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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Will Castle

Could the Premier League have seven teams in the Champions League next season?

UEFA Champions League EPL
  • An unprecedented seven English teams could qualify for next season’s Champions League, which has expanded to 36 clubs.
  • England is highly likely to secure a fifth Champions League spot due to its strong performance in current European club competitions.
  • A sixth English team would qualify if a Premier League club outside the top five wins this season's Champions League.
  • For a seventh spot, an English club not already qualified via league position or Champions League win would need to lift the Europa League trophy.
  • Aston Villa or Nottingham Forest winning the Europa League, without securing a top-five Premier League finish, could provide this seventh qualification berth.

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How seven Premier League teams could qualify for next season’s Champions League

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