I dont think it opens up a spot though.
by NDMike2001 (2021-04-15 22:03:06)

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If Liverpool were to win the UCL but finish out of top four then 5 EPL teams make UCL. But I don’t see anything that says that a UCL championship from a top four team opens a spot for their domestic league. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That is correct.
by NDBass  (2021-04-15 23:19:15)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I was just noting that the PL could only have five teams qualify. If a PL team won both CL and Europa and both finished outside of the top four, the 4th place league finisher would be pushed to Europa. The only way there would be five is if at least one of the Europe title holders were from the PL and at least one finished outside of the top 4.

We even have recent results to help us. Liverpool won CL in 18/19 and Chelsea won Europa in 18/19. Both qualified for 19/20 CL via league position, so the title holder spots went to teams in lower leagues and they entered in the