Following Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City, Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League next season.

Aston Villa now leads fifth-place Tottenham by five points with one game remaining.

It means the team will compete in the Champions League for the first time since 1982-83. Villa last qualified for the competition, which was then known as the European Cup, by winning it in 1982, defeating Bayern Munich in the final.

Villa assured Spurs would need to defeat City on Tuesday to keep the chase for the final Champions League spot alive heading into the season’s final game, after coming from behind 3-1 to draw 3-3 with Liverpool on Monday evening.

Jhon Duran scored in the 85th and 88th minutes to save a point for Unai Emery’s team, leaving Spurs needing maximum points against title contenders City.

Erling Haaland’s two second-half goals secured a 2-0 win for City, keeping their title hopes alive and denying Spurs Champions League football.

Emery became Villa’s head coach in October 2022, replacing Steven Gerrard who had left Villarreal.

Villa were 16th in the Premier League, two places and one point above the relegation zone when Emery took charge. Under the Spanish head coach’s guidance the club ended the season in seventh and secured qualification for the Europa Conference League, ensuring they would play European football for the first time in 13 years.

In his first full season in charge, Emery has led Villa to the Champions League for the first time in 41 years.