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The Premier League has gained an extra fifth Champions League place – a “European Performance Spot” – owing to English clubs’ results across Uefa competitions this season.

The winners of Wednesday night’s Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham also qualify, meaning there will be six English sides in the 36-team group phase.

Three from Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will join them.



The stakes are high for both clubs at the City Ground, where Forest host Chelsea knowing victory would secure their place in the Europa League or reward an excellent campaign with Champions League football should Newcastle or Villa drop points.

However, if Enzo Maresca’s team win in Wroc?aw and finish in the top five they will take their place in the Champions League and no other Premier League team will get their Europa League spot.

But should Chelsea win the Conference League and finish sixth, with Newcastle finishing seventh, the Premier League receives an extra Europa League place.

The team finishing eighth in the Premier League would then qualify for the Conference League.

Should Chelsea win the Conference League and finish seventh, the extra Europa League place would go to the sixth-placed team in the Premier League and, again, the team in eighth would qualify for the Conference League.
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