"Villa will take on Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May - just four days before the final day of the league season in England. Qualification for European competition has become pretty complicated in the past few seasons. This has largely been caused by Uefa's new European Performance Spots (EPS). These are the extra places in the Champions League given to the two leagues with the best overall record each season."
"The logic of the EPS is simple. But other factors complicate matters. It has two pillars: it is applied after all other considerations about domestic and European cup winners; it always provides one additional place to the overall allocation. So England was set to have seven teams in Europe before securing an EPS - but now will have at least eight."
"As it stands - and subject to who wins the FA Cup and where they finish - that now means this: The team finishing fifth will go into the Champions League The team finishing sixth will go into the Europa League The team finishing seventh will go into the Conference League The top five have pulled away in recent weeks, with the last places held by Liverpool and Aston Villa on 58 points in fourth and fifth respectively."
"There is a six-point cushion to Bournemouth in sixth place with three games to go. The battle now is for the positions below - and it could yet be that sixth gets a route into the Champions League. Just five points separate Bournemouth (52) from 12th-placed Sunderland (47). Brentford (51) sit in"
Aston Villa will play Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May, four days before the final day of the Premier League season. European qualification has become more complex due to UEFA European Performance Spots (EPS), which award extra Champions League places to the two leagues with the best overall record each season. The Premier League has secured one EPS berth for 2026-27, with La Liga taking the other, ensuring at least eight English teams in Europe. EPS is applied after domestic and European cup winners are accounted for and always adds one additional place to the overall allocation. With Villa, Arsenal, and Crystal Palace reaching European finals, the Premier League’s remaining league positions could determine whether sixth place gains a Champions League route. Fifth would enter the Champions League, sixth the Europa League, and seventh the Conference League, depending on cup outcomes and final standings.
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