Sentences with phrase «league qualification remains»

Champions League qualification remains unlikely for the Blues, who are 25 - 1 for a top - four finish.

Champions League qualification remains a priority for the hierarchy at Spurs, especially with the additional funds needed for the new stadium.

Not exact matches

As for the remaining trio, while they all have their respective strengths and could offer something, Guardiola will be looking to acquire more talented, younger and more consistent options to ensure that his side are a real attacking threat both in the Premier League and in the Champions League, should City secure qualification.

Nevertheless, United remain five points adrift of the Champions League qualification places, and will be desperate to pick up from where they left off in midweek when they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Inter were taken over by the Suning Group last year, and although Stefano Pioli has led a mini-revival this season, they will miss out on Champions League football and remain in a real battle for Europa League qualification with four games to go.

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.

That in turn makes the free transfer signing of De Vrij all the more appealing, but it remains to be seen whether or not his touted move to Inter falls through or not as they continue to battle for Champions League qualification this season.

Stranded in fifth position, seven points behind bitter rivals Manchester United with only four games remaining, Rodgers and co. are almost certain to miss out on Champions League qualification, in stark contrast to this time last year when they were still on course for their first title of the Premier League era, only to miss out to Man City at the death.

United remain in fifth place in the Premier League table with seven games remaining this season, but they sit just one point adrift of rivals Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification.

The victory moved Bayer Leverkusen into fourth place as the 28th Gameweek of Bundesliga gets underway, and into qualification for the Champions League should the standings remain the same after the weekend.

There are six games remaining in the Premier League schedule and as City look to secure a top - four finish which brings Champions League qualification, they may be sorely tempted to part with the Chilean now and place coach Patrick Vieira in temporary charge until the end of May.

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.

Another top - half finish — not Europa League qualification — was the target this season, and with just four points separating Palace from 10th - placed Stoke, fulfilling that objective remains on the cards.

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.

Chelsea remain in the hunt for Champions League qualification after ending Burnley's winning streak with a 2 - 1 victory at Turf...

Liverpool and Manchester City remain in the driving seat for Champions League qualification but Arsenal - who kept their hopes alive with victory over Manchester United at the weekend - can leapfrog United into fifth if they beat Southampton on Wednesday.

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.

Despite the difficulties they are experiencing at the moment the Rossoneri remain a credible direct rival in this year's race for Champions League qualification, so to have them that far behind already (albeit with a very long way still to go) would be a big statement - one that could fire our players up psychologically and deflate theirs.

We currently have a 14 - point lead over Chelsea with six games remaining as we close in on qualification on next season's Champions League.

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.

Arsenal needed to win in order to remain in the driving seat for Champions League qualification, while Wigan, who were crowned FA Cup champions just 3 days earlier, needed a win to survive.

However, with only four games remaining, Hasenhuttl's side currently lie in fifth place, chasing Leverkusen and Dortmund who are level on points in the final Champions League qualification places.