Unai Emery leads Aston Villa into the Champions League for the first time since 1983. The team qualifies.
After Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Manchester City on Tuesday, Unai Emery's team has earned a top-four Premier League spot in his first full season in command. Aston Villa will participate in the Champions League for the first time since 1983, when it was still known as the European Cup.
Tottenham's 2-0 loss to Erling Haaland's double on Tuesday night means they will not be able to catch Villa before their season-ending match against Sheffield United on Sunday.
Spurs will have to make do with playing in the Europa League the next season after losing five of their previous six games.
With Villa's qualification, the number of non-"big-six" teams to qualify for the Champions League during the Premier League era is now down to seven, with the Foxes having qualified eight years ago, followed by Blackburn, Newcastle (twice), Leeds, and Leicester.
