Premier League: How many teams will qualify for European football next season?

The Premier League looks set to miss out on an additional place within the Champions League next season, so which teams are in line to qualify for the European competition?

How many Premier League clubs will qualify for the new-look Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League next season and will seventh place secure a spot in Europe?

with City of Manchester And weapon Out of the Champions League quarter-finals and Liverpool And West Ham Exiting the Europa League at the identical stage, the Premier League’s possibilities of earning an additional Champions League place are actually extremely slim.

So working on the idea that there are not any extra places available for this competition, here’s how many European spots are up for grabs and who can get them…

Champions League – Four places

The Champions League is expanding from 32 teams to 36 teams next season (more on that below) but with the Premier League now unlikely to realize a further fifth qualifying spot based on qualification rankings. The top 4 teams within the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League.

They will all go straight into the brand new league stage of the competition, with no qualifying or play-off rounds required.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City And Austin Villa Currently in line for a spot within the Champions League.

TottenhamHowever, they’re still in contention to make it to the highest 4.

Europa League – Two places

Fifth position within the Premier League Will qualify for next season’s Europa League.Instead of needing to play any additional qualifying or playoff games, once more the team is moving directly into the brand new league stage. Tottenham Currently able to take this position.

With a seven-point gap between Tottenham and sixth place Manchester Unitedthe identity of the highest five is, for now at the least, apparently fixed.

The winners of the FA Cup also qualify for the Europa League.

If the FA Cup winners finish in the highest five of the Premier League. – and subsequently qualify for the Champions League or Europa League through their league position – Their Europa League place for FA Cup honors will be awarded to the next highest-ranked Premier League team not competing in Europe.

They are currently Manchester United who’re in sixth place.

What if Aston Villa win the Europa League?

there’s a Bonus Europa League place Should be available Austin Villa Win the Europa League and never finish within the Champions League or Europa League qualifying places.

Victory within the competition will earn them a spot within the Europa League next term.

If Villa qualify for either the Champions League or the Europa League, their bonus will be a Europa League qualifying spot. no Will be transferred to a different Premier League team.

UEFA Conference League – One place

A spot is out there for Premier League sides to the UEFA Conference League – note the subtle name change next season.

Qualification for this tournament has been given. Carabao Cup Winners. However, as Liverpool look set to secure a spot within the Champions League, This qualifying spot will be awarded to the next highest ranked team that has not qualified for Europe.

For now it will. Manchester United, who’re sixth within the Premier League. However, they will win the FA Cup and qualify for the Europa League or they will lose to Manchester City, who’re poised to complete in the highest 4 and that spot will be awarded with sixth place.

In this case, the UEFA Conference League would move to seventh place, which it currently occupies. Newcastle.

How does the brand new Champions League format work?

Taking the entire variety of teams within the Champions League from 32 to 36, the most important change will see a shift from the normal group stage to a single league stage including all participating teams.

Instead of the previous six matches against three teams played on a home-and-away basis, each club will now be guaranteed a minimum of eight league stage games against eight different opponents (4 home games, 4 away).

The top eight teams within the league will routinely qualify for the knockout stage, while the ninth to Twenty fourth-placed teams will compete in a two-legged play-off to advance to the last 16 of the competition.

Teams ranked 25-36 are eliminated from all competitions.

The Europa League and Europa Conference League are also changing?

Similar changes will be made to the Europa League and Europa Conference League formats, each with 36 teams.

In the Europa League, teams will have eight matches against eight different opponents within the league stage.

In the Europa Conference League – renamed the UEFA Conference League – teams will play six matches against six different opponents within the league stage. The UEFA Conference League games will be played between September and December.

The knockout stages of the competition will run through the second half of the season and conclude at the top of the campaign, as they do now.