THE PREMIER LEAGUE could dominate Europe next season with up to 11 clubs still capable of qualifying for continental football.

Teams are still battling for the automatic qualification places in the while there are opportunities in domestic and .

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Since introduced the European Performance Spots (EPS) there have been more opportunities for teams to qualify.

The system gives extra spots to the two leagues with the best records in each season.

The Premier League was awarded one of the spots thanks to ‘s late 1-0 win against in Portugal on Tuesday.

Thanks to the rule as many as 11 clubs could qualify for Europe from England’s top flight next term.

In this case , and will have to win their respective competitions this season.

‘s side will have to overturn a 2-0 deficit against PSG before going all in the way in the Champions League.

This would give them a spot in the competition for next season but for 11 teams to get Europe then Liverpool would need to drop to 7th in the Prem.

Forest and Palace meanwhile will have to win the and Conference League respecitvely.

They would also have to finish outside of the top eight positions.

With Arsenal, , and presumed to take the top four then they would go to the UCL.

It would be a return to continential competition for the Red Devils after missing out on any place this season.

could finish in 5th place which would see them qualify through the EPS.

Forest would also go into Europe’s premier competition should they win the UEL.

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The Tricky Trees must first naviagte their quarter-final against Portuguese giants .

The Eagles meanwhile face Conference League bridesmaids for a spot in the semi-finals.

The side have been in the final of the tournament twice in its four years and lost on both occasions.

Their first appearance was in 2023 when they were beaten by before suffering another heartbreak the followinf year to Olympiacos.

Sixth place in the Prem would serve as a qualifying spot for the UEL and eighth would then become good enough for a Conference League spot.

could also then qualify for the UEL should they win the .

The Yorkshire side face Chelsea in the semi-finals before a potential final against Man City or .

The same would go for the Saints if the side could cause a major upset.

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But this would reduce the Prem representation to ten if the South Coast outfit fail to gain promotion from the second tier.

It would not be the first time a team has competed in Europe from the Championship with and both doing so after winning domestic titles.