Where Aston Villa rank in UEFA coefficient table compared to Tottenham, Man Utd & Newcastle - gallery

Aston Villa returned to European football for the first time in 12 years this season. So far, it has been a success for Unai Emery as he prepares to take on Lille in the Conference League quarter-finals.

An expert on the continent, the Spaniard has four Europa League titles to his name, so Villa fans have full trust in him delivering the goods come May. But the Conference League is not a major trophy, the naysayers say? Tell that to the thousands of West Ham United supporters who descended on Prague last summer to watch their team emerge victorious Fiorentina. The Hammers are now flying high in the Europa League - the prize for winning UEFA's third-tier competition.

However, Villa are setting their sights higher as they aim to dine on the top table next year. Emery's men sit fourth - three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur - in the Champions League race. For the first time, finishing fifth could earn a spot among the elite providing English clubs perform better than their counterparts this season.

As it stands, Germany and Italy are ahead of England in the rankings but that may change from now until May. But what about Villa's coefficient ranking given their hiatus from UEFA competition BirminghamWorld has profiled how the top 20 UK clubs are rated by the governing body. Disclaimer: you might be in for a surprise...