Arsenal’s win over Sporting has secured the Premier League a fifth Champions League spot, guaranteeing at least eight English teams in Europe next season. But the permutations could stretch far beyond that.
If Liverpool win the Champions League while finishing outside the top four, England could field six teams in the competition.
Nottingham Forest lifting the Europa League would add another, while Crystal Palace winning the Conference League would push the total to 10.
The extreme scenario of 11 clubs requires English sides to win all three European trophies while finishing outside domestic qualifying positions — a situation UEFA once dismissed as implausible but now firmly on the table.
The race for fifth, currently held by Liverpool, remains tight with just seven points separating them from 13th-placed Bournemouth, ensuring a dramatic run-in.
