The Premier League has gained an additional place in European competitors subsequent season after Chelsea stormed to the FA Cup ultimate.
Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley to arrange a date with Liverpool – who beat Manchester Metropolis 3-2 a day earlier – on Could 14.
The transfer implies that the Premier League’s seventh-placed facet this season will likely be positioned within the Europa Convention League.
The winner of the FA Cup mechanically earns a spot within the Europa League and Thomas Tuchel’s facet look set to safe a 3rd place within the Premier League; an outing that may see them qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
So, how will European qualification work within the Premier League this season?
It is turning into a lot clearer now, because the FA Cup finalists will (nearly actually) each end inside the highest 6.
1-4 = Champions League
5-6 = Europa League
7 = Europa Convention League
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) April 17, 2022
Which means there could be a Europa League spot up for grabs, with that going to the sixth-placed top-flight facet now. Had Crystal Palace received the FA Cup, they’d have joined the fifth-placed Premier League facet in Europe’s second tier.
