How winning Europa League will affect Arsenal or Chelsea in Champions League draw

Photo/TheTimes/ChelseaFC Arsenal and Chelsea face each other in an all-English Europa League final this week. The winners of the Europa League automatically qualify for next season’s Champions League. They will also claim more than £7 million in prize money and a share of the television money depending on how many teams for their country have featured in the competition. Chelsea have already qualified for next season’s Champions League, as they finished third in the Premier League, while Unai Emery's side need to lift the trophy in Baku in order to book a place among Europe's elite next season. They have their own incentives for winning the competition. That is because the winners of both the Europa League and Champions League will earn a place in Pot 1. Chelsea will join the champions of the top six ranked member countries in UEFA's rankings - Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Zenit St Petersburg. That means that a Chelsea win will give Sarri's side an easier draw in next year's competition, at least on paper. However, defeat will see the Blues placed in Pot 2 while Arsenal take the spot in the top pot. The UEFA Europa League final will take place in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku on Wednesday, May 29.

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