According to reports, English football has secured an additional Champions League spot for next season by topping UEFA’s coefficient rankings. Instead of four teams, the top five Premier League teams will qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Interestingly, a sixth English team could also join the Champions League. This season’s Europa League final is an all-English affair, with either Manchester United or Tottenham winning the trophy and securing a Champions League spot—despite United currently being 16th and Tottenham 17th in the Premier League.

However, several qualification spots remain undecided. With two weeks left in the Premier League, only Liverpool (as champions) and either Manchester United or Tottenham are guaranteed Champions League spots. Even Arsenal’s qualification is uncertain, with teams from second-place Arsenal to seventh-place Nottingham Forest still in contention.

Considering England’s spots in the Europa League and Conference League, we could witness an astonishing scenario: 10 English teams competing in European competitions next season—half of the Premier League. This would undoubtedly prove the high level of English football on the continental stage.

UEFA has allocated two Europa League spots for English teams—one for the sixth-placed Premier League team and another for the FA Cup winner. The FA Cup final between Manchester City and Crystal Palace will determine the latter. If Palace wins, they will qualify for the Europa League despite currently being 12th in the league.

The seventh-placed Premier League team will directly qualify for the Conference League. If Chelsea secures this spot and wins the Conference League final against Betis, they will enter the Europa League as England’s third representative, allowing the eighth-placed team to qualify for the Conference League.

To summarize, for this scenario to materialize and see 10 English teams in Europe next season, the following conditions must be met:

– Crystal Palace defeats Manchester City in the FA Cup final
– Chelsea wins the Conference League by beating Betis
– Chelsea finishes seventh in the Premier League.