The final day of the 2023/24 Premier League season produced enough drama as teams fought for the title, European places and relegation.
The Champions League qualifiers have long been decided by Aston Villa, who secured third place after Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat to Manchester City. That left Spurs fighting for fifth place, with the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle United and Manchester United all hoping to seal their places in the Europa League or Conference League.
While sixth is usually enough to guarantee Europa League football, Chelsea still have a bit of a wait before knowing for sure which UEFA competition they will enter in 2024/25.
For the time being, the sixth place is the Europa League position in the Premier League. Chelsea finished there after some good form towards the end of the season and have found some form of European football, although they have to wait until the FA Cup final to find out if they will play in UEFA’s second tier competition or will be relegated. the Conference League.
The FA Cup winners automatically qualify for a place in the Europa League for the following campaign. Manchester United, who will compete in the match to be held at Wembley Stadium where they will face their rivals Manchester City, finished outside the top seven, failing to enter the European football league.
However, if they can beat Pep Guardiola’s title winners, the Red Devils will claim the second Europa League qualifying spot alongside Tottenham Hotspur, who finished fifth. Such a result would see Chelsea stripped of their Europa League place and dropped into the Conference League, where they will replace seventh-placed Newcastle United who will go without continental action in 2024/25.
Manchester City finally claimed the Premier League title ahead of Arsenal on the final day of the season, with Liverpool out of contention almost a month before the climax.
They all qualified for the Champions League alongside Aston Villa, who enjoyed a stunning campaign under Unai Emery and eventually pipped Tottenham to a top-four finish.
Spurs are in next season’s Europa League after finishing fifth, while Chelsea and Newcastle still have to wait for the result of the FA Cup final to find out which competition they will play in or – for that matter – if they will go around the continent at all.
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