Premier League final day: Who has qualified for Europe?

Arsenal, Manchester City, and Manchester United already secured Champions League qualification for next season. Aston Villa’s Europa League final victory also secured their European place. Aston Villa then defeated Manchester City at the Etihad to finish fourth ahead of Liverpool. Liverpool drew 1-1 with Brentford while honoring club legends Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson. With the Champions League qualification door closed, Bournemouth qualified for the Europa League in sixth place. Sunderland qualified for the Europa League in seventh, and Brighton qualified for the Conference League. Crystal Palace could add another English team if they beat Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final, earning a Europa League league-phase spot.

"Premier League winners Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United had already sealed their places in next season's Champions League, with Aston Villa's victory in the Europa League final on Wednesday securing their qualification too. Unai Emery's side then defeated City on Pep Guardiola's send-off match at the Etihad to finish fourth ahead of Liverpool, who themselves waved farewell to club legends Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson but were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford."

"Those results had huge implications for one club: with sixth-placed Bournemouth qualifying for the Europa League after the door to the Champions League was closed off to them. They will be joined in the Europa League by Sunderland, with Brighton going into the Conference League. And there could be one more English team in next season's European competitions to come: if Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final on Wednesday, they will qualify for the league phase of the Europa League."

"For six teams to qualify for the Champions League, Aston Villa had to win the Europa League AND finish fifth. Unai Emery's team did the first part of that by beating Freiburg, but ensured they finished fourth by beating Manchester City. Ollie Watkins' double spoiled Pep Guardiola's send-off at the Etihad. Last year's champions Liverpool, meanwhile, had to settle for fifth after finishing their season with a 1-1 draw against Brentford at Anfield."

"Europa League Qualified: Bournemouth (6th), Sunderland (7th) Two remarkable stories here: Bournemouth qualify for European football for the first time in their history, while Sunderland, promoted last season, return to Europe for the"

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