Meanwhile, Berlin's Olympic Stadium has been revealed as the venue for the Champions League final in 2015.Uefa is also expected to announce it will raise the maximum number of Champions League qualifiers per country from four to five, if the winners of the Europa League from 2015-16 do not finish in their domestic league's qualifying places for the Champions League.That year's Europa League decider will be at Warsaw's National Stadium, which staged the opening game of Euro 2012.Should the winners of both European competitions come from the same country and not finish in their league's qualifying places, both would be in the Champions League the following season.The Europa League generates far less income and media attention than the Champions League.Uefa is keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario that happened in the Premier League in 2011-12 when Chelsea won the Champions League and Tottenham were placed into the Europa League despite finishing fourth in the top flight.The governing body has tried a number of initiatives to increase interest, with previous attempts including the change of name from Uefa Cup to its current title in 2009.This season's final was contested between two teams who entered that way, Chelsea beating Benfica 2-1 in Amsterdam.Currently, teams who finish third in their Champions League group drop into the competition.
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