Champions League is Aston Villa’s ‘dream’ – but who will prevail?

To put pressure on the teams above them before the weekend’s final games, Youri Tielemans scored the only goal in the opening half to give Villa their seventh win in nine league games.

Manchester City is currently third and Villa are seventh, but Newcastle, Chelsea, and sixth-placed Nottingham Forest are all still in the lead.

The top five players in the Premier League will each be guaranteed a spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season.

Emery told BBC Match of the Day, “We are so excited to play in the Champions League once more.”

“Europe is very important for our development and the club.” The most challenging accomplishment we can achieve is the Champions League.

The Champions League is our dream, they said, “and it was a very significant win.”

In their next two games, Villa travel to Manchester United in their final game of the campaign, before hosting Bournemouth away and Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Despite a rousing second-leg fightback at Villa Park, they managed to reach the quarter-finals of Europe’s top club competition this year, falling 5-4 on aggregate to Paris St-Germain.

We’re desperate to get back, said Villa captain John McGinn. You want more once you’ve tasted it.

“Hopefully, today will prompt us to knock on the door.” We have the best interests in mind and will give it everything.

By defeating Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the final game of the season, Bournemouth increased their chances of capsizing a fantastic season with European qualification.

Things may change in the final weeks of the campaign, but there will be at least eight Premier League teams competing in Europe next season, an increase from the usual seven.

Crystal Palace, who finished second in the FA Cup final against Villa last weekend, may still qualify for Europe via the league or by defeating City in the FA Cup final later this month.

Liverpool (A), Newcastle (H), and Southampton (A) are at Arsenal.

Newcastle: Chelsea (H), Arsenal (H), Everton (H), and Brighton (A).

Nottingham Forest: Chelsea (H), West Ham (A), and Crystal Palace (H), respectively.

Southampton (A), Bournemouth (H), and Fulham (A) are Manchester City.

Chelsea: Manchester United (H), Newcastle (A), and Liverpool (H).

Aston Villa: Tottenham (H), Manchester United (A), and Bournemouth (A).

Aston Villa (H), Manchester City (A), and Leicester (H) are Bournemouth.

Everton (H), Brentford (A), and Manchester City (H) are Fulham’s (H).

Brighton: Wolves (A), Liverpool (H), Tottenham (A), and Newcastle (H).

Manchester United (H), Ipswich (A), Fulham (H), and Wolves (A) are at Brentford.

Eight to eleven Premier League teams will travel to Europe next season, depending on how things turn out this year.

Because of England’s better performance in Uefa’s coefficient rankings, at least five of those will play in the Champions League.

If Arsenal wins the Champions League and finishes outside the top five, which is a remote possibility, or even seven if that happens and Manchester United or Tottenham win the Europa League, that number could rise.

Next year, there are a maximum of three Premier League teams that could compete in the Europa League.

The FA Cup winners and the team that finished sixth are likely to take second place.

However, if the cup winners have already secured a place in Europe, they will face the next highest-placed team that has not yet qualified for Europe.

If Chelsea loses the Conference League and does not advance to the Champions League, a third place might be awarded.

A Premier League team will receive one Conference League spot.

Newcastle, the current host of the Carabao Cup, will win, but that could change if Eddie Howe’s side earns a place in the Champions League or the Europa League.

That appears likely given that Newcastle currently belongs to the top four.

Although this is highly unlikely, it might still occur.

Arsenal, Manchester United, or Tottenham would need to win the Champions League, and Chelsea would need to take the Conference League title, with all three winners having to finish outside the top six.