How many English teams will play in next season’s Champions League?

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAston Villa beat Freiburg in the Europa League final (Adam Davy/PA)The Premier League is guaranteed to have five teams in next season’s Champions League due to being one of the top two European leagues with the highest Uefa coefficient.However, there could now be six English teams in next season’s competition following Aston Villa’s win over Freiburg in the Europa League final.If Aston Villa finish fifth in the Premier League, this will mean that sixth place also qualifies for the Champions League.Bournemouth currently occupy sixth place in the table, and they are three points clear of Brighton, albeit with an inferior goal difference.However, if Aston Villa finish fourth, only the top five will qualify for the Champions League, with sixth and seventh settling for Europa League and eighth place going into the Conference League.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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