The group stage will then consist of 32 teams, in eight groups of four. Instead, the selected sides from Europe’s top five leagues would start in the final round of qualifying. There is no automatic qualification for the group stages of the Conference League, unlike for the Champions League and Europa League. How is the Conference League going to work? Spurs occupy that place in the Premier League, with their 4-2 win over Leicester ensuring they finished above Arsenal by one point.
Ultimately, if Chelsea and FA Cup winners Leicester remain in the top five - or if Thomas Tuchel’s side win the Champions League - the Premier League’s seventh-placed side will qualify for the Europa Conference League. The Europa Conference League is due to begin next season, and can be seen as the third tier of European football competition after the Champions League and Europa League.Īs Manchester City have won the Carabao Cup for yet another season and are assured of a top-four finish, the team finishing sixth or seventh in the Premier League could play in the inaugural Conference League. Meanwhile, the Carabao Cup winners are meant to qualify for the final qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.Īnd what is this Europa Conference League? This means Brendan Rodgers’ side are guaranteed European football next season, while West Ham will qualify for the Europa League if they can maintain their sixth-placed position. Leicester won this season’s competition, beating Chelsea 1-0 in the final at Wembley. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, finishing sixth place in the Premier League qualifies you for the Europa League. What about the winners of the cup competitions? Leicester have qualified for Europe through their position in the Premier League table, however, meaning the place goes to West Ham in sixth. One place normally goes to the club who finish fifth and the other to the winners of the FA Cup. Leicester City and West Ham United will represent the Premier League in next season’s Europa League.ĭue to the introduction of a third European competition for next season - the Europa Conference League (more on that later) - there will only be two Europa League places for Premier League sides this season. But Manchester City and Chelsea both finishing in the top four means that will not happen in the 2021-22 campaign. In total, a maximum of five Premier League clubs can play in Europe’s elite competition in any one season. Under normal circumstances, the top four in the final Premier League table qualify for the Champions League group stage. Leicester’s defeat sees them remain in fifth.
Liverpool’s final day victory means they finish third, while Chelsea fall to fourth.
Manchester City and Manchester United had already made sure of their place in next season’s Champions League. So who qualifies for the Champions League? Liverpool avoided any late drama as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Anfield to finish third.Ĭhelsea meanwhile lost 2-1 at Aston Villa, a result that could have cost them the opportunity of playing in the Champions League next season.īut Chelsea were saved as Leicester City allowed Tottenham Hotspur to battle back at the King Power Stadium, with Gareth Bale scoring two late goals to ensure Spurs finished above their arch local rivals Arsenal.Įlsewhere, West Ham eased to victory over Southampton, while Everton were hammered 5-0 by champions-elect City. Here is what happened on the final day of the season.
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