How Tottenham can get UEFA coefficient boost even if Liverpool and West Ham exit Europa League

The UEFA coefficient — it's what everyone in the football world is talking about. With an extra place up for grabs in next season's Champions League, it's no wonder really.

Two leagues will get an extra Champions League place next season as the competition expands to 32 teams. The two leagues will be determined by the UEFA coefficients, based on whose teams do well in European competition.

Italy's Serie A leads the way for an extra place so far, with the Premier League battling it out with the Bundesliga to get the other spot. Fifth place in the Premier League this season could qualify for the Champions League.

Currently though, the Bundesliga are in second spot in the UEFA coefficient table. They moved further ahead last night after Bayern Munich beat Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final, while Manchester City were also knocked out.

That makes things tough for England to get that extra spot come the end of the season, but not impossible. The Europa League and Europa Conference League also come into play, but things looks tricky there too.

Liverpool go into tonight's Europa League quarter-final second leg with Atalanta 3-0 down, while West Ham host German side Bayer Leverkusen with a 2-0 deficit to overcome. It does not look like either will go through.

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However, with Tottenham currently fifth in the Premier League, Spurs could get a boost even if the Reds and the Hammers get knocked out tonight.

The coefficient is worked out by giving points to teams for wins and draws and going through rounds in European competition, then that