How many Premier League teams will qualify for the Champions League?
Thanks to England’s strong UEFA co-efficient score this season AND Tottenham and Manchester United’s progression to the Europa League final, SIX Premier League teams will play in the Champions League next season – the top five in the final Premier League table and the victors of the Europa League final on May 21.
As it stands…
- Champions League: Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa
- Europa League: Man City and Crystal Palace
- Conference League: Nottingham Forest
- Tottenham or Man Utd will also qualify for CL if they win EL
Which Premier League teams will qualify for the Europa League?
The FA Cup winners and the team that finishes sixth in the Premier League qualify for the Europa League.
So that means Crystal Palace are assured of a place in the Europa League next season, thanks to their victory over Manchester City at Wembley.
Man City are currently sixth and in position to take a Europa League spot through their league placing.
If Chelsea win the Conference League they will qualify for the Europa League – but they will only take that spot if they do not finish in the top five of the Premier League, which would qualify them for the Champions League. They are fourth.
If they do finish in the top five – or qualify for the Europa League through their league position – their Europa League place for winning the Conference League is passed on.
Which Premier League teams will qualify for the Conference League?
Image: Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win came with a place in the Conference League play-offs
Newcastle have already guaranteed themselves a Conference League play-off berth by winning the Carabao Cup.
Of course, they are currently in the top five and will be hoping to qualify for either the Champions League or Europa League through their final league position.
If Newcastle finish in the top six, their Conference League play-off place will be passed onto the team in seventh. That is currently Nottingham Forest.
How Chelsea’s finishing position affects the permutations…
If Chelsea win the Conference League and then finish seventh and Newcastle finish inside the top six – or Chelsea finish sixth and Newcastle seventh – eighth will get Europe. That’s currently Brentford. Chelsea would enter the Europa League as Conference League winners and Newcastle’s Conference League spot for winning the Carabao Cup would be passed on, with the Magpies going into the Europa League through league position. This would mean the Premier League has 10 teams in Europe.
