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

The Premier League looks set to miss out on an extra place in 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 place 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 same stage, the Premier League’s chances of earning an extra Champions League place are now extremely slim.

So working on the basis that there are no extra places available for this competition, here’s how many European places 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 gain an additional fifth qualifying spot based on qualification rankings. The top four teams in the Premier League will qualify for the Champions League.

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

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

TottenhamHowever, they are still in contention to make it to the top four.

Europa League – Two places

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

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

However, the second Europa League spot is up for grabs – and United could take it…

What if Man Utd win the FA Cup?

gave FA Cup Winners Also took place in the Europa League.

If the winners of the FA Cup, either Man Utd or Man City, finish in the top five of the Premier League. – and therefore 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.

So Man Utd Winning the FA Cup would clinch that second Europa League spot or, if they lose it, finish in their current sixth place.

Newcastle, However, they are just one point behind them in the table with four games to play.

What if Aston Villa win the Europa League?

there is a Bonus Europa League place Should be available Austin Villa Win the Europa League and not finish in the Champions League or Europa League qualifying places.

Victory in the competition will earn them a place in the Europa League next term.

But 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 another Premier League team.

UEFA Conference League – One place

A place is available 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 place in the Champions League, This qualifying spot will be awarded to the next highest ranked team that has not qualified for Europe.

As above, it will be currently. Manchester United, who are sixth in the Premier League. However, they can qualify for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup. Or they could lose to Manchester City, who are on course for a top-four finish, and if they finish sixth, United would get a Europa League place.

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

How does the new Champions League format work?

Taking the total number of teams in the Champions League from 32 to 36, the biggest change will see a shift from the traditional 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 (four home games, four away).

The top eight teams in the league will automatically qualify for the knockout stages, while the ninth to 24th 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.

Europa League teams will have eight matches against eight different opponents in the league stage.

In the Europa Conference League – renamed the UEFA Conference League – teams will play six matches against six different opponents in 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 end of the campaign, as they do now.