

Arsenal's incredible 3-0 victory against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday ensures that the Premier League will have at least five teams in the 2025–26 Champions League. Declan Rice's brace and Mikel Merino's additional goal have put Arsenal in a strong position to advance to the Champions League semi-finals. To earn one of the two additional slots given to the best-ranked nations in the UEFA coefficient ranking, in addition to the four already given to the top four in the table, the English top flight just required one victory from its clubs in any of the three European tournaments.
If Aston Villa wins this year's Champions League without making it through the Premier League table, and if either Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur wins the Europa League, England may have up to seven clubs in the next tournament.