Aston Villa now know they will be playing Champions League football next season. Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City on Tuesday night confirmed Champions League qualification for Villa despite the fact they were unable to beat Liverpool on Monday. This is a huge achievement, with the club last participating in Europe’s elite competition in 1983 after Villa won the European Cup in 1982. Similarly to Villa, Newcastle United disrupted the normal Premier League order and qualified for the Champions League last season, themselves ending a 20-year absence. The Magpies went…
