The 2018–19 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 27th season in the Premier League and 41st successive season in the top division of the English football league system. Along with the Premier League, the club competed in the Champions League. They finished fourth in the Premier League, gaining qualification for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. In the FA Cup Spurs were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the fourth round. Tottenham made it to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup with a face-off against Chelsea. After two legs the aggregate score was 2–2, however Spurs were eliminated 4-2 on penalties. For the first time in the club's history, they played in the final of the Champions League. In an all English affair Tottenham lost 2–0 to Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.