Europe on the cards?published at 19:03 British Summer Time 6 July 2020
Who gets a Europa League place this season then? You'll wish you hadn't asked that...
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As things stand, Manchester City are banned from European club competitions for breaching Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations, although they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Their case was held on 8-10 June and the verdict is expected in July.
Should City lose their appeal and finish in the top four, their Champions League spot goes to the fifth-placed team.
England has three Europa League places. One will go to the FA Cup winners (unless they have already qualified for Europe by their league position), and the other two will go to the highest-placed Premier League sides who have not qualified for the Champions League.
So sixth and seventh, and maybe eighth place, will be enough this year. If that Manchester City ban stands.