Sentences with phrase «champions league finishing»

Lyon gained a direct spot in the Champions League finishing second, a 10 spot jump in just four months.»

We needed to win to keep our Champions League finishing position [hopes] alive and obviously we are very disappointed because it's a north London derby, it means a lot to the fans and it meant a lot to the club, to us.

That means a second successive Champions League finish looks unlikely for the team who fi...

Achieving three consecutive Champions League finishes meant that along the way teams would be pushed aside by a rampant Soldado.

Skip forward two managers, one champions league finish, one FA Cup and umpteen unwanted records broken in four years to this last month.

Those six clubs — Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Arsenal — all go into the start of each season knowing they are the biggest clubs in England and all have title hopes, with a Champions League finish being the minimum expectation for each.

Not exact matches

As the unexpected success of Leicester City and Tottenham in the Premier League this season has shown, England's top clubs face an increasingly difficult job finishing high enough to secure entry to the lucrative Champions League.

While competing in the Champions League is hugely profitable to the top clubs, participation is dependent on finishing in a certain position in their domestic leagues, meaning that a poor season can see teams miss out.

We finished 3rd and now don't have to play qualifier for the Champions league.

I would love to take Giroud out of the equation last season, remove his goals last season to show ignorant people what league position we would have finished in, a league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions Lleague position we would have finished in, a league position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions Lleague position which makes all those fantasy players a pipe dream because they only move to teams in the Champions LeagueLeague.

Rodgers guided Liverpool to a runners - up finish last term and subsequently a return to Champions League action but has seen his side struggle a fair bit this term, though this is in no small way down to the loss of Suarez to Barcelona.

«To play the first game (of the) Champions League, then to win with a good result, to score many goals, to finish the game with a clean sheet.

I understand your premise but we must realise that for years Wenger was confined by financial constraints, and I honestly don't think many other managers could have kept the club in the champions league, look at Liverpool and Man United, even with there inflated budgets they failed to achieve a top four finish in recent years.

When Harry Redknapp's Spurs finished fourth in the 2011 - 12 Premier League, only to lose out on Champions League qualification because of Chelsea's form - defying victory over Bayern Munich, the mood at White Hart Lane was ultimately one of frustration.

What Ambition do you mean 4th place finish last 16 in Champions League and the odd Cup.

Arsenal currently sit fifth in the Premier League table and know they must win on Sunday to stand a chance of finishing in the Champions League places.

City lost to champions league runners up and if sterling wasn't thinking about money and finished his chances they could have won.

With another» if only» - season behind them, finishing as the runners up to surprise Champions Leicester City, Arsenal will of course be looking to take the leap in the 16/17 campaign and finally lift the Premier League trophy again.

Europa league trophy and either of FA or Mickey Mouse cup will be excellent for me regardless of where we finish as champions league and europa league will be secured.

He only started 16 Serie A games & finished with 7 goals & 7 assists in a tight Serie A. He's a big game player - scored in the Champions League final against Barcelona in 2014/15 & both legs of the semis against Real, & the recent Italian Cup final this season with his first touch.

Even though Arsenal finished as runners up to the Premier League champions Leicester City last season and thereby have an automatic place in the coveted group phase of the Champions League this season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any transfer battle between the tchampions Leicester City last season and thereby have an automatic place in the coveted group phase of the Champions League this season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any transfer battle between the tChampions League this season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any transfer battle between the two clubs.

Further, with the struggles of their rivals around them, there was certainly an opportunity to compete for the Premier League title or at least a top - three finish instead of a frantic scramble to qualify for the Champions League, which arguably looks unlikely at this stage.

From what I can see, the last real links with us signing the Turkish international came over six months ago, and he has not had the best season with Bayer Leverkusen statistically, but has been a key player in the side which finished third in the German top division, helping them to earn a Champions League place for next year.

Yeah but the reality is the to thing are closely related, If Wenger stays we won't win the league or the champions league any time soon.For us to win these type of trophies a top coach must come in, there aren't many who can achieve this but i believe 2 good candidates are out of work Ancelotti and Klopp, Wengrs contract should be finished by the 2016/17 season god willing.I say God willing because Wengers been talking about how he doesn't want to retire, obvious signs that he wants an extension to his contrct, i am one Arsenal fan who doesn't want to see an extension

The Merseyside club secured their third successive season without Champions League football last term, leading to the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish, and his Northern Irish replacement has been charged with the responsibility of improving his playing staff in the pursuit of closing the 17 point gap between their eight place finish and a top four finish.

