UEFA club coefficient: How results in Europe affect Man Utd, Tottenham and Aston Villa's Champions League hopes
There's a huge feeling of intrigue around the Champions League qualification race as the home straight of the 2023/24 season approaches.
While title hopefuls Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal look locked in the top three in the Premier League, the likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United are hunting fourth spot to qualify for Europe's top club competition.
However, with the Champions League set to include more teams in its restructuring for the 2024/25 edition, there may be more than four English sides in the tournament come next season.
Here's what the chasing pack need to know about European qualification ahead of the run-in.
The UEFA Champions League is due to expand in the 2024/25 season, increasing from 32 competing teams to 36.
Instead of a group stage, the 36 clubs will be placed into a league system, with each to play eight matches — four home and four away — against eight different sides. They are seeded based on UEFA rankings and placed into four pots, with each team facing two opponents from each pot home and away for a total of eight games.
The top eight in the new league automatically qualify for the last 16, while the clubs placed ninth to 24th compete in two-legged play-offs for a spot in the next round.
From that point on, the Champions League runs in its current format.
Route / Qualify from
Places Available
2023/24 Champions League winner
1
2023/24 Europa League winner
1
England, Spain, Germany, Italy
4 (x4)
France
3
Netherlands
2
Portugal, Belgium, Scotland, Austria
1 (x4)
European Performance Spots
2
Qualifying rounds — champions path
5
Qualifying rounds — league path
2
Total
36
The expansion to the 2024/25 Champions League means there are more spots available for would-be competitors. However, those hopeful
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