Dortmund win ends Premier League hope of extra Champions League spot

Five Bundesliga clubs will be in next season’s tournament.
Dortmund win ends Premier League hope of extra Champions League spot

DECISIVE WIN: Borussia Dortmund players celebrate victory in front of their fans.

Borussia Dortmund’s win at home to Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed that the Bundesliga, not the Premier League, will get an extra spot in next season’s Champions League.

England’s slim hopes of overhauling Germany in the Uefa coefficient rankings have been extinguished and the Bundesliga’s top five finishers will play in the Champions League. Only the top four clubs in the Premier League will participate.

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