Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur with a victory in the 34th round bye of the English Premier League on May 15 and are now two points ahead of Arsenal, who have lost their bid for the top four.
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Successfully locked up the top four in the Premier League this season and secured qualification for next season's Champions League. This also means that 21 seats have been confirmed in the 36-team lineup for next season's Champions League.
According to the rules for the distribution of the 36 seats in the Champions League for the 24-25 season:
1. One seat each for the winners of the Champions League and the UEFA Cup last season.
2. The top teams in the English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Dutch Ligue 1 will receive
Champions League qualification
3. The winners of the Liga Portuguesa, Liga MX, Liga Sudamericana and Liga Omnia will also qualify for the Champions League.
4. A further seven seats will be created through play-offs, five through the championship pathway and two through the league pathway.
In summary, the distribution of seats in the Champions League for next season is as follows:
- Last season's UEFA Champions League winners and UEFA Cup winners each took a seat.
- The top four teams in the Premier League are Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa, who will qualify for the Champions League.
- The top four teams in La Liga are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona.
- The top five teams in the Bundesliga are Leverkusen, Bayern, Stuttgart, Leipzig and Dortmund.
- The top five teams in Serie A are Inter, AC Milan, Bologna and Juve.
- The top three teams in Ligue 1 are Paris and Monaco.
- The top two teams in the Dutch league are Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
- The remaining seats will go to the winners of the Portuguese Superliga, Liga MX, SPL and OFC respectively, as well as two teams via the league pathway and five via the championship pathway.
