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7-1! 5-1! Manchester United Hotspur meets the Europa League final, and the Premier League is completely defeated: 6 teams will play in the European Championship next season

6:01pm, 12 May 2025【Football】

In the early morning of May 9, the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals ended. Manchester United eliminated Athletic Bilbao 7-1 with a total score and advanced to the finals. Tottenham eliminated Bode 5-1 with a total score of 5-1 with a total score of ​​showing forward to the finals. In this way, the Premier League team will win the championship and runner-up in advance. Manchester United and Tottenham will compete for the final championship on May 21, and at the same time, confirm that next season's Champions League, a total of 6 teams in the Premier League will participate.

This season, Manchester United and Tottenham have performed poorly in the Premier League, becoming points-giving boys for each team again and again. If Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester City had not been relegated early, Manchester United and Tottenham would still have to fight for relegation.

Now, the two teams continue to make great strides in the Europa League, eliminating their opponents to reach the finals. This is another situation in the Europa League finals after the 2018/19 season. The last time the Premier League team won the championship, when Chelsea defeated Arsenal.

According to UEFA regulations, the UEFA champions in this season can obtain direct qualifications for the Champions League next season, so if Manchester United or Tottenham win the championship, they can directly obtain a seat in the Champions League next season, and allow 6 Premier League teams to participate.

With the advantage of European points this season, the Premier League has won an additional Champions League place next season. That is to say, the team that ranked fifth in the Premier League this season can also participate in the Champions League, and only Liverpool, who locks in the championship, has determined to advance.

According to the Premier League standings, Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Villa are currently competing for 4 remaining Champions League seats.

Originally, up to 7 teams in the Premier League will be able to play in the Champions League next season. With Villa eliminated the Champions League early and Arsenal missed the championship, only up to 6 teams in the Premier League can get tickets.

Since Manchester United and Tottenham missed the top eight ahead of schedule, no one who won the UEFA Cup championship will affect the five UEFA Champions League seats at the league level.

There are three rounds left in the Premier League, and there is still a lot of suspense about which teams Liverpool teams to lock in the Champions League qualification for next season.