How many Premier League teams can play in the Champions League? A minimum of four Premier League teams play in the Champions League each season, but that can increase The 2019 Champions League final will be an all-Premier League affair with Liverpool and Tottenham set to face off in Madrid, while two English teams could also potentially meet in the final of the Europa League, with Arsenal and Chelsea in opposite semi-finals of UEFA's second-tier tournament. It has been a great year for English football, following on from the Three Lions' run to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia, and we could now see more Premier League clubs in the 2019-20 edition of the Champions League as a result. Ordinarily, the top four teams in the Premier League progress to the group stage of Europe's premier club competition, but places are also reserved for the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League. So, does that mean we could potentially see six Premier League clubs competing in the Champions League next season? No, unfortunately not. The reason is UEFA dictates that, while there is a minimum of four Premier League clubs each season, a maximum of five clubs from any one country can compete in the Champions League. There are a number of different scenarios that could transpire if an English club wins the Champions League or the Europa League or, indeed, both. What happens if a Premier League club wins the Champions League? If a Premier League club wins the Champions League and has not already qualified for the tournament through their league position, they assume their place in the group stage as England's fifth representative. However, things are a little bit different if a Premier League club wins the Champions League and also earns a place in the competition via their league finish. Instead of going to the highest team in the Premier League that has not earned qualification for the Champions League, the extra spot is transferred to the champion of the league ranked 11th on UEFA's coefficients table. For the 2019-20 season that will be the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. What happens if a Premier League club wins the Europa League? In the event that a Premier League club wins the Europa League and doesn't qualify for the Champions League through their domestic league, they take their place in the Champions League group stage as the fifth and final team from England. If they finish in the top four of the Premier League, thus qualifying for the Champions League, and then win the Europa League, the Champions League group stage position goes to the team that finishes third in the league ranked fifth in UEFA's coefficients table. For 2019-20 that team will be drawn from France's Ligue 1. What happens if Premier League clubs wins both? If the winners of both the Champions League and the Europa League hail from the Premier League and neither team finished in the top four, the team that finished fourth is penalised. Article continues below In such a case, in order to adhere to UEFA's limit of five teams in the Champions League, the team that finishes fourth in the Premier League is demoted to the Europa League group stage. A similar scenario occurred during the 2011-12 season when Chelsea won the Champions League but finished sixth in the Premier League. At the time, UEFA had imposed a limit of four teams per country and the fourth-placed team - Tottenham - suffered as a result by dropping into the Europa League.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Spurs Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Tottenham Hotspur set up an all-English Champions League final with Liverpool after stunning Ajax on Wednesday night. Liverpool started a remarkable two nights of semi-final football as they beat Barcelona 4-0 to overturn a 3-0 defeat in the first leg. Spurs then repeated the trick as Lucas Moura's dramatic hat-trick saw off Ajax with the two teams to meet at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on June 1. This will see an English winner of the elite European competition. Liverpool and Spurs are both destined for a place in the Premier League, this will have no impact on the spots available to English clubs in the Champions League next season. Arsenal could still catch Spurs but an eight-goal swing is needed on the final day. That would see Spurs needing to beat Liverpool to guarantee they are in the Champions League group next season as the fifth English team. If, as expected, Spurs finish in the top four along with Liverpool, the 'extra' group stage spot would go to the champions of Uefa's 11th-ranked league, the Austrian top flight, who would go straight into the group stages rather than the qualifying rounds. We could see five English teams in the Champions League next season if Arsenal win the Europa League. Chelsea are already guaranteed a top four finish to secure their Champions League place. The losing Europa League finalist doesn't earn a Champions League spot so Arsenal must win the trophy in Baku to clinch a place next season. Wolves have now secured a seventh place finish in the Premier League and they could be set for a place in the Europa League. They would be in Europe if Man City beat Watford in the FA Cup Final. Should Watford defeat City at Wembley they would be into the Europa League. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>(CNN) The world's most popular sport has just seen three consecutive nights of wonder, the likes of which few fans have ever seen before -- or will probably ever see again. For a section of North London, Wednesday night was the stuff of dreams . Trailing youthful upstart Ajax 1-0 going into the second leg in Amsterdam, Spurs' tails were down and hopes of the club's first UEFA Champions League final looking bleak. The final 3-3 aggregate scoreline seemed unfathomable 35 minutes in, when Ajax moved two goals ahead on the night courtesy of Matthijs de Ligt's header and Hakim Ziyech's fine strike, but a stunning Lucas Moura hat-trick turned the night around in spectacular style, with Spurs winning thanks to the away goals rule. Tottenham's Brazilian forward Lucas Moura celebrates with teammates at the end of the UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg match. As the game moved into the final minute of stoppage time with the game poised at 2-2 on the night, Moura produced his final moment of magic to send Tottenham through and leave the young Ajax side stunned, and football fans -- and commentators -- delirious. 