After the final whistle of the 2024-2025 Premier League season sounded, 3 Champions League tickets for the 2025-2026 season officially had owners.
Before the final round, 3 teams, Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea, are in control of their own decisions. They will definitely get a ticket to the Champions League if they win the decisive match. Of which, Man City is the team with the biggest advantage but still faces risks if they lose. On the contrary, Nottingham Forest only has a chance to win to hope to finish in the top 5. Newcastle and Chelsea both have 66 points like Aston Villa but have a big advantage due to their superior goal difference. Therefore, a victory in the final round will almost guarantee a ticket to the Champions League next season for these 2 teams.
With the importance of the "all season" match, all 5 teams have launched their strongest squads to fight for the last 3 tickets. In the above matches, all eyes are on the 2 direct competitors, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. Nottingham is currently 1 point behind the top 5 of the current Premier League rankings, a win will help them win a ticket to the Champions League next season. Due to the disadvantage in both points and goal difference, winning is the only option for Nottingham. As for Chelsea, they are also forced to win, because a draw will cause them to fall out of the top 5 if Newcastle and Aston Villa both win in the match at the same time.
Entering the match, with home field advantage, Nottingham attacked from the start and completely dominated Chelsea in the first 30 minutes, however they could not penetrate the opponent's defense. In the remaining minutes of the first half, the two teams played quite evenly and there were no notable moments until the end of the match.
Right from the start of the second half, Chelsea pushed their attack and they opened the scoring in the 50th minute thanks to Levi Colwill. Having to get at least a draw to qualify for the European Cup next season, Nottingham were completely helpless in finding a goal, even though the match was extended to the 98th minute. The final defeat of 0-1 meant Nottingham lost their Europa League ticket to Aston Villa.
In the “final” matches for Champions League tickets, Man City and Chelsea won, Newcastle, despite losing, still “received tickets” given by Man United, when the “Red Devils” defeated Aston Villa with a score of 2-0. Thus, the last 3 tickets to participate in the Champions League next season officially belong to Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle. The history of this prestigious tournament will turn a new page next year, when the Premier League has 6 teams participating in the group stage. With this overwhelming number, English football will certainly make waves on European football fields next season.
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