Spartak were knocked out of the Europa
League qualification against unseeded AEK Larnaca from Cyprus, after a goal in the 87th minute at Otkritie Arena in the second leg.
Not exact matches
Champions
League qualification For the second successive season, Arsenal were drawn
against a Turkish outfit, in the Champions
League playoff tie, with the winner progressing to the group stages of Europe's elite club competition.
Will have to do better
against Premier
league's bottom sides if they want to continue their Champions League qualification s
league's bottom sides if they want to continue their Champions
League qualification s
League qualification streak.
Barcelona confirmed
qualification out of the Champions
League group stage, thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi
against Ajax.
Tottenham Hotspur are on the verge of
qualification for the knock - out stages of the Champions
League after Andros Townsend smashed home a controversial penalty
against Asteras Tripolis in Greece.
With a key game
against Spartak Moscow next week to seal
qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions
League, followed by a busy lead - up to the festive period which includes the Merseyside derby next weekend, the last thing Klopp wants is to see Matip out for an extended period of time.
Its extraordinary what SOTO have done, considering so many pundits declared there season to be a fight
against relegation rather than a serious challenge for Champions
league qualification.
Qualification for champions
league and fourth place in the premiership where the club would set to gain money set
against the additional outlay on top class players to finish a few places above fourth and pocket slightly more money — its a no brainer from a business perspective.
Leicester will go into their game
against Club Brugge later this month knowing that a victory will secure their
qualification for the knock - out stages of the Champions
League.
In turn, their hopes of finishing in the top four and securing
qualification for the Champions
League are at real risk and coupled with Wenger's future still being uncertain, it has led to criticism from supporters and protests
against him staying on beyond this season.
It is now back - to - back defeats for the Red Devils following a 1 - 0 reverse
against Chelsea prior to the game
against the Toffees meaning their
qualification for the Champions
league is not as certain as it seemed when they were on a six - game winning streak.
Liverpool may have won the battle
against Stoke City, but they may have lost the war for Champions
League qualification — or even a lengthy run in the Europa
League — after the latest Philippe Coutinho injury.
The Italian giants were reportedly travelling by train for their away fixture
against Champions
League qualification rivals Fiorentina.
With automatic
qualification for next season's Champions
League all but secured despite the rather disappointing draw
against Sunderland, Arsenal must now focus their attention on the FA Cup final
against Aston Villa, and the Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere has warned that the North London side must put things right in regards to form before the big game at Wembley.
The Gunners will line up
against Everton in the final Premier
League fixture of the campaign, with Arsenal's chances of top four and Champions
League qualification slimmer than ever.
Antonio Conte's sit in 5th and drew 1 - 1 home
against West Ham — further damaging their Champions
League qualification hopes.
The North London club play
against fierce rivals Tottenham on Saturday with the game taking extra significance as both sides are chasing a position in the Champions
League qualification places.
Against Palace, there could be problems and I'd hate for that to extend into our Champions
League qualification matches.
Sanchez has wasted little time endearing himself to Arsenal supporters, scoring eight goals in 15 appearances, including a crucial strike
against Besiktas which secured
qualification for the group stages of the Champions
League.
Since making his club debut
against Hearts in a UEFA Europa
League qualification tie in August 2011, Kane has gone on to score an incredible 123 goals in 191 games to date for the Lilywhites.
Willian scored twice as Chelsea secured their
qualification for the Champions
League round of 16 with a 4 - 0 victory
against 10 - man Qarabag.
West Ham look to sneak a first win at Stamford Bridge since 2002
against a fast fading and disinterested Chelsea side that now has no hope of Champion's
League qualification.
Premier
League football returned for the Gunners following their 2 - 2 second leg draw
against CSKA Moscow, and
qualification to the semi-finals of the Europa
League...
Leganés don't have a lot to play for — they're pretty much guaranteed to finish somewhere between 10th and 15th — but with matches left
against Depor, Levante, Betis, and Villarreal, they could have something to say about relegation places as well as Europa
League qualification.
Yet, while the first team labour outside the Champions
League qualification places, struggling even to summon up the spirit to compete
against our fiercest rivals in what remains of a disastrous European campaign, Warren Joyce's Under 21s go from strength to strength.
Qualification for the Champions
League, and the chance to win the FA Cup
against Crystal Palace, would equal success at this point in time, and that would be all that matters.
