Abdullah Al-Haqim 
Press reports revealed that the next season in the Champions League 2025-2026 will witness the dominance of English clubs, in light of the possibility of 7 clubs participating in the competition, in light of the results achieved by the clubs during the current season in various European competitions.
The British newspaper “Mirror” reported that the race for European seats in the Premier League will go to decide this season, and may lead to the participation of an unprecedented number of teams in the Champions League next season.
Arsenal faces a difficult task in the Champions League quarter -finals against the defending champions Real Madrid, while Aston Villa, led by its Spanish coach Unai Emery, will face his French counterpart Paris Saint -Germain in the same role.
The newspaper pointed out that although there are many fluctuations and turns in the Champions League during the current season, attention will go about next year, as an unprecedented number of English teams can compete in the strongest European championship.
The newspaper added that in the current situation, the English Premier League has four seats automatically qualified for the Champions League, these centers are granted to the teams that occupy the first four places in the “Premierlig” table at the end of the season.
In the current situation, these teams will be Liverpool, Arsenal, Nutingham Forest and Chelsea. But many may change, even Fulham, the tenth -placed, who is only seven points behind the four Champions League. Manchester City, Newcastle, Breton, Aston Villa and Bournemouth teams also hope to qualify for the first four.
The European Football Association is awarded two additional seats in the Champions League, and each of them is granted to the two federations with the highest rating factor before next season. The classification of laboratories depends on the performance of their clubs in the three European Football Confederation competitions: the Champions League, the European League, and the European Conference League. Each club gets two points to win and one point for a tie.
By calculating this laboratory, all these points are collected and divided into the number of clubs owned by the Union in European competitions. Once the federations are determined, clubs that occupy centers outside the Champions League positions get the additional position. This means that the fifth place in the Premier League will qualify.
The English Premier League has an excellent standing that qualifies it to get one of the additional seats. The England classification factor in the European Football Association is 108.8 points at this stage, and this rate appears to be a candidate to rise with five league clubs in Europe remain. While Italy’s laboratory is 94.7, and Spain’s laboratory is 91.5. It seems very unlikely that Germany will win an additional position, with a factor of 85.5.
There may be up to 11 English clubs playing in Europe next season, but a lot must be accomplished first. The first four owners will qualify for the Champions League, in addition to an additional seat in the event of Aston Villa in the Champions League, and the victory of Manchester United or Tottenham in the European League. In addition to each winner, the eighth, ninth or tenth place, this will guarantee two additional seats in the Champions League.
All of these results will lead to the decline in European League centers to the sixth and seventh places, although the FA Cup champion must finish the season in the first seven positions. Chelsea will also guarantee its seat in the European League if he won the conference league and ranked eighth, ninth or tenth.
