The Premier League's hopes of securing an extra spot in next season's UEFA Champions League took a major hit on Thursday night.
Heading into the first-leg of the three competitions this week, England held second place in front of Germany. As things stood, the team that finished fifth in the Premier League this season was on course to qualify for the Champions League. Thursday night was a more difficult evening for the English sides. Aston Villa boosted their hopes of winning the Europa Conference League with a 2-1 win over Lille at Villa Park but both Liverpool and West Ham fell to defeats in the Europa League.
Germany leapfrogged England into second place but there remains plenty of time to turn things around. England has five active teams in Europe while Germany has three - although those numbers will certainly change given England and Germany each have two teams facing each other in the quarters.
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