Premier League: Arsenal officially wins Champions League ticket next season

Declan Rice helps Arsenal qualify for the Champions League.

Declan Rice played the hero with a stunning long-range goal in the 55th minute, bringing victory to the Gunners of London.

This result officially helped Arsenal win a ticket to participate in the Champions League next season and almost guaranteed the runner-up position in the Premier League for the third consecutive season.

After 37 rounds, coach Mikel Arteta's team won 71 points, 5 points more than the group behind them in the context of only 1 more round left to end the season.

Man City are now the only team who can level with Arsenal on points by the end of the season but are unlikely to compete on goal difference unless something crazy happens.

Coach Pep Guardiola's team is holding 65 points, 6 points behind the Emirates team but still has two matches left to play.

Thus, the Premier League has officially determined the two teams that have won a place in the Champions League next season: defending champions Liverpool and Arsenal.

Thanks to the excellent performance of clubs in European Cup this season, the Premier League is sure to be in the top 2 of the UEFA coefficient rankings for national championships, thereby receiving an additional place.

As a result, the top 5 teams in the 2024-2025 Premier League will be in the Champions League next season, instead of just 4 as usual.

Thus, in addition to Liverpool and Arsenal, the Premier League also has 3 tickets to participate in the most prestigious arena in Europe.

This makes the competition for the top 5 very fierce in the final round of the Premier League taking place on May 25, when there are 5 teams still having a chance.

On the rankings, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Aston Villa all have 66 points. Man City and Nottingham Forest have 65 points.

Among these, coach Pep Guardiola's team has the opportunity to gain an advantage in the race if they defeat Bournemouth in the late match of round 37 on May 21.

Man City are empty-handed this season after a shocking defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. Therefore, they will certainly be determined to salvage a disappointing season with a ticket to next season's Champions League.

In the final round, the main focus is the "life and death" match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest at Nottingham Forest - a match where both teams could miss the opportunity if they "draw".

Newcastle United is considered to have the most advantage when playing at home in round 38 and only has to welcome a team that no longer has a goal, Everton.

Meanwhile, Man City and Aston Villa face potential challenges when playing away from home.

Man City will be a guest at Fulham, a team that still has the goal of qualifying for the European Cup next season, while Aston Villa will also have to travel to MU's Old Trafford.

MU and Tottenham help English football get the 6th ticket to the 2025-2026 Champions League.

With MU and Tottenham entering the final of the 2024-2025 Europa League, English football will have 6 representatives participating in the Champions League next season.

This ticket will be decided in the "big battle" at San Mames Stadium (Bilbao, Spain) on May 22.

Not only is this the first time English football has had so many representatives, but it is also the first time in history that a European national championship has had more than five clubs participating in the Champions League at the same time.

Historically, English football has had 5 representatives in the Champions League in the 2017-2018 season, including: MU, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and Tottenham. This result comes from the "Red Devils" winning the Europa League the previous season.

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/the-thao/202505/premier-league-arsenal-chinh-thuc-gianh-ve-champions-league-mua-toi-0553b17/