Sentences with phrase «league spots ahead»

Not exact matches

remember... only two ore human beings in the team we win the league... thats 3 spots ahead of 4th with only two people!!

However, they haven't been the only side pushing to improve ahead of the new season, and there promises to be a thrilling battle for the Champions League qualification spots again this time round.

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The Club of the Principality sit on 50 points, one ahead of fifth - place Saint - Etienne and four behind Olympique Marseille, who currently occupy the final Champions League spot.

Do you think a guy putting up better points in the same league, at the same age, rated 60 spots ahead isn't thought to have a higher potential?

And while they were contending with Juventus for the top spot in the Italian championship earlier in the year, they have now fallen far behind the northern giants and are now just one point ahead of Lazio in the standings, clinging to the final Champions League birth.

Ahead of the midweek fixtures, the Hammers sit sixth in the Premier League table, only one point behind fifth - placed Manchester United and six behind Tottenham Hotspur, who currently occupy the fourth Champions League spot.

Seventh place in the Premier League will be enough for a European spot, provided Southampton do not win the FA Cup, and the Clarets are six points ahead of the Foxes.

It's also worth nothing that although Jimmy Graham is ranked 38 spots ahead of Rob Gronkowski (15 vs. 53), the league's two premier tight ends actually have identical odds to lead the league in receiving at +10,000.

Liverpool «keeper Simon Mignolet produced an instinctive penalty save to deny Leicester forward Jamie Vardy from the spot to keep his side ahead on their Premier League match this evening.

At 22 a move to the Premier League may be a little ahead of him, while a move to a side pushing for an automatic promotion or playoff spot would be ideal for the developing forward.

The Frenchman was talking ahead of the weekend's all - important tie against Manchester City, where a loss could leave them little chance of earning a spot for next season's Champions League competition.

This House of Cards created by the thin - skinned narcissist and our absentee landlord is going to come crashing down over the next 12 months and anyone who doesn't put the success of the club ahead of blind allegiances will need to check themselves so that we can move forward once the dust has settled... this club has been on auto - pilot for far too long and the same old, same old just won't cut it in the new EPL where many of the best managers, players and deepest pockets in the world now reside... just think to yourself what has transpired in the last 7 years alone: Leicester City won the EPL, Chelsea and ManCity have changed several managers and still won the League on multiple occasions, ManU lost Fergie yet we still didn't take advantage, Liverpool has emerged from their slumber and the Spurs are presently the better team in North London... if you find this acceptable, I feel for you and this future of this club... hope you all enjoy fighting with Everton and West Ham for the final Europa spot every year (aka the new Wenger Cup)

The Red Devils sit just two points ahead of Liverpool, but will look to extend their impressive run of form and cement their Champions League spot, as they have a game in hand.

The victory just about keeps the Gunners in the title picture and means they retain their spot in the top four ahead of the Champions League trip to Bayern Munich in midweek.

While the rest of the spots for the Champions League and Europa League were tightly contested, Bayern won the title at a canter - they finished a good 15 points ahead of surprise packages Leipzig, who managed to get an automatic spot in the Champions League in their first season after promotion.

Tottenham are in 6th place, level on points with Liverpool and just one ahead of Southampton in the race with 5th and 6th qualifying for the Europa League and only an Arsenal win in the FA Cup final giving the 7th placed team an automatic spot in Europe's second - tier tournament.

It's been a brilliant week for the Blues ahead of this game, booking a FA Cup final spot and claiming another Premier League win.

A win ensured City finished in third, ahead of Liverpool, and secured their place in next season's Champions League with the Reds taking fourth spot with a 3 - 0 win over Middlesbrough.

Ahead of the clash with Manchester United Trev Downey puts Jan Molby on the spot about the Reds» prospects at Old Trafford, the recent victory against Newcastle and the progress into the quarter - finals of the Champions League.

Guardiola's men are now four points ahead of Manchester United in the race for the Champions League qualification spots.

With Manchester City running away with the Premier League, the only real interest left at the top end of the table is who gets the remaining three Champions League spots - the five teams in the fight throwing away their chances to get ahead just as often as they grab...

The 29 - year - old was spotted training in Seville ahead of the Reds» Champions League encounter with Sevilla.

Adding to that, important games are ahead as Gunners look to continue chase for the 4th spot and above all they have a Champions League fixture with German giants Bayern Munich in 9 days.

Goals from Dani Raba and Carlos Bacca put the sixth - placed Yellow Submarine 2 - 0 ahead and in control of the race for LaLiga's final Europa League qualifying spot.

As a result, Roma and Lazio remain one point ahead of Inter for the last Champions League spots.

That's good news for Celtic, in their quest to stay ahead of the Belgians in the race for third spot in Group B and a place in the Europa League.

Man Utd occupy second spot in the Premier League table on 71 points, they are three points ahead of Tottenham with a game in hand.

As a result, the Blues are positioned fourth in the standings, three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who are likely to pose a threat to their Champions League spot.

When they combine as slickly as this, the Dortmunder can even give runaway league leaders, Bayern, a run for their money in the creativity department and now eight points ahead of Hertha Berlin in third, already seem to have a lock on a direct Champions League qualifyingleague leaders, Bayern, a run for their money in the creativity department and now eight points ahead of Hertha Berlin in third, already seem to have a lock on a direct Champions League qualifyingLeague qualifying spot.

Four points ahead of Liverpool with four games left, United's Premier League runners - up spot is closer to being confirmed and all eyes now lie on how Mourinho will line up his team for the meeting with Spurs that, ultimately, could define their season.

Meanwhile, his confidence will have also been boosted after Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang handed him the opportunity to score the third goal via the penalty spot, and this puts him in a strong position ahead of Thursday's Europa League game.