Premier League could have SEVEN teams in the Champions League next season after Uefa rule change
Premier League could have SEVEN teams in the Champions League next season after Uefa rule change
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PREM clubs could field SEVEN teams in the Champions League next season. But only if Manchester City or Aston Villa blow up in the Prem yet still claim the European crown - and Spurs or Manchester United end their seasons of toil with Uefa glory. Liverpool are already guaranteed to make the last eight of this season’s competition, with Arsenal and Villa able to join them with wins in their final league stage matches on Wednesday.
![[Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/erling-haaland-manchester-city-celebrates-952419447.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
City will qualify for the intermediate knock-out stage if they beat Bruges at The Etihad, with Pep Guardiola’s side still having their fate in their own hands despite last week’s debacle in Paris. And it is City’s unexpected failings, at home and overseas, that could help the Prem go seven-up in Europe’s biggest competition next term.
![[Chris Wood celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/11-chris-wood-celebrates-scoring-963755286.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
England is guaranteed four slots in the tournament by virtue of the nation sitting top of the five-year Uefa coefficient table. But the likely qualification of all seven English sides across the three competitions for the knock-out phase, with potentially six going straight to the last 16, puts the Prem firmly on course to finish in the top two for this season - earning an additional slot in the Champions League.
![[Justin Kluivert of AFC Bournemouth celebrates scoring a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cea049de-3427-4f31-b095-b3dc88219a43.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
England could be up to four full coefficient points - with wins, draws and qualification bonuses for each club divided by the number of teams entered at the start of the season - ahead of third-placed Spain at the end of the initial phase on Thursday, when Spurs and United seek to ensure top eight finishes in the Europa League.
![[Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrating a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/44f8e898-ee82-4a16-a8de-c8c6fc1b68a1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
