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Liverpool's draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday all but confirmed Manchester United's place in the top four.

Louis van Gaal's side can still finish as high as second if they win their final two games against Arsenal and Hull and other results go their way.

Finishing second or third would earn an automatic place in next season's Champions League group stages. Finishing fourth will mean facing a two-legged play-off in August.

They would enter the competition at the final play-off stage, which is split between the 'champions' route - for teams who have won their national title - and 'league' route, for those who haven't.

United would be joined in league route by the fourth-placed teams from La Liga and the Bundesliga, the third-placed teams from Italy and Portugal and the five league route winners from the third qualifying round.

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That could include the third-placed team from France, plus the runners-up from Russia, Holland, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Austria and Czech Republic.

The play-offs can throw up some daunting fixtures.

In the 2013 play-off round, Lyon played Real Sociedad and PSV Eindhoven faced Milan. In 2014, Lille were drawn with Porto and Napoli with Athletic Bilbao.

United's UEFA coefficient of 10 is likely to mean they are the highest-ranked team in the play-offs and will be seeded for the draw, due to take place in Nyon on August 7.

Most of Europe's top leagues are yet to reach a conclusion, but the identity of the team who could lie in wait for United and Van Gaal is becoming clearer.

United's seeding should mean they avoid Spain's play-off entrant, likely to be either Valencia or Sevilla, and probably Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen and Shahktar Donetsk should they qualify.

But there is still a chance they could meet the likes of Roma, Lazio, Monaco, CSKA Moscow or Besiktas.

The contenders

Spain

Fourth-place qualifies for final play-off round

Valencia (currently fourth, UEFA coefficient 13)

Sevilla (currently fifth, UEFA coefficient 24)

Germany

Fourth-place qualifies for final play-off round

Bayer Leverkusen (currently fourth, UEFA coefficient 16)

Italy

Third-place qualifies for final play-off round

Roma (currently second, UEFA coefficient 46)

Lazio (currently third, UEFA coefficient 39)

Napoli (currently fourth, UEFA coefficient 21)

Portugal

Third-place qualifies for final play-off round

Sporting Lisbon (third, UEFA coefficient 33)

Holland

Second place qualifies for third play-off round

Ajax (second, UEFA coefficient 26)

France

Third-place qualifies for third play-off round

Lyon (currently second, UEFA coefficient 25)

Monaco (currently third, UEFA coefficient 68)

Marseille (currently fourth, UEFA coefficient 35)

Russia

Second-place qualifies for third qualifying round

FK Krasnodar (currently second, UEFA coefficient 125)

CSKA Moscow (currently third, UEFA coefficient 34)

Ukraine

Second-place qualifies for third qualifying round

Shakhtar Donetsk (currently second, UEFA coefficient 18)

Dnipro (currently third, UEFA coefficient 40)

Turkey

Second-place qualifies for third qualifying round

Galatasaray (currently first, UEFA coefficient 37)

Fenerbahce (currently second, UEFA coefficient 75)

Besiktas (currently third, UEFA coefficient 58)

The draw for the play-off round is due to take place on August 7.

The first legs will be played on August 18 and 19 August with the second legs will be played on August 25 and 26 August.

Teams from England, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy will enter at this stage to be joined by five winners from the third qualifying round league route.

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