Chelsea finished with a flurry with four goals in 26 minutes to win the Europa Conference League final and complete the set of modern-day UEFA club trophies.
A decisive champion does not make a dominant one, and the Premier League’s Best XI is unlikely to look like it has in recent seasons when Man City or Liverpool take up most of the positions on nearly every ballot.
The 2024-25 Premier League season saw Liverpool reclaim the title while Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur suffered through historically-bad campaigns.
Aston Villa missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification thanks to a first-half red card and controversial second-half decision in what finished a 2-0 Manchester United win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
