Aston Villa on Tuesday night qualified for the Champions League first time in 41 years after top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester City on Tuesday.
Villa have not reached Uefa’s premier club competition since it rebranded from the European Cup to the Champions League in 1991-92.
The last four spot qualification battle between Tottenham and Aston Villa ended last night when Manchester City defeated the Whites 2-0.
The Whites are now five points behind Unai Emery’s side with one game remaining.
They last played in the European Cup 41 years ago in 1982-83 having won the competition the season before.
Villa did finish second and fourth in the Premier League in 1992-93 and 1995-96 respectively, but in both those seasons only first was good enough to reach the Champions League.