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Liverpool and Arsenal's draw for the rest of the Champions League knockouts looks set to hand the Premier League an extra place in next year's competition.

An extra Champions League place will be awarded to the top two countries in those rankings.

Aston Villa are the third English side remaining in the Champions League.



For Spain to overtake England in the rankings they would likely need one of their clubs to win the Champions League, and hope English sides do not reach the latter stages.

The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are added up and divided by the number of clubs the league has in Europe - England and Spain have seven while Italy has eight.

England have an advantage with three teams left, particularly as Liverpool could play Villa in the quarter-final to guarantee at least one English club in the semis.

If England are awarded an additional place, that would mean five teams qualify for the Champions League next season.

That extra place would be handed to the team finishing fifth in the Premier League - currently Bournemouth.
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