MU Qualify for the Champions League, England Got Five Representatives
After winning the Europa League, Manchester United are entitled to appear in the Champions League next season. That means, England has five representatives in the competition.
Europa League championship title achieved 'Red Devils' after beating Ajax Amsterdam with a score of 2-0, in Friends Arena, Thursday (25/05/2017) pm dawn. Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan determine the victory of MU through goals created in each round.
Thus, the Premier League will lose Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, and Manchester United in the group phase. While Liverpool, who finished fourth, still have to undergo qualification.
How MU can go directly to the group phase? Situas Uefa.com mentioned that the condition was related to two Champions League finalists; Juventus and Real Madrid.
They are champions in Italy and Spain so have been confirmed to qualify for the Champions League next season. So be the Europa League champions are entitled to get the allocation of quota to go straight into the group phase.
ESPN also revealed that Pogba et al. Will be in Pot 2 in the draw. MU will be in Pot 3 under Napoli, Spurs and Basel, if the top four finish and not compete in Europe this season. But with his victory in the Europa League, Jose Mourinho's troops were getting additional UEFA coefficient points.
Pogba et al will be in one pot with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris St. Germain, Borussia Dortmund, City, Porto and Sevilla if they qualify.
MU's escape also means England will only have two representatives in the Europa League 2017-18. Arsenal's fifth finish will go straight into the group stages, and Everton, who finish seventh in the league will undergo a third qualifier, by the end of July.