Champions League Almost Sewn Up But Race For Europe Tighter Than Ever

The title for Champions League qualification appears to beryllium settled aft 2 melodramatic second-half injury-time winners connected Sunday.

Liverpool scored successful nan 100th minute and Aston Villa netted successful nan 93rd. Add successful Manchester United's triumph connected Saturday and those 3 teams look group subordinate Arsenal and Manchester City successful nan apical 5 travel nan extremity of nan season.

But while location mightiness beryllium a seven-point spread separating Liverpool successful 5th and Chelsea successful sixth, scrolling further down nan table, nan Europa League and Europa Conference League spots are anyone's guess.

Just 3 points abstracted nan sixth and 12th places - nan smallest separator ever connected this day successful nan Premier League's 34-season history.

Six points abstracted sixth and 14th.

Only erstwhile earlier successful Premier League history has nan spread betwixt sixth and 14th been tighter connected this day (19 April) and that was successful nan very first play of nan title successful 1992-93 (five points).

Back past only nan apical 3 sewage into nan Europe, whereas this twelvemonth 10 English clubs could perchance extremity up playing continental shot adjacent term.

So, pinch moreover ninth spot perchance bully capable for a European circuit adjacent campaign, BBC Sport takes a look astatine nan authorities of play.