Will we qualify for the CL?

[Chris Harte]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9vl1y7g1mjo

Arsenal's win tonight has guaranteed 5th place qualifies for the Champions League.

It's up to us, now.

[cdbearsfan]

BBC article seems to confirm that sixth place qualifies, too, if the fifth place team wins Champions League/Europa League. Not if a top four team does so, though. So, theoretically possible we qualify in sixth if Liverpool win the Champions League, but not if Arsenal do.

[eye digress]

BBC article seems to confirm that sixth place qualifies, too, if the fifth place team wins Champions League/Europa League. Not if a top four team does so, though. So, theoretically possible we qualify in sixth if Liverpool win the Champions League, but not if Arsenal do.

I’d assumed that was a mistake, and they intended to say that 6 teams qualify if a cup winning qualifier (CL or EL) finishes outside the top 5 (rather than the top 4)?

[cdbearsfan]

I don't think so. If your league finishes in the top two in the yearly rankings you have to get an "extra" Champions League place. If the team finishing fifth wins Champions League/Europa League then the league would ordinarily have five places, so to ensure that they get an extra place, sixth spot qualifies, too.

Theoretically, seventh could qualify, though that wouldn't benefit us as it would only happen if we had qualified anyway by winning the Europa, and finished 5th/6th while Liverpool took the other 5th/6th spot and won the Champions League.

[Brazilian Villain]

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I've been checking out the hotel options in Madrid for early June 2027.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's such a done deal i'm going to start a Champions League 2026-27 thread later.

[RamboandBruno]

I don't think so. If your league finishes in the top two in the yearly rankings you have to get an "extra" Champions League place. If the team finishing fifth wins Champions League/Europa League then the league would ordinarily have five places, so to ensure that they get an extra place, sixth spot qualifies, too.

Theoretically, seventh could qualify, though that wouldn't benefit us as it would only happen if we had qualified anyway by winning the Europa, and finished 5th/6th while Liverpool took the other 5th/6th spot and won the Champions League.

Gambling isn’t one of my vices, but I would place a bet if needed that this Liverpool team are not winning anything this season.

[Demitri_C]

BBC article seems to confirm that sixth place qualifies, too, if the fifth place team wins Champions League/Europa League. Not if a top four team does so, though. So, theoretically possible we qualify in sixth if Liverpool win the Champions League, but not if Arsenal do.

I know it benefits us but it just don't seem right or fair that any country can have SIX teams in CL. Even 7 is absolutely  outrageous

[cdbearsfan]

Not really a fan of the extra places for best leagues, even if they benefit us. However, Champions League and Europa League winners should always qualify, IMO, and doesn't seem fair that a fourth placed team could have their place snatched away from them after the season has finished.