Villa did go into the summer unseeded in the competition, but a decision by UEFA has now changed that. Villa would prefer to be a seeded team as they'd be more likely to face a team who do not have a high UEFA coefficient, or ranking, which takes into account historical performance. In theory, more seeded teams should qualify for the competition than unseeded teams. There are two pots from which teams will be drawn from: seeded and unseeded. READ MORE: Former Aston Villa man 'in discussions' to join Wolves READ MORE: Breaking: Aston Villa confirm striker transfer with surprise destination The play-off draw will take place on Monday, August 7, a few days before Villa open their new Premier League campaign. Every team who qualifies for the Europa Conference League must get through the play-off round to enter the group stage. They will be playing in the Europa Conference League after finishing in seventh place ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford, who also won on the final weekend.īut to ensure they will be playing on more than just a couple of Thursday nights next season, Villa must get through a two-legged play-off in August to book their place in the group stage. Villa qualified for European football for the first time in 13 years with a crucial victory over Brighton on the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season. Aston Villa have been given a major Europa Conference League boost after Juventus were excluded from this season's competition.
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