How Brighton, Brentford or Bournemouth could play in Europe

Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth each person an extracurricular chance of qualifying for Europe - but request Chelsea to triumph nan Conference League and decorativeness seventh successful nan Premier League.

The last matches successful nan Premier League return spot connected Sunday and location is still a script in which 10 of nan teams, external would beryllium playing successful European title successful 2025-26.

Six English clubs will beryllium successful nan Champions League - Liverpool and Arsenal person already secured their spots and will beryllium joined by 3 of Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.

Manchester United play Tottenham successful nan last of nan Europa League successful Bilbao, Spain connected Wednesday and nan victor of that lucifer will besides beryllium successful adjacent season's Champions League.

Crystal Palace's 1-0 triumph complete Manchester City successful nan FA Cup last has taken nan Eagles into nan 2025-26 Europa League, wherever they will beryllium joined by whichever squad finishes sixth successful nan Premier League.

The complication comes pinch Newcastle, whose Carabao Cup triumph has ensured themselves a Conference League spot astatine least. But if they decorativeness sixth they would spell into nan Europa League instead, while a top-five spot for Eddie Howe's squad would move them into nan Champions League instead.

Chelsea play Real Betis successful nan Conference League last connected Wednesday, 28 May, pinch nan victor qualifying for nan Europa League. But Enzo Maresca's Blues besides could still declare Champions League shot pinch a top-five Premier League finish.

If Chelsea triumph nan Conference League and travel seventh, that would unfastened up their Conference League spot to nan Premier League squad which finishes eighth - pinch Brighton, who beat Liverpool 3-2 connected Monday, successful that spot, though Brentford and Bournemouth could still overtake them.

It is simply a akin business if Chelsea triumph nan Conference League and travel sixth, pinch Newcastle seventh, meaning eighth successful nan Premier League would again beryllium capable for European competition.

If Chelsea suffer nan Conference League last aliases decorativeness successful a Champions League place, nan image becomes overmuch clearer.

The apical 5 positive nan Europa League winners would beryllium successful nan Champions League, Crystal Palace and nan sixth-placed squad would beryllium successful nan Europa League and nan broadside that finishes seventh successful nan Premier League would beryllium successful nan Conference League.

The title for nan apical 4 has been an integral portion of nan Premier League for nan past 2 decades.

But erstwhile Uefa expanded nan title for this play to characteristic 36 teams each playing successful 1 convention phase, that was an summation of 4 sides per season. Two of those further spots went to other qualifiers pinch nan different 2 going to nan 2 nations whose teams had performed nan champion successful nan erstwhile campaign.

For 2024-25, Germany's Borussia Dortmund and Italy's Bologna benefited, but for 2025-26 nan Premier League sewage 1 of nan other places, pinch nan different awarded to Spain's La Liga.

The winners of nan Europa League suffice for nan Champions League, but some Manchester United and Tottenham, 16th and 17th respectively successful nan Premier League, grounded to suffice for that title done their convention position.

We already cognize 22 of nan 36 teams that will beryllium successful nan convention shape of nan Champions League adjacent season.

England: Liverpool, Arsenal, positive 3 of Newcastle, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Manchester City aliases Nottingham Forest. Plus whoever wins nan Europa League last betwixt Manchester United and Tottenham.

Italy: Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta, positive 1 of Juventus, Roma aliases Lazio.

Spain: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal.

Germany: Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund.

France: Paris St-Germain, Marseille and Monaco.

Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven and Ajax.

Portugal: Sporting.

Belgium: Union St-Gilloise aliases Club Bruges.

Turkey: Galatasaray.

Czech Republic: Slavia Prague.

Greece: Olympiakos.

Seven teams will travel done nan 4 qualifying rounds to dress up nan 36 sides successful nan convention phase.

Scottish champions Celtic participate successful nan last play-off round, while runners-up Rangers commencement successful nan 2nd qualifying round.

Welsh title winners The New Saints statesman successful nan first qualifying round, arsenic do Shelbourne and Linfield, who won nan League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership respectively.

Manchester City will move up to 3rd successful nan Premier League if they get astatine slightest a tie successful their location lucifer against Bournemouth connected Tuesday.

If Pep Guardiola's broadside do tie that game, that would mean 4 teams would beryllium level connected 66 points going into nan last day, pinch Nottingham Forest 1 down connected 65.

Two-time European champions Forest person not played successful Europe since 1995-96, but are guaranteed to do truthful adjacent season, but it is not yet known successful what competition.

If they suffer astatine location to Chelsea, they will beryllium successful nan Conference League, while a triumph would time off them successful astatine slightest nan Europa League and possibly nan Champions League, but they request 1 of Newcastle, Aston Villa and Manchester City to gaffe up.

City won nan Champions League successful 2023 and will return their spot successful adjacent season's tourney pinch 4 points from their games against Bournemouth and past astatine Fulham connected nan last day.

Newcastle will suffice if they triumph astatine location against Everton, pinch Aston Villa astatine Manchester United.

Tuesday, 20 May

Sunday, 25 May