Premier League secures fifth Champions League spot | OneFootball

For the first time ever, the top five will all qualify for next season’s top-tier competition

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England are guaranteed at least five teams in next season’s Champions League.

Arsenal’s victory over Real Madrid in the first leg on Tuesday’s quarter-final means the team that finishes fifth in the Premier League will qualify for next season’s competition.

Two extra spots are awarded to countries based on their ranking in UEFA's coefficient table, and England are now certain of one spot. Italy are second in the coefficient rankings, with Spain and Germany further back.

A statement from the Premier League read: The Premier League is set to be one of two leagues in Europe rewarded with an extra place in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League after Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final.

“Thanks to the performances of Premier League clubs in all of UEFA’s competitions this season, England is now guaranteed a top-two spot in UEFA's association club coefficient rankings, which earns a "European Performance Spot" (EPS). This means that as well as the top four-placed teams in the Premier League, the club finishing fifth in 2024/25 will also go straight into the Champions League next season.

England could have as many as seven teams in next season’s Champions League is Aston Villa and Tottenham finish outside the top five and go on to win the Champions League and Europa League, respectively.