The Premier League has secured a fifth Champions League spot for next season's competition.

A fifth-place finish will now be enough for Champions League qualification after Arsenal's 1-0 win at Sporting in the quarter-final first leg sealed the extra place.

It is the second consecutive year that the Premier League has earned an additional spot, with the Premier League top of the European Performance Standings.

Currently, Liverpool sit fifth in the Premier League but Arne Slot's side are only a point ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea.

However, there could be further representatives for England in next year's Champions League.

If Aston Villa, who are currently fourth, win the Europa League and finish outside the top four, then England will have six teams in Europe's top-tier competition.

The same scenario applies for Liverpool in the Champions League.

If either win a European trophy and finish in fifth, then sixth place would qualify for the Champions League. If both were to win a European trophy and finish in fifth and sixth, then seventh place would qualify for the Champions League.

Nottingham Forest could also play Champions League football next season by winning the Europa League.

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