How 10 Premier League teams could qualify for Europe

How 10 Premier League teams could qualify for EuropeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Premier League will have at least eight clubs in Europe next seasonByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished4 minutes agoCommentsThe chances of 11 Premier League teams being in Europe next season may have been ended by Liverpool's elimination from the Champions League this week - but it still possible for 10 clubs to make it.England still has four teams active - and is guaranteed to have a representative in the final of the Europa League.Who wins trophies, and their league positions, will decide the final total.Qualification for European competition has become pretty complicated in the past few seasons.This has largely been caused by Uefa's new European Performance Spots (EPS).These are the extra places in the Champions League given to the two leagues with the best overall record each season.The Premier League has secured one of the two berths for 2026-27, while the second will go to either La Liga or the Bundesliga. It means there will be at least eight English teams in Europe next season.But what happens if an English team wins one of the European competitions?Could there be six teams in the Champions League again? And how does the Premier League get to 10 in Europe?How the European places workThe logic of the EPS is simple. But other factors complicate matters.It has two pillars: it is applied after all other considerations about domestic and European cup winners; it always provides one additional place to the overall allocation.So England was set to have seven teams in Europe before securing an EPS - but now will have at least eight.As it stands - and subject to who wins the FA Cup - that now means this: The team finishing fifth will go into the Champions LeagueThe team finishing sixth will go into the Europa LeagueThe team finishing seventh will go into the Conference LeagueIt could be a tight race for fifth place, which is currently held by Liv...