Won't happen again for the next 10 years at least. Wanna bet?
A bet that lasts 10 years? Yeah, I'm really gonna remember it that long
Regardless, the stronger your league is (according to the
official Uefa ranking,), the easier it is to get into the CL. That's just common sense.
And yeah, we shouldn't be relying on other teams to get there, but it sure would be nice if we could when worse comes to worse.
Only 2 Italian teams will qualify directly for next season's CL. And the Italian team that ends up having to play qualifiers isn't really favoured either. Most other European competitions start earlier, which leads to their teams being better prepared in most cases.
Also, playing qualifiers means being uncertain (50/50) of the CL income, means a difference in investments.