The Fall of a Giant VS Rising Newcomers: AC Milan & Manchester United misses the European Championship, 9 Premier League teams go to rewrite history

On May 26, 2025, with the end of the five major European leagues, the list of the top 38 European competitions next season was officially finalized. In this feast of the giants, AC Milan and Manchester United fell into the European abyss at the same time for the first time in this century, while the Premier League rewrites the power structure of football with an unprecedented 9 teams going on.

Premier League: 9 teams set history when they go out, Tottenham Hotspur's "save the country on the curve" is eye-catching

Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle United firmly ranked in the top five, reaching the Champions League main match. The most dramatic one is Tottenham - this team that ranked only 8th in the Premier League last season, has "changed his fate" by virtue of its UEFA Cup title and has squeezed into the Champions League camp. FA Cup upstart Crystal Palace and Aston Villa secured the UEFA Cup, while Nottingham Forest became the first promoted team in Premier League history to compete in the European Union play-offs.

Highlights of data: The Premier League's European Cup points this season are as high as 20.892 points, surpassing La Liga to the top, triggering the "European War Bonus" mechanism to expand the UEFA Champions League to 6 teams next season (including the Europa League champion). If Chelsea wins the European Union, the Premier League may even send 10 teams to the European Championship.

La Liga: Technical dividends exploded, 5 giants went directly to the Champions League

With the "life-saving straw" of UEFA's second-level technical score, La Liga won 5 places in the Champions League game historically. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid formed the "Champions League" with dark horses Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal. Among them, Athletic Bilbao returned to the Champions League after 20 years, which became the biggest surprise. Real Betis and Celta are shortlisted for the Europa League, while Vallecano needs to compete in the European Union play-offs. The total number of seats in La Liga in Europe reaches 8, second only to the Premier League.

Serie A: Two heroes compete for the top 16, and the Champions League defeat bury hidden dangers

Defending champions Naples form the Champions League semi-finals with Inter Milan, Atlanta and Juventus, but Serie A has suffered a heavy blow to the Champions League overall - Inter Milan advances to the top 16, resulting in European points being overtaken by the Bundesliga, and may lose additional Champions League seats next season. Although Roma won 3-1 in the last round, he still ranked fifth by 1 point. He will play in the UEFA Cup with Italian Cup champion Bologna, while Fiorentina enters the UEFA Europa League.

Star effect: Lautaro leads the annual scorer list with 9 goals, and his performance will determine whether Inter Milan can break through in two lines.

Bundesliga: Bayern firmly sits on the throne, Dortmund's thrilling "sustaining his life"

Bayern achieved 13 consecutive Bundesliga championships with an advantage of 8 points, and Kane finally realized his dream of winning the league. Dortmund made a comeback in the final round, defending the Bundesliga Champions League semi-finals with Leverkusen and Frankfurt. It is worth noting that the Bundesliga points have fallen to fourth place in the European Cup. If Bayern stops in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the league's reputation may be severely damaged.

Ligue 1: The Paris dynasty is unshakable, Nice becomes the biggest variable

Paris Saint-Germain was crowned the double champion with an unbeaten record of 17 wins and 5 draws, and Dembele took on the banner of offense with 13 goals. Nice has become the only team in the Ligue 1 to compete in the Champions League qualifying round, and its performance will determine whether the league can retain its "3+1" Champions League place.

In this reconstruction of the European battle territory, the five major leagues showed obvious differentiation: 9 seats in the Premier League demonstrated their overall strength, La Liga technical dividends began to show results, Serie A maintained the traditional four-stage structure, Bundesliga Dortmund came ashore, and the Paris dynasty in the French Ligue 1 continued to rule. The temporary decline of the Milan era and the continuous decline of Manchester United lay more narrative foreshadowing for the European game in the new season.