2025/26 Season

[Doc_Piptorious]

The way that bit about us reads makes it sound as though it would also apply to Arsenal. As long as we make it I don’t really care but curious how Barcelona or Real Madrid would cope with Brentford.

I think if you win the league title and the Champion's league in the same season then the extra slot does not carry. Arsenal would need to not win the league, finish top five and win the CL for it to carry to the sixth place team.

Afaik that is.


Agree about it being interesting how some of Europe's elite would handle a Brentford or a Brighton (though playing two games a week would kill those teams imo unless they managed to hit upon a stellar season the same one that they were in the CL for).

Even funnier is if you look at the PL table and realise that Everton are at present just behind seventh on goal difference.

Real Madrid flying into Liverpool and then looking all confused when the ground they go to is the Benny Hill stadium.

[Catrin]

I know that, I was replying with what would be needed to get seven English teams into the CL next season.

The only way it can realistically happen is if we win the CL and get a CL spot in the league at the same time and Villa win the Europa and they come sixth.

I originally read it as us having to be fifth and also win the CL.

This is what is on the Premier league and Sky sites about it.





I am assuming, going by how that is phrased, that if we are top five and win the CL and Villa are in seventh but win the Europa that sixth place still gets in as well as Villa getting in, but cannot find that outcome being comfirmed as valid anywhere.

The way that bit about us reads makes it sound as though it would also apply to Arsenal. As long as we make it I don’t really care but curious how Barcelona or Real Madrid would cope with Brentford.

[Doc_Piptorious]

We have the 5th slot anyway because of the UEFA rankings. Confirmed when Arsenal beat Sporting.

I know that, I was replying with what would be needed to get seven English teams into the CL next season.

The only way it can realistically happen is if we win the CL and get a CL spot in the league at the same time and Villa win the Europa and they come sixth.

I originally read it as us having to be fifth and also win the CL.

This is what is on the Premier league and Sky sites about it.

There is a specific but very possible outcome by which England could have seven teams in next season's tournament - almost a fifth of the overall contingent in the league phase.


It would require Liverpool to win the Champions League this season while also finishing in the top five in the Premier League. Because of their qualification as holders the free spot given to their league position would pass down to the team in sixth, in theory.

If Aston Villa occupy that sixth position and win the Europa League - which they are favourites to do, according to Opta - they too would automatically qualify for the Champions League. Leaving the team in seventh, currently Brentford, to sweep up and reach Europe's premier competition as one of a record-breaking seven representatives.

Should the Premier League earn those seven Champions League spots, that still leaves two Europa League qualifying places and a single Conference League space up for grabs, dropping all the way down to 10th in the table.

I am assuming, going by how that is phrased, that if we are top five and win the CL and Villa are in seventh but win the Europa that sixth place still gets in as well as Villa getting in, but cannot find that outcome being comfirmed as valid anywhere.

[Catrin]

It requires the fifth placed team to win the CL and the sixth placed team then winning the Europa for 7 teams to end up in next season's CL.

Arsenal qualifying in a CL and winning the CL just means the 5th placed team still gets a slot but no extra slot is created.

We have the 5th slot anyway because of the UEFA rankings. Confirmed when Arsenal beat Sporting.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Villa look like they have a decent chance to win the Europa and if either us or the Arse win the CL then we’ll have 7 places in next year’s?

It requires the fifth placed team to win the CL and the sixth placed team then winning the Europa for 7 teams to end up in next season's CL.

Arsenal qualifying in a CL and winning the CL just means the 5th placed team still gets a slot but no extra slot is created.

[Irishnev]

As dire as things have been, 3rd place is still on with six matches left. If anyone was looking for some glass half full comments.

We are 5th, we play 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th in our run in…….. not easy but certainly things are in our hands. Given how we’ve played I’ve zero confidence in coming third and more worried about Everton and Brentford passing us

[Catrin]

Villa look like they have a decent chance to win the Europa and if either us or the Arse win the CL then we’ll have 7 places in next year’s?

[Exiled_red]

I was thinking the same after the united loss tonight. We still have to play Utd and Villa. If we can beat them, we have a chance of 3rd place.

Chelsea play Man Utd at the weekend if we can beat Everton (big if) as well a draw in that would see us 1point behind Man Utd and 6 ahead of Chelsea. (A Chelsea win would be better for our 3rd place chances but a draw might give a bit of space behind us)

[Cerbie]

As dire as things have been, 3rd place is still on with six matches left. If anyone was looking for some glass half full comments.

I was thinking the same after the united loss tonight. We still have to play Utd and Villa. If we can beat them, we have a chance of 3rd place.

[leftpeg]

As dire as things have been, 3rd place is still on with six matches left. If anyone was looking for some glass half full comments.

[Catrin]

I had this idea that some of the aways could be really long journeys and could hamper the league but this season there was a couple of Irish teams, Iceland, Gibraltar, Malta and Cyprus.

[kingfunk]

At least we would win it!!!

Probably not.

[5europeancups]

At least we would win it!!!

[Catrin]

Oh Christ, imagine playing in the conference league.

[Exiled_red]

I'm sure the players will have to motivate themselves if they don't fancy Thursday/Sunday matches next year regardless of who the manager is next year!

We might not have to worry about that, as things stand you need to finish in the top 7 to make Europe at all next season (it's likely to be more than that depending on who wins the Cup and other factors), but we are currently only 3 points ahead of Everton in 8th and 6 points ahead of Sunderland in 11th, with our abysmal form and some difficult fixtures to play I don't think we can take European football next season for granted...