The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League will feature six Premier League teams—five that qualify through the league table and one of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur via the Europa League final.

Despite a woeful domestic season, Spurs have managed to navigate their way to the Europa League final. Now they are one game from redemption

Ange Postecoglou angrily defended his managerial record ahead of Tottenham's Europa League final against Manchester United after a disastrous Premier League season, stating: "I'm not a clown".Postecoglou,

Liverpool are the first team in history to fail to win their first three matches after clinching the Premier League title.

In August, it felt optimistic to rank Nottingham Forest even 14th in the Premier League. In September, we thought that either Brighton or Tottenham Hotspur were among the five best teams in England. In November,

Separated by just a point in the Premier League standings, Man Utd (39) and Spurs (38) sit above only the three relegated sides in 16th and 17th positions respectively. For United, a worst ever Premier League finish is a certainty by some considerable margin, while Spurs must rise three places to avoid the same fate.

Our team of data and tactics writers look beyond the obvious picks and bigger names to reveal their breakout team of 2024-25

High-flying Aston Villa comfortably dispatched Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Friday to keep up their quest for more Champions League football and leave their wounded visitors focused on next week's Europa League final.