Aston Villa are eyeing Europa League glory when they take on German side Freiburg in the final in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Unai Emery's side are favourites to lift the continent's second-most prestigious club prize, having already booked their place in next season's Champions League thanks to last Friday's 4-2 win over Liverpool in the Premier League, which ensured they cannot finish lower than fifth in the top flight.
It means that Villa will return to Europe's elite in 2026/27 regardless of Wednesday's result, but they will be desperate to triumph nevertheless and end the club's 30-year wait for a major trophy.
Who would qualify for Europe if Aston Villa win the Europa League?
Manager Emery has the chance to win the Europa League for a fifth time, having lifted the trophy on three occasions with Sevilla and once with Villarreal.
While Villa lifted the European Cup in 1982, they have never won this competition - and the outcome of the final could have an impact on some of their Premier League rivals.
Emery's side are fourth in the Premier League going into the final day of the season on Sunday, three points ahead of Liverpool but with an inferior goal difference. It means that if Villa lose at Manchester City and the Reds beat Brentford at home, they would finish fifth.
That would have a knock-on effect on the teams below them, as if the Villans end the season fifth in the Premier League and lift the Europa League, their Champions League qualification place will be passed down to the team in sixth.
That is currently Bournemouth, who have never played in Europe in their history and can guarantee sixth place if they beat City in their game in hand tonight.
In this scenario the team in seventh place - which is occupied by Brighton & Hove Albion, who are two points behind the Cherries - would qualify for the Europa League, while the club in eighth, currently Brentford who have also never played in Europe, would go into the Conference League.
There are yet more permutations if Villa win the Europa League and finish fourth in the Premier League. When allocating European places, UEFA prioritises domestic league positions and the winners of European competitions before factoring in the European Performance Spot (EPS), which is the extra Champions League place given to the Premier League.
This would mean that if Villa win the Europa League and finish fourth - or if they lose the Europa League final - only the top five in the Premier League would qualify for the Champions League, with the teams in sixth and seventh going into the Europa League and the eighth-place side qualifying for the Conference League.
There is a queue of teams outside the European places who could force their way in during the final week of the season, with everyone from ninth-place Sunderland down to Fulham, in 13th, still holding a mathematical chance of finishing in the top eight.
Tenth-place Chelsea would rise to eighth if they beat Tottenham Hotspur in their game in hand on Tuesday night, while Newcastle United and Everton - in 11th and 12th respectively - still have an outside chance of finishing eighth if they win their final match of the campaign and results elsewhere go their way.
