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.
The Red Devils are currently sit fourth in the league and are on the verge of Champions
League qualification next season.
Now though The Blues must switch focus back onto the Premier League and their quest to finish in the top four and secure Champions
League qualification next season.
Brendan Rodgers is prepared to recall Jordan Ibe from his season long loan at Derby County to help ensure Liverpool's Champions
League qualification next season.
With Danny Ings set to officially join the club on July 1, the Reds are still in need of at least another forward if they are to challenge for Champions
League qualification next season.
Not exact matches
And Levy is keen to reward Pochettino for his good work in building a young squad that is on course to secure Champions
League qualification for
next season, as well as seeing the club make a profit in the transfer market.
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.
It was announced yesterday that UEFA have agreed to change the seeding system for the Champions
League group stage
next season, with the new rules to favour the winners of the continent's major domestic
leagues rather than those with a previously exemplary record of
qualification.
If Wenger can finally add some steel to the flair in the middle of his defence and the heart of his midfield, Arsenal will be pursuing more than the FA Cup and
qualification for the Champions
League this time
next year.
However, whatever money the club receive for their
qualification for
next season's Champions
League will give them a huge shot in the arm.
The Club of the Principality will be hoping to crash the Champions
League party and secure
qualification for Europe's premier continental club competition for
next season.
The Pensioners sit a whopping 14 points off Tottenham Hotspur in fourth and the Champions
League places, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see how the west Londoners will guarantee qualification for Europe's top table next season... at least not via their league f
League places, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see how the west Londoners will guarantee
qualification for Europe's top table
next season... at least not via their
league f
league finish.
The Red Devils were in FA Cup action prior to the international break so have a game in hand on some of their rivals at the top of the table, but the race is on to secure
qualification for the Champions
League next year.
After securing automatic
qualification for
next season's Champions
League but falling off the pace to pip Manchester City to second place, Arsenal welcome West Brom to the Emirates with nothing much to play for.
Arsenal currently sit in fourth place in the Premier
League, three points adrift of leaders Chelsea, while
qualification to the
next stage of the Champions
League has been confirmed.
Everyone also needs to realise that Champions
League qualification is Wenger's main target
next season, nothing else.
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.
Sadly that didn't go as planned for City and now they are in a straight fight with Arsenal for automatic
qualification to
next seasons Champions
League, and if they beat the Gunners this weekend they will leapfrog Arsenal into third on goal difference with just one game to play, so Arsene Wenger will be desperate to get at least a point to keep us in the driving seat.
The 29 year - old also admitted his frustration at having to sit out the Europa
League campaign, which could well be his best shot at
qualification for the Champions
League next term, and with Alexandre Lacazette also out with injury their chances of winning the competition remain strongly in doubt.
On close analysis of how things stand, Arsenal can all but ensure automatic
qualification for
next season's Champions
League if we beat Swansea at the Emirates, irrespective of Manchester United's result at Crystal Palace.
The Red Devils are still facing a battle to finish in the top four to secure Champions
League qualification for
next season, with a six - point gap currently existing between them and fifth - placed Chelsea.
While both sides have an outside chance of winning the title, the focus is primarily on ensuring their
qualification for the Champions
League next campaign.
Instead of fighting to retain their Premier
League title, they have found themselves in a battle to simply secure a top - four finish and
qualification for
next season's Champions
League.
Here are three players that could help Arsenal to recover
next season, and put them back in contention for
qualification into the Champions
League and possibly the title hunt.
The Tangerines finished fifth in the SPL last season, and will be hoping to push on and get in to contention for the Europa
League qualification places
next time round.
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.
Arsenal's
next two fixtures could be crucial in the race for Champions
League qualification, with the Gunners facing North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, before welcoming Man United to the Emirates Stadium a week later.
His performances this campaign have gone a long way to helping Los Verdiblancos establish themselves in the race for Europa
League qualification for
next season, with his side currently sitting in eighth, just four points behind Villarreal, who sit in fifth.
The Premier
League champions face Club Brugge later this month knowing that a win will guarantee their
qualification for the
next round.
The final match day
next month will see the Europa
League qualification spot contested between Apoel and Dortmund, who both have two points from their five matches.
A move for Griezmann would be simplified if United can secure
qualification for
next season's Champions
League, but regardless of the club's pursuit of the Atletico man, additional attackers will be signed.
Despite everyone's best efforts, the Club has failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year, with the exception of
qualification for
next season's UEFA Champions
League.
It's hard to say if he's the right man for the job, but as of now, we are still in three competitions, in a
qualification spot for Europa
League next season and still have an outside shot of climbing to a Champion's
League spot.
I have suggested before that it was the right thing to do if our season went South regarding the Champions
League qualification so I can't say I'm totally surprised even if we are still only three good results away from CL place AND a European trophy
next season.
It seems unreal that United could still finish the season with a trophy and
qualification for
next season's Champions
League.
Victory over Norwich moved Wenger's team a step closer to Champions
League qualification and above Manchester City, who have a game in hand and who play the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium
next weekend.
Any Arsenal fan would tell you, if you ask them of course, that this season has been the most disappointing in recent years, despite the fact that they are in a pretty good position in terms of Champions
League qualification for
next campaign, at this stage with the final few weeks to go.
After Liverpool secured
qualification into the Champions
league for
next season, attention turned to the summer transfer window and who the Reds would be signing to both improve and bolster their squad heading into
next season.
Reports suggest that Antoine Griezmann is reluctant and will not consider joining Manchester United if they miss out on
qualification for the Champions
League next season.
Van Gaal intends
qualification for
next season's Champions
League to be the first stage of a three - year process aimed at reclaiming the Premier
League.
Manchester United's 3 - 1 victory sealed European football
next season with a fifth placed finish in the
league, but their inferior goal difference meant they missed out on Champions League qualification to rivals Manchester
league, but their inferior goal difference meant they missed out on Champions
League qualification to rivals Manchester
League qualification to rivals Manchester City.
Liverpool face Bordeaux in a crucial tie on Friday with
qualification to the
next round of Europa
League in sight.
Liverpool are currently situated at 5th position in the
league table and will try to win the match to retain their spot in the top four positions in the Premier League to earn a Qualification for the UEFA Champions League next s
league table and will try to win the match to retain their spot in the top four positions in the Premier
League to earn a Qualification for the UEFA Champions League next s
League to earn a
Qualification for the UEFA Champions
League next s
League next season.
Arsenal fans haven't had a great time this season and its probably the worst one in so many years, as they didn't earn
qualification for the Champions
League for the
next term.
Chelsea are fifth, four points adrift of the Champions
League qualification spots, and perhaps need to win the tournament to play in it again
next season.
Third place means Arsenal have secured automatic
qualification for Champions
League which means the Gunners would be heading for the group stages directly in the Europe's top flight competition
next season.
Arsene Wenger is under serious pressure following the Gunners» 10 - 2 Champions
League exit to Bayern Munich and
qualification to
next season's competition is not looking too convincing following their 3 - 1 loss at West Brom before the break.
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.
The Gunners are 5th in the premier
league and currently chasing
qualification for
next year's champions
league as they are 4 points behind arch rivals Tottenham who occupy 4th spot.
It's going to be interesting — we are 100 % out of the title race and our focus needs to be making sure we keep that 3rd place to secure
qualification for
next year's Champions
League.