Should Aston Villa win the Europa League and finish outside the top four, England will have six teams in Europe’s top competition, and the same can be said for Liverpool with the Champions League itself. If both finish in fifth and sixth and win their respective trophies, then seventh place would qualify for the Champions League.

The English Premier League enters a defining weekend with the title race, European qualification battle and relegation fight all reaching critical stages.

Chelsea made it back-to-back Women's League Cup trophies by beating Manchester United 2-0 in the final on Sunday. Chelsea has been the dominant force in England over the past decade, with 18 major trophies over that period.