Liverpool advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals and did their chances of qualifying for next season's competition no harm, with a 4-0 thrashing of Galatasaray. Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all got on the scoresheet to book a place against Paris Saint-Germain.
While the Reds didn't earn Premier League points with their win, they did improve their chances of Champions League qualification. Arne Slot's men did their part to strengthen England's coefficient ranking, which could see the division earn an additional qualification spot.
Traditionally, the Premier League qualifies for four places in Europe's most prestigious tournament, but last year earned an additional spot due to the division's coefficient ranking. UEFA ranks nations' strength and awards the top two countries with an extra spot.
Currently, England top UEFA's rankings and are in line to see five teams qualify for the Champions League once again. With the Reds occupying fifth spot in the Premier League, that would be welcome news.
Liverpool sit off the pace of Arsenal and Manchester City and trail the division's frontrunners by 21 and 12 points respectively. Manchester United and Aston Villa hold advantages of five points and two points, over the Reds.
Slot's side will also have an eye on those behind them, however. Chelsea are just one point behind Liverpool, while Brentford, Everton and Newcastle are also still arguably in contention, if a fifth place is available.
With that said, we take a look at the UEFA Coefficient Table below:
The UEFA Coefficient Table tracks how clubs from every European nation perform across the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. Once the season concludes, the two countries with the highest collective performance earn an extra Champions League entry, known as a European Performance Spot (EPS).
UEFA calculates which two countries will be given the extra European Performance Spots by adding up performance-based coefficient points, then dividing that figure by the number of clubs from each domestic league who started this season in the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League.
The extra European Performance Spots are determined by an average of the performance-based coefficient points. UEFA adds up all coefficient points earned by a nation's clubs and divides that total by the number of teams they entered into the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League at the start of the season.
A win earns two points, while a draw earns one point. Bonus points are also awarded depending on where each club finished in their 'group phase' and for every knockout round that is reached.
England extended their lead at the top of the coefficient table when five Premier League clubs finished in the top eight of the Champions League and automatically qualified for the last 16.
The coefficient score from the five most recent seasons is used to rank clubs, and the coefficient score from the 10 most recent seasons is used to calculate revenue distribution.
For the moment, yes. England holds a healthy advantage with 23.847 points ahead of Spain (19.468) and Germany (18.642).
The Premier League has five teams remaining in European competition, with Liverpool and Arsenal still in the Champions League, and Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace looking to continue their journeys this evening.
If Liverpool go all the way in the Champions League, they will earn a spot in next year's competition. The winners of the Champions League and Europa League are both rewarded with qualification
If the winners of the Champions League have already qualified via their domestic position, the club with the best individual coefficient among the domestic champions involved in qualifying will enter the league phase directly, rather than the original round they had qualified for.
Liverpool could also qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup.
