Liverpool missed out on Champions League qualification as Manchester United booked their place with a thumping win over Chelsea on Thursday.
With Manchester City successful the Premier League title and Arsenal assured of second, fourth-placed Newcastle additionally secured their spot amongst Europe’s elite with a goalless draw at Leicester City on Monday.
Three-time European champions United had required only a level from their last two residence video games and took three in comparatively snug trend at Old Trafford in opposition to the Blues to keep away from any final-day stress.
It means Jurgen Klopp’s facet will now have Thursday-evening soccer to sit up for for the primary time since 2015-16, once they misplaced 3-1 within the Europa League last to Sevilla.
The groups ending within the prime seven will safe some type of European soccer subsequent season and BBC Sport takes a take a look at how issues are shaping up.
Who can end within the Champions League locations?
Manchester City, who may additionally win the Champions League this season, have been topped Premier League champions, whereas Arsenal are assured to complete second.
Third-placed Manchester United can even be within the competitors subsequent season together with Newcastle, who’re two factors additional again in fourth.
Liverpool are 4 factors adrift in fifth however even when Manchester City go on to win the Champions League, whoever finishes fifth within the Premier League is not going to qualify for subsequent yr’s competitors.
The solely method 5 English groups may have certified for the Champions League was if a Premier League membership gained the competitors, however had failed to complete inside the highest 4.
What concerning the Europa League?
The groups that end fifth and sixth within the Premier League are assured a spot within the Europa League, as a result of FA Cup finalists Manchester City and Manchester United will each end within the prime six.
Liverpool and Brighton are assured to play within the Europa League, with Aston Villa 4 factors behind the Seagulls in seventh and Tottenham an additional level again.
What concerning the Europa Conference League?
The crew that finishes seventh will go into the Europa Conference League play-offs, as a result of Carabao Cup winners Manchester United are assured a spot within the Champions League.
That place seems to be a three-way combat between Villa who host Brighton, Tottenham who journey to relegation-threatened Leeds, or Brentford, who host Manchester City on Sunday.
How may eight English groups compete in Europe subsequent season?
West Ham are nicely out of the image for a top-half end, however have reached the Europa Conference League last.
The Hammers will face Italian facet Fiorentina within the last in Prague on 7 June and are slight favourites, with a 58% likelihood of successful the competitors, based on Nielsen’s Gracenote.
If they win the trophy they may earn a spot within the group stage of subsequent season’s Europa League.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
