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City Beats Chelsea, Gives Europa Places to Bournemouth, Brighton, Brentford

5/17/2026

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Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 in the Cup on 17 May 2025.
City’s top-two finish passes its Europa spot to the next league club.
Europa spots go to sixth and seventh and a place to eighth, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford holding those places.
A Performance Spot raises Champions League places to five and could promote the sixth-placed team if Aston Villa win the Europa final on 20 May.

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Manchester City beat Chelsea 1–0 in the Cup on 17 May 2025.
City’s top-two finish passes its Europa spot to the next league club.
Europa spots go to sixth and seventh and a place to eighth, Bournemouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford holding those places.
A Performance Spot raises Champions League places to five and could promote the sixth-placed team if Aston Villa win the Europa final on 20 May.