Lens are 16/1 and play Freiburg in the play-off round, Roma are the same price and face Feyenoord in a repeat of the 2021 Europa Conference League final, while Benfica are 20/1 and play Toulouse.

The play-offs feature the eight Europa League group-stage runners-up and eight teams who, as Milan did, finished third in their Champions League groups.Įnglish clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United topped their groups and are 14/1 and 16/1 respectively to go all the way. Both those sides won their groups and sidestep this stage to qualify automatically for the round of 16. The seven-times European champions are behind only 11/5 favourites Liverpool and Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen (6/1) in the betting. This is good news for lower-ranked sides like Wolves, Tottenham, Sheffield United, Arsenal and Burnley, who all remain in the hunt for Europa League berths.AC Milan are now 9/1 third favourites to win the Europa League after dropping into the competition from the Champions League and drawing Rennes in the play-offs. Should any of those teams who finish in the top six also win the FA Cup, then their Europa League slot will go to whoever finishes seventh in the Premier League. Because the Sky Blues are already assured of Champions League qualification, their Europa League spot will go to the Premier League team that finishes sixth.Īrsenal are in the final of the FA Cup where they’ll face off against Chelsea. Manchester City won the Carabao Cup most recently which is good news for lower-ranked sides. However, if the FA Cup or Carabao Cup winners have already qualified for Europe by finishing in the Premier League top five, their Europa League positions go to the next highest-ranked teams. In addition to being the best-placed side outside the top four, English clubs can also gain entry to the Europa League by winning domestic competitions the FA Cup or the Carabao Cup. Liverpool missed out on reclaiming top spot in the Premier League as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United at Anfield. A maximum of five English teams are eligible for Champions League qualification.

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