The West London side eased to a Premier League title this term but Mourinho isn't one to rest on his laurels and will hope to mount a genuine push for a Champions
League triumph next term.
Not exact matches
However, the main objective for Ancelotti
next year will be to achieve what predecessor Pep Guardiola failed to do, and that is secure a
triumph in the Champions
League as they continue to boast one of the strongest squads in European football.
After what has been our most enduring
league campaign, has somehow become respectable with our cup
triumph, and now the manager is using that display as proof that he is still the correct person to lead this club into
next season.
The Hammers will be playing in the UEFA Europa
League next season as a result of Manchester United's FA Cup
triumph.
However, the confidence that Ozil, Mertesacker and Podolski have gained from their World Cup
triumph is certainly going to have a positive effect on the other Arsenal players, and perhaps
next season the North London club will regain the
league title.
Thanks to his
triumph tonight Chelsea will play in the Champions
League next season - at the expense of Tottenham, although the «blue» areas remained outside entitling participation in the most prestigious club tournament in Europe in the final standings of English Premier
League.
The club's unusually low position in the La Liga table (fourth) also suggests a rebuilding phase could be about to get underway in the
next season or two after so much success over the last couple of seasons under Zinedine Zidane, which has included a domestic title and two successive Champions
League triumphs.
The
next league match was at the Camp Nou on the 11th of November and allowed the Blaugrana to reacquaint themselves with victory and a 4 - 2
league triumph included two Messi strikes.
With the 2 - 0
triumph of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Pepe Guardiola's men will make
next month's Champions
League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2 - 0 victors away at Schalke in their first - leg clash on Tuesday.
But things aren't going so well ever since the
League triumph and Chelsea now find themselves facing a battle to play in the Champions
League next season.
After starring in Sevilla's consecutive Europa
League triumphs, Banega earned a move to Inter at the start of the summer and he will be hoping to replicate his success in Italy over the
next few seasons.