This season, bonus points are available to clubs playing in the Champions League, so England have an advantage with three teams left, particularly as Liverpool could play Villa in the quarter-final to guarantee at least one English club in the semis.
However for Spain to overtake England in the rankings they would likely need one of their clubs to win the Champions League, and hope English sides do not reach the latter stages.
England currently lead the rankings with 106.6 points, with Italy second on 93.4 and Spain third on 89.1 - an extra Champions League place will be awarded to the top two countries.
The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are added up and divided by the number of clubs the league has in Europe - England and Spain have seven while Italy has eight.
The trio have been pulled out on the same side of the draw which means Liverpool could take on Villa, and one of those two sides could face the Gunners in the semi-final.
