Newcastle United's Carabao Cup triumph could allow the team that finishes 11th in the Premier League this season to qualify for Europe.
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11 English clubs could compete in Europe next seasonNewcastle's Carabao Cup win presented the opportunityBrentford could be the 11th team to qualifyFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Magpies' triumph over Liverpool at Wembley could provide a boost for the Premier League, as now 11 English top-flight clubs have an opportunity to compete in European football in the 2025-26 campaign. Currently, the top-four teams in the Premier League compete in the Champions League, while the fifth and sixth-placed clubs qualify for the Europa League league phase and Europa Conference League play-offs round, respectively. UEFA are set to award an extra slot to the two best-performing leagues in European competitions in the 2024-25 season, which is currently the Premier League and Serie A.
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For 11 English clubs to qualify for European tournaments, Manchester City have to finish among the top four teams alongside Liverpool, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. Then if Newcastle finish fifth, they will be the additional team to compete at the highest level of European football. If Brighton jump to sixth position at the end of the season, they will secure themselves a Europa League slot and Bournemouth, who are 10th in the league, will join them if they go on to win the FA Cup.
The 11-team scenario also involves the Cherries finishing seventh, while Chelsea drop from fourth to eighth position. The Blues are favourites to win the Europa Conference League this season and that would help them secure another Europa League slot. Manchester United and Tottenham have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League this term and if one of them wins the title while finishing 10th in the league, they will secure a Champions League slot. Eddie Howe's side have already secured a Conference League slot by winning the Carabao Cup meaning the league position slot for the competition is still open. As it stands, 11th-placed Brentford could secure a Conference League berth.
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The last time Newcastle won a major English trophy was back in 1955 when they defeated Manchester City 3-1 to win the FA Cup. Bruno Guimaraes entered the history books at St James' Park as he became the first club captain in seven decades to win a domestic title.
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Howe's side will be back in action in the Premier League after the international break as they take on Brentford on April 2.
