFS: New plans could see race for the Champions League and relegation decided by one-off ties if seasons can't be completed
Premier League teams could face a play-off if the season is not able to conclude
UEFA held a meeting on Thursday to discuss how to resolve the 2019-20 season
Champions League and relegation positions remain up for grabs across Europe
The desire is for leagues to restart as soon as possible but, a failure to do that, play-off games may well be introduced in a bid to determine key table positions
The Premier League faces the prospect of deciding Champions League positions and relegation spots in one-off ties - if the season has not successfully resumed by June. UEFA, following a meeting on Thursday, developed guidelines for clubs across the continent as the governing body look to formulate a plan to get the 2019-20 seasons finished.
All of Europe's top five leagues are currently suspended due to the global coronavirus pandemic and each of them remain incomplete, with league titles, Champions League spots and relegation positions all still to be decided. Premier League teams may be forced to settle final 2019-20 league positions by play-off matches if the season cannot resume by June, following Thursday morning's UEFA meeting
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin chaired a meeting of Europe's governing body on Thursday
UEFA announced that it is 'preferable that suspended domestic competitions would restart with a different format in a manner which would still facilitate clubs to qualify on sporting merit
Liverpool found themselves 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League at the time of the suspension.
Chelsea are sat in fourth, in the final Champions League position, three points clear of Manchester United in fifth, with both teams still with nine games left to play.
Norwich are bottom of the table, six points off safety, while Aston Villa are two points adrift and Bournemouth are in the relegation zone on goal difference.
Premier League teams could face a play-off if the season is not able to conclude
UEFA held a meeting on Thursday to discuss how to resolve the 2019-20 season
Champions League and relegation positions remain up for grabs across Europe
The desire is for leagues to restart as soon as possible but, a failure to do that, play-off games may well be introduced in a bid to determine key table positions
The Premier League faces the prospect of deciding Champions League positions and relegation spots in one-off ties - if the season has not successfully resumed by June. UEFA, following a meeting on Thursday, developed guidelines for clubs across the continent as the governing body look to formulate a plan to get the 2019-20 seasons finished.
All of Europe's top five leagues are currently suspended due to the global coronavirus pandemic and each of them remain incomplete, with league titles, Champions League spots and relegation positions all still to be decided. Premier League teams may be forced to settle final 2019-20 league positions by play-off matches if the season cannot resume by June, following Thursday morning's UEFA meeting
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin chaired a meeting of Europe's governing body on Thursday
UEFA announced that it is 'preferable that suspended domestic competitions would restart with a different format in a manner which would still facilitate clubs to qualify on sporting merit
Liverpool found themselves 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League at the time of the suspension.
Chelsea are sat in fourth, in the final Champions League position, three points clear of Manchester United in fifth, with both teams still with nine games left to play.
Norwich are bottom of the table, six points off safety, while Aston Villa are two points adrift and Bournemouth are in the relegation zone on goal difference.
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