sport news Jadon Sancho and Marcel Sabitzer deal Man United boss Erik ten Hag a huge blow ... trends now

Jadon Sancho may have dealt Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag a huge blow after Borussia Dortmund bounced back against Atletico Madrid to secure a spot in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night. 

Dortmund came into the tie 2-1 down, and were perhaps lucky to not concede more at the Metropolitano Stadium last Wednesday, considering Atletico's dominant performance. 

Yet, Edin Terzic's side produced an epic comeback to win 4-2 (5-4 on aggregate) at the Signal Iduna Park last night, with ex-Man united star, Marcel Sabitzer, firing the German's into the semi-finals with his strike in the 74th minute. 

Sancho, meanwhile, who returned to Dortmund on loan in January, didn't get on the score sheet, but was on the field for all four goals and alongside Sabitzer, may have compounded further woes for the Red Devils boss amid what's been a rollercoaster of a season. 

Manchester United are currently seventh in the league table, having not won in their last four games. Concerns have been mounting that Ten Hag's side could miss out on qualifying for the Champions League next season, having already crashed out of the tournament at the group stages in December. 

Next season, the illustrious European tournament will be expanded from 32 teams to 36 teams, meaning there are two additional spots up for grabs. 

UEFA will award those places to the countries that have the best co-efficient across the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League this season. 

Italy are currently top of that ranking with an average coefficient of 18.428, with AC Milan, Roma, Atalanta and Fiorentina all still in European competitions. 

Germany are currently ranked second in the standings at 17.214 after Dortmund's win on Tuesday, just 0.464 points ahead of England who sit third in the standings. 

Alongside Dortmund, Germany also have Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen in European tournaments this season, with English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, West Ham and Aston Villa also still in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. 

Should England surpass Germany in the standings, it will mean the team that finishes fifth in the Premier League this season will qualify for the Champions League. Sixth place will advance to play in the Europa League. 

It could also be a big blow for Tottenham and Newcastle, who sit fifth and sixth in the league standings, with Spurs 10 points clear of the Magpies and Red Devils who sit level on 60 points - with Newcastle having also failed to advance out of the group stages this season.