The coefficient ranking determines which major leagues will see an increase in the number of spots from four to five for their teams. The English Premier League was in competition with the Italian and German leagues for these coveted positions.
Arsenal lost to Bayern Munich, who triumphed 1-0 at the Allianz Arena and 3-2 on aggregate. Bayer Leverkusen, the newly crowned Bundesliga champions, are heavily favored to thwart West Ham’s Europa League dreams with their two-goal advantage.
Meanwhile, Liverpool faces a challenging task to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Atalanta. The performance of Premier League sides in this season’s Champions League has been satisfactory, as they are currently leading on points and look poised to extend their advantage in the next round.
The team that finishes in fifth place in the Premier League will likely face a year of Thursday night football in the Europa League. Tottenham, on the other hand, has been striving to show that there is life after Harry Kane under the impressive leadership of Ange Postecoglou in north London.
They have one game in hand over Villa, but they are scheduled to play all of the top three teams before the season concludes. Additionally, the impact of these matches on the number of positions in the table that would qualify for Europe means that 8th place is unlikely to earn any Premier League team European football next season.
