Sentences with phrase «league qualification takes»

Arsenal vs Liverpool kick - off the action in the early game where the battle for Champions League qualification takes centre stage, with the Reds almost certainly needing a victory to stay in the hunt.

Not exact matches

You can't make a foil - covered replica of Champions League qualification and wave it in the crowd, or take fourth - place for an open - top bus ride.

With the Manchester derby taking centre stage on Sunday afternoon, it was important that the North London outfit came away with all three points as the race for Champions League qualification heats up with the end of the season fast approaching.

But many Chelsea fans have taken issue with what could be seen as Conte admitting defeat in the race for Champions League qualification.

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.

Having moved to within a point of rivals Manchester City in fourth place, it sets up Thursday night's derby wonderfully as the pressure will be on both sides to get the right result and take a huge step towards Champions League qualification.

So Gooners will you take it as a successful season if we secure champions league qualification AND win the FA cup?

Sao Paulo's new manager Emerson Leao took charge of his first game in Asuncion and will be extremely disappointed to have been eliminated, especially with the Tricolor's hopes of Copa Libertadores qualification via the league slipping away.

When the third round of Champions League qualification starts later today for Arsenal, there's a good chance that if you take a look at manager Arsene Wenger on the sidelines, you might see him perspiring a bit more than usual.

Two late goals from Aaron Ramsey and Mathieu Flamini took the game away from the Hammers, and kept Arsene Wenger's side's Champions League qualification hopes well on track.

They currently sit outside of the Champions League qualification spots in the Premier League and Serie A respectively, and so the Europa League has undoubtedly taken on additional importance.

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.

There has been a lot of talk that we were building a squad to take account of a Europa League campaign (i.e. the minimum of 6 additional matches that group stage qualification would have brought).

With Champions League round - of - 16 qualification already taken care of, this could be their last big test of the year.

Naby Keita: The dynamic midfielder was one of the key figures in RasenBallsport Leipzig's remarkable campaign in the Bundesliga last season, as the top flight new boys took the division by storm and secured Champions League qualification.

The League Cup is probably Arsenal's best chance of silverware this season, and it seems the Gunners will take a strong squad up north in an effort to ensure qualification.

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.

Arsenal took another step towards Champions League qualification after winning their third PL game on the trot yesterday.

The three points means Atletico secured Champions League qualification for a sixth successive season under Diego Simeone, having played in the competition only twice in the previous 16 years before the Argentine took charge.

After the departure of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona, he has taken over the mantle of captaincy and driven the team out of its darkest days to an automatic qualification in next years» Champions League.

Champions League qualification would be progress but when you take into account that we've had no European football this season, is it really anything to celebrate?

Xhaka had a memorable 2016, having captained Borussia Monchengladbach all the way to Champions League qualification and then taking part in the Euro 2016 tournament with Switzerland.

A.S. Roma took one step closer toward Champions League qualification with a 5 - 3 victory over Chievo.

Champions League qualification is the carrot for Man City, and the Citizens will have taken note of Saturday's results — Liverpool hammering Birmingham 5 - 0 but Tottenham drawing 2 - 2 with West Brom — and will sniff out an opportunity to put some valuable breathing space between them and their top - four rivals.

Dyche, who has guided Burnley to the brink of Europa League qualification in a remarkable campaign at Turf Moor and was named Premier League Manager of the Month for March on Friday, said Guardiola had done an «amazing» job at City this season by taking them to Carabao Cup glory and the verge of the Premier League title.

The fact that there has been a 2,300 per cent increase in the number of students taking vocational qualifications since 2004 should not solely be attributed to students and schools taking the easy option in maintaining their position in the league tables.

Schools shifting youngsters to alternative qualifications to boost league table scores are taking a gamble with their whole school results, suggests new evidence seen exclusively by Schools Week.

I then took the well - greased slide from an Ivy League law school to a Wall Street law firm, my first legal job following qualification.