Premier League Secures at Least 8 European Places as Man City’s 1-0 FA Cup Win Shifts Berths
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Updated · BBC.com · May 16
Premier League Secures at Least 8 European Places as Man City’s 1-0 FA Cup Win Shifts Berths
12 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 16
Eight Premier League clubs are now guaranteed European football next season after Manchester City’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Chelsea sent the cup’s Europa League berth back into the league allocation.
England had already secured a fifth Champions League place through UEFA’s European Performance Spot, and City’s domestic-cup success also pushes the EFL Cup’s Conference League place down to the league table.
As things stand, the top five would enter the Champions League, sixth and seventh the Europa League, and eighth the Conference League, with Liverpool fifth on 59 points and Bournemouth sixth on 55.
Aston Villa’s Europa League final against Freiburg on Wednesday could still lift sixth into the Champions League if Villa win the trophy but finish fifth, though England would still have eight clubs in Europe.
Crystal Palace could raise the total to nine by beating Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final, because Palace cannot qualify through the league and would add an extra Europa League spot as titleholders.
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