Premier League: Fourth placed team may not qualify for Champions League
Posted Saturday, March 19, 2016 by tribalfootball.com
The fourth-place team in the Premier League may drop into the Europa League if both Liverpool and Manchester City lift silverware in Europe this season, reports Sky Sports.
UEFA rules stipulate that each association can have a maximum of five clubs in the Champions League for the 2016/17 season, meaning if Manchester City win this season's competition and Liverpool win the Europa League, the fourth-place side will have to drop out, provided Manchester City and Liverpool do not finish in the top four.
UEFA rules now state that Europa League winners automatically qualify for Europe's elite competition, as well as Champions League winners.
The previous maximum number an association was permitted in the Champions League was four, a scenario which saw Tottenham drop out of the Champions League for the 2012/13 season despite finishing fourth, thanks to sixth-place Chelsea's Champions League final win over Bayern Munich in May 2012.
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