🤯 "I've never seen anything like this! Oh my God!" 🤯 It wasn't a dream. Tottenham's extraordinary fightback - the latest in an unforgettable Champions League campaign! Relive Spurs' jawdropping night in Amsterdam with #NoFilterUCL . pic.twitter.com/la27iJLJfz But as stunning as it was, Spurs' late win was arguably second fiddle to the preceding night, with English club Liverpool completing one of the great Champions League comebacks to knock out the mighty Barcelona and reach a second consecutive Champions League final. Coming back from a three-goal deficit to inflict a stunning 4-3 defeat on the Catalans, it had shades of the northwest club's famous 2005 Champions League final win over AC Milan, in which it came back from three goals at half time to stun the Italians in a penalty shootout to raise the cup for the fifth time. The Champions League heroics were the icing on the week which began with Manchester City's stunning rescue in the English Premier League, at the unlikely hands of captain Vincent Kompany. The club legend is known as a stalwart defender, but it was at the other end of the pitch that he made the difference -- his wonder strike against Leicester, a screamer from outside the box into the top right hand corner -- looked all but set for City to retain the Premier League title under Pep Guardiola. Kompany said he'd been telling people for years that he'd score a goal "like that" -- a potential candidate for goal of the season -- and it could prove decisive to Manchester club lifting the trophy come this weekend. "I could hear people saying 'Don't shoot, don't shoot!'. I've not come this far in my career to have young players tell me when to shoot! "For 15 years, I've told people I'll score one like that" - @ManCity match-winner @VincentKompany pic.twitter.com/8vgN6KKUWm — Premier League (@premierleague) May 6, 2019 Can the momentum be sustained? English clubs' European adventures continue Thursday evening, with both Chelsea and Arsenal vying for a spot in the Europa League final. The two London clubs each hold a respective advantage -- Chelsea scored a potentially decisive away goal against Eintracht Frankfurt in its 1-1 first-leg draw ahead of the return fixture at Stamford Bridge -- while Arsenal came from behind to wrap up a 3-1 first-leg win over Valencia to give it a slim cushion for the other semifinal second leg in Spain. If the cards fall right for the two English Premier League teams, and they come through the Thursday night games triumphant, they will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29 -- just days before the all-English Champions League final at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium. If it comes to pass, it would be an unprecedented display of strength from a single country -- no domestic league has ever provided all four finalists for Europe's top two competitions. JUST WATCHED Copa90: Guardiola reveals coaching secrets - to pub team Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Copa90: Guardiola reveals coaching secrets - to pub team 05:00 Curtain call on thrilling season Before the European showcases, however, the incredible English Premier League week will culminate Sunday, when the league wraps with all 20 teams simultaneously kicking off at 3 p.m. local time (10 a.m ET). City's Monday night triumph kept it in pole position for the Premier League title, one point clear of Liverpool, which has kept the pressure up on its title rivals in its dogged pursuit of first a title since 1990. Few would bet against City putting Brighton to the sword on Sunday to retain its crown, especially with Liverpool handed a trickier draw against Wolves, which sit in seventh place after a surprisingly robust season, including wins against Chelsea, Spurs, Man United and Arsenal. Next year's Champions League places, awarded to the top four finishers, are all but decided, with City, Liverpool and Chelsea guaranteed the top three slots. But Arsenal fans will be hoping a high-scoring away win at Burnley, coupled with a Spurs collapse at home against Everton will see the Gunners pip fourth on goal difference and leapfrog its arch rival into the final Champions League spot. A back door to Europe for the north London teams, should either finish in fifth, could come in the form of winning their current European competition -- the Champions League for Spurs; Europa League for Arsenal -- as the cup winners are given an automatic bye to next season's premier European football competition.<doc-sep>
Two English clubs will contest the Champions League final after Liverpool and Tottenham's stunning semi-final comebacks. The teams will do battle at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on June 1 meaning there will be an English winner of the elite European competition. But with both teams destined for the Premier League top four, it will have no impact on the spots available to English clubs in the Champions League next season. There is still an outside chance Spurs could finish outside of the top four, but an eight-goal swing is needed on the final day for Arsenal to snatch fourth place. In the unlikely event that happened, Spurs would need to beat Liverpool to ensure they enter next season's Champions League group stage as the fifth English team as there is no spot for beaten finalists. (Image: Getty Images) If, as expected, Spurs finish in the top four along with Liverpool, the 'extra' group stage spot would go to the champions of Uefa's 11th-ranked league, the Austrian top flight, who would go straight into the group stages rather than the qualifying rounds. There is a possibility of five English teams in the Champions League next season, but only if Arsenal win the Europa League. The Gunners and Chelsea are still in the competition, but Chelsea are also guaranteed a top four finish to secure their Champions League place. (Image: AFP/Getty) There is no Champions League spot for the losing Europa League finalists, so the only way for the Premier League to have five teams in the premier competition is for Arsenal to lift the trophy in Baku. If both European competitions were won by English teams outside the top four - which is no longer possible - then the fourth-placed Premier League team would miss out on the Champions League. There is also one more question mark surrounding English teams qualifying for Europe next season. If Watford beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final, they will qualify for the Europa League whilst if City win then Wolves will enter the qualifiers after finishing seventh in the table.