Sadly, with Wenger in charge we will never progress beyond a top four finish, the odd domestic cup success and a last sixteen exit in the Champions League.

I quite agree sell all the deadwoods but which player in his right mind would want to come to arsenal at the moment, remember people man u was in the same situation under moyes but we're able to attract better player's even when not playing champions league, the selling point from arsenal point of view is to tell players which they are trying to get what the plan is of getting back to top flight football by going for the Europa league over the FA cup and finishing in the top six otherwise if they go for wishy - washy arsene wenger stupid attitude of we've got quality all the squad we are competing for everything then I'm afraid We will end up with nothing

His business has been blamed for the club's dire campaign, and this season we finished in our lowest league position since Wenger joined, and the club is keen on returning to the Champions League for the 2018 - 19 sleague position since Wenger joined, and the club is keen on returning to the Champions League for the 2018 - 19 sLeague for the 2018 - 19 season.

Having finished outside of the top four, it remains to be seen whether or not the lack of Champions League football next season costs them in their transfer work this summer, while they will have to balance out their spending with sales too.

There is pressure of finishing top 4 Financial pressure and getting into Champions League next season

Man utd showed this last season when they finished behind us yet won 3 trophies and are now in the champions league.

So it is the first time in ten years that Arsenal have gone unbeaten in the Champions League Group Stage and finished top of the group, and will go into the knockout stages full of confidence for a change.

Nevertheless, he's made it clear that the team winning is more important, and he'll hope to play a key role in ensuring that United advance in both the FA Cup and Champions League while also pushing on and securing a top - four finish in the leaguLeague while also pushing on and securing a top - four finish in the leagueleague too.

With Liverpool looking strong in their pursuit of a top - four finish and the Champions League this season, there seems to be plenty of reasons as to why Can should stay at Anfield.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal will be handed a hefty transfer fee injection next summer with the level of funding dependent greatly on whether the Dutchman secures a top four finish and the resultant Champions League qualification.

Now, back to reality, we're still likely to finish 5th, and the lack of champions league football will hurt us.

«Nabil would like to finish 1st or 2nd and play Champions League football with Lyon,» Mohammed Fakir said in 2015.

Not really bothered about finishing 4th, maybe a year or so out of the Champions League will do us good.

For this to happen it will depend on where we finish, out of the champions league I think Wenger will be in trouble, sixth or below he will be out of the door — hopefully.

It would be hard to argue that we are assured to finish above the Blues, but should we get our form back on the up, we still have plenty of time to earn a place inside the Champions League places.

This season was the first where the winners of the previous UEFA Europa League gained automatic entry into the UEFA Champions League: Sevilla taking that berth despite finishing fifth in Spain (they are currently seventh).

The Anfield club have already spent two years outside the Champions League and finishing outside the top four for a third straight year would do significant harm to their prestige, as well as income.

Since arriving in Turin, Bonucci has gone on to make almost 200 Serie A appearances for the Bianconeri, winning five Scudetti, two Coppa Italia titles, and he finished as a runner - up in the Champions League in 2015.

Given United's fifth - placed finish in the Premier League which means that they will be absent form the Champions League next season, it always appeared as though Van Gaal would be fighting a losing battle.

Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players begin their latest Champions League campaign next week and everyone connected with the club is hoping that this season sees the Gunners go at least one better than recent years which have seen us finish second in the group and then exit the competition at the first knockout stage.

You do know if Utd finish outside of the top four and end up winning the Europa league, they will enter the champions, replacing the team that finishes 4th, right?

Fact 2: The winner gets to go automatically Champions League regardless of how we finish in the PL

Although he missed the latter stages of the season through suspension, Palacios was one of Tottenham's most important players in the 2009 - 10 campaign, which saw the North London side finish fourth in the Premier League and book a place in the Champions League.

Arsenal are set to face arguably their biggest game of the season at the Etihad this weekend, and it is not just for us to finish above Man City and clinch the usual Champions League quaklification, but also to stave off Tottenham finishing above us for the first time in Arsene Wenger's reign at the Emirates.

This campaign sees the Merseyside club struggling to qualify for the Champions League after finishing second in the Premier League last time round, and Sterling has admitted both will be difficult to replace.