If Aston Villa wins the Europa League and finishes exactly in fifth place. Their redundant CL spot then goes to sixth place team. So Brentford would prefer Liverpool finishing above Aston Villa (Fourth). A Brentford loss could help liverpool secure a higher position via GD to trigger the sixth place finish. A Brentford win could also push liverpool down, which blocks this domino effect   submitted by   /u/Scared-File-77 [link]   [comments]