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I consider this league as one of easy gateway of club who actually wish to play in champions League to have an opportunity to do so if only they can emerge as the winner because if not for this league we cannot even be talking about Tottenham to be a qualified candidate of champions League, so actually since this league has paved way for them another will also have the opportunity this season and is going be a long league for them all but considering Nottingham Forest performance on the premier League and Aston Villa they could be another English teams on the finals again.
It is true, The Europa League offers an easier path to securing a Champions League spot, especially for teams from Europe top five leagues. Aston Villa is a perfect example, they failed to get a Champions League ticket despite collecting the same number of points (66) as Newcastle in the Premier League. So it makes sense that they would use the Europa League as an easier path to the Champions League next season.
In my opinion, Aston Villa will indeed be one of the strong candidates to win the Europa League next season, and Nottingham Forest might also be on the list of favorites. AS Roma and Real Betis are also worth favoring in my view, but it's still too early to assess the chances of each team right now. The Europa League is sometimes full of surprises, and some teams make it a top priority to achieve their goals.