Having as many as five clubs in the Champions League group stage this season represents a new record for English football, with Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United all flying the Premier League flag on the elite continental stage.
Normally awarded the maximum four places through domestic league qualification, three of which give automatic passage into the group stage, England has five places in 2017/18 by virtue of Manchester United winning the Europa League last season.
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Champions League qualification was recently added as an incentive for clubs to win the secondary competition, with Sevilla the first team to benefit in 2015.