Can Brighton qualify for Europe?
Brilliant Brighton narrowly miss out on Europe Brighton’s impressive 3-2 comeback against champions Liverpool left eighth place – and the potential for Conference League football next season – in their hands heading into Sunday. Brighton and Brentford still have an outside chance of qualifying for Europe – but need Chelsea to win the Conference League and finish seventh in the Premier League.
How can Newcastle qualify for the Champions League?
The winners of the EFL Cup qualify for the Conference League. This season, Newcastle won the EFL Cup. But because they have qualified for the Champions League through their league position, the Conference League spot won through the EFL Cup is passed down to the league’s seventh-placed team – Nottingham Forest. For this to happen a European title winner would need to finish eighth. So, the Conference League winners finish in eighth place — one below the Conference League spot before the EPS is added. The team plays in the Europa League as Conference League winners, and the Premier League has eight teams in Europe.If Chelsea win the Conference League they will qualify for the Europa League – but they will only take that spot if they do not finish in the top five of the Premier League, which would qualify them for the Champions League.Premier League claims fifth UEFA Champions League spot. 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.The winners of the Conference League receive a place in next season’s Europa League.
Who will win the Champions League 25?
Premier League champions Liverpool and Spanish giants Barcelona are 6-1 joint-favourites to win the 2025-26 Champions League. They are closely followed in the betting by reigning European champions PSG, Arsenal, 15-time winners Real Madrid and 2023 winners Manchester City. In the Premier League, the top four clubs automatically qualify for the Champions League via league position, so any additional place goes to the team in fifth. Additional spots for the 2024-25 Champions League were given to Bologna and Borussia Dortmund, who finished fifth in Serie A and the Bundesliga respectively.Should Chelsea finish seventh and win the Conference League final against Real Betis, they will then qualify for the Europa League – but they could also finish in the Champions League or Europa League spots. However, there is a scenario where the eighth-placed team qualifies for the Conference League.
Can the Premier League get 5 Champions League places?
In the Premier League, the top four clubs automatically qualify for the Champions League via league position, so any additional place would go to the team in fifth. How about the FA Cup? If Man City had won the FA Cup and finished in the top six, the Europa League place for the FA Cup would have transferred to seventh in the league.