UEFA Champions League will feature six Premier League teams—five that qualify through the league table and one of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur via the Europa League final. Liverpool were the first team to secure Champions League qualification after winning the Premier League on Apr.

Ange Postecoglou angrily defended his managerial record ahead of Tottenham's Europa League final against Manchester United after a disastrous Premier League season, stating: "I'm not a clown".Postecoglou,

Separated by just a point in the Premier League standings, Man Utd (39) and Spurs (38) sit above only the three relegated sides in 16th and 17th positions respectively. For United, a worst ever Premier League finish is a certainty by some considerable margin, while Spurs must rise three places to avoid the same fate.

Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Lucas Bergvall is not ready to play a part in the Europa League final – and insists his job at Spurs is far from finished even if he wins the Europa League.Tottenham

Aston Villa's Matty Cash, left, and Fulham's Sasa Lukic battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Aston Villa and Fulham at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (Nick Potts/PA via AP) AP

We explain how Spurs or Man Utd will join the Premier League's top five in next season's elite European competition