How many English teams are allowed to play in Champions League next season? Could fourth placed Premier League team miss out?
IT may all be wrapped up at the top and the bottom of the Premier League – but there’s still plenty to play for on the final day.
The Blues have left the rest for dust and to fight it out for the remaining places in the Champions League next season.
Who will be joining Antonio Conte and Chelsea in the Champions League next season?
But could a Premier League team potentially follow in the footsteps of Tottenham in 2012 by finishing fourth and failing to qualify for the Champions League?
Here’s SunSport with all you need to know about Premier League participation in Europe next season.
How many teams from one country are allowed to play in the Champions League?
The maximum any country can have playing in the Champions League is five.
Only England, Spain and Germany can possibly enter five teams as they are the top three associations in UEFA and are awarded the four coveted Champions League spots.
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher parade the Champions League trophy in 2005PA:Press AssociationRoberto Di Matteo leads Chelsea to Champions League trophy to deny Spurs who finished fourth
It used to be only four regardless of what happened in the previous season.
Spurs previously finished fourth and missed out due to Chelsea winning the Champions League.
Could the fourth-placed Premier League team miss out on Champions League?
That was a possibility until the final English team, Leicester, were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid.
If Premier League teams finishing outside the top four won both the Champions League and Europa League, they would take the final spots in Europe’s top club competition.
That would leave the fourth-placed team dropping down to the Europa League.
Pep Guardiola has had mixed success in his first season with Manchester CityGetty ImagesJose Mourinho is placing huge emphasis on winning Europa League to qualify for Champions LeaguePA:Press Association
So then, if Manchester United win the Europa League it won't affect the top four qualifying for the Champions League?
United can finish no higher than sixth in the Premier League this season.
But if they win the Europa League final then they, plus the Prem's top four will go forth to the Champions League next season.
Next season the Premier League could well have five different teams in European's top competition.
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