A 2 - 2 draw
against CSKA Moscow in Russia on Thursday allowed Arsenal to advance 6 - 3 on aggregate as they the automatic Champions
League qualification granted to the winner of the competition.
Liverpool needed three points
against the Hammers to remain in pole position ahead of Arsenal for Champions
League qualification and they did not disappoint at all.
And they are playing on the season's Champions
League after winning 2
qualification and play off match
against Skenderbeu Korce.
Intro:
Qualification for the promised land of Champions
League football doesn't come much finer than on goal difference with two minutes of the entire season remaining, but thanks to Swedish holding midfielder Pontus Wernbloom's dramatic goal
against Rostov, the Army Men just managed to pip Krasnodar to the second place available at Europe's top table.
Victory
against Chelsea at Turf Moor on Thursday would take them to within five points of last season's champions and lift the Clarets above Arsenal into sixth spot — within reach of securing
qualification for the Europa
League, which would be a remarkable feat for a club from a town of just 70,000 inhabitants.
Catch your Lionesses at their next home game on Thursday 10 September
against Liverpool Ladies in their pursuit of the FA WSL title and UEFA Women's Champions
League qualification.
Emre Can has said Liverpool need a flawless end to the season to secure Champions
League qualification and a favour from Manchester City
against Jose Mourinho's United on Thursday.
It has been reported that Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini believes the team's experience in the Champions
League will hold them in good stead for their
qualification decider
against Olympiakos.
The first came in a Europa
League qualification first - leg
against Hadjuk Split with Gana doing well to find space in the box and finish to put Everton 2 - 0 up.
Antonio Conte's men dropped more points in Sunday's 1 - 1 draw
against West Ham at Stamford Bridge to leave their chances of Champions
League qualification seeming increasingly remote.
Against all the evidence, however, both clubs have lofty ambitions; a future where super-sized stadia thrust them into the big time of perpetual Champion's
League qualification.
However,
qualification on Thursday night in the Champions
League against Atletico Madrid may just be the kick - start they need at just the right time before a run in which will dictate their success this season.
# 1 club of Italy Juventus won their 2nd match of Champions
League for Quarter Final
Qualification against Borussia Dortmund and they won by 3 — 0.
After this home clash with Blackburn, whom they've beaten in the last two seasons at home, comes a pair of huge encounters, both with their own unique significance and importance, as first comes the north - London Derby at The Emirates
against Tottenham's bitterest of rivals Arsenal before a must win game with Werder Bremen in the Champions
League, where
qualification to the knock - outs is at stake.
City have won all three of their Champions
League games and if they win
against Napoli on Wednesday their
qualification is ensured knockout stages.
Last Saturday's goalless draw
against Lazio enabled Spalletti and co. to stop the rot they had fallen into and keep the Biancoceleste at arms» length in the race for Champions
League qualification, but with no win in over a month and just 1 goal scored in the last 6 games (in all competitions) the risk is that it does little more than delay the crisis for a few days.
The Reds went into this game knowing they simply had to win their remaining two games
against the Hammers and already relegated Middlesbrough to seal Champions
League qualification — but it wasn't to be easy
against an in form West Ham side.
«Everton is a really strong team but they played three games in seven days and it is not easy, also because they played very tough games
against Man City and then a
qualification match into the Europa
League, and it is very important for a club to play in Europe for the season.
Arsenal stumbled
against West Brom in their last
league game and at the moment, they are 6 points behind Liverpool, who occupy the final CL
qualification spot.
Arsenal fought hard to earn a point
against Chelsea in the Premier
League last night but now, the Gunners are five points behind Liverpool, who occupy the final CL
qualification spot.
Emre Can has said Liverpool need a flawless end to the season to secure Champions
League qualification and a favour from Manchester City
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Arsenal's fairy tale feeling after an unlikely
qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions
league was given a cold shower when they were drawn
against continental rivals Barcelona in the second round of the competition.
With two points needed to secure Champions
League qualification next season, Chelsea Ladies manager Emma Hayes wants to get the job done at the first attempt tonight (Sunday)
against Reading.
They successfully negotiated two Champions
League qualification rounds
against AEK Athens of Greece and Switzerland's Young Boys, both 3 - 0 on aggregate.