Getty UEFA director of competitions Giorgio Marchetti shows the slip of Celtic FC during the draw for the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League football tournament at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on December 11, 2017. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)
Unlike the Champions League, where a large share of places go automatically to domestic champions and high finishers from Europe’s strongest leagues, the Europa League leans far more heavily on qualifying rounds and dropouts from the competition above it. Only a limited core of teams enter the league phase
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