With the Premier League missing out on an extra place in the Champions League next season, which teams are in line to qualify for the European competition? The race for the top four, Europa League and Europa Conference League are analyzed as Tottenham, Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle compete.
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It’s getting closer and closer between Tottenham, Newcastle, Chelsea and Manchester United as the race for European qualification looks set to go down to the wire.
As always, there are some certainties but plenty of variables as we enter the final stages of the season.
First, the certainty: weapon, City of Manchester And Liverpool Qualified for the Champions League.
Austin Villa Need three more points from their last two games to join them.
Only the top four in the Premier League will advance to next season’s expanded Champions League, with Italy and Germany claiming the additional Champions League qualifying spots.
Tottenham, in fifth, are four points behind Villa. They need some slip-ups from Unai Emery – although Villa have a tough couple of Premier League fixtures remaining…
The rest of Aston Villa’s fixtures
May 13: Liverpool (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm
May 19: Crystal Palace (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Tottenham’s remaining fixtures
May 11: Burnley (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 14: Man City (H) – Premier League, 8pm kick-off, live on
May 19: Sheffield United (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Who will qualify for the Europa League?
Fifth position in the Premier League Will qualify for next season’s Europa League.with the team moving directly into the new league stage, rather than needing to play any additional qualifying or playoff games.
However, the second Europa League spot is up for grabs – and United could take it…
What if Man Utd win the FA Cup… and what if they don’t?
gave FA Cup Winners Also took place in the Europa League.
If the FA Cup winners, who will be Manchester United or Manchester 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.
With United currently in eighth place, it means Chelsea – in seventh – will miss out on European football altogether for a second season in a row as Erik ten Haegh manages to lift the FA Cup.
As it stands: Who qualifies for Europe if Man Utd win the FA Cup?
Champions League: Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Europa League: Tottenham, Man Utd (as FA Cup winners)
UEFA Conference League: Newcastle
As it stands: Who qualifies for Europe if Man Utd don’t win the FA Cup?
Champions League: Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Aston Villa
Europa League: Tottenham, Newcastle
UEFA Conference League: Chelsea
The rest of Man Utd’s fixtures
May 12: Weapon (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live on
May 15: Newcastle (H) – Premier League, 8pm kick-off, live on
May 19: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
May 25: Maine City (N) – FA Cup Final, kick-off 3pm
The rest of Newcastle’s fixtures
May 15: Man Utd (A) – Premier League, 8pm kick-off, live on
May 19: Brentford (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
Chelsea’s remaining fixtures
May 11: Nottingham Forest (A) – Premier League, kick-off 5.30pm, live on
May 15: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 7.45pm
May 19: Bournemouth (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
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.
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