Sentences with phrase «for champions league places»

City needs three points to keep themselves in a hunt for champions league places while Hull City will be confident having moved out of relegation zone for the first time this season -LSB-...]

Result: At the time of writing, Burnley are challenging for the Champions League places, and are 500/1 to go down.

Matchday 26 in the Bundesliga reached its climax with fourth - placed Borussia Dortmund playing host to fifth - placed Frankfurt in a battle for the Champions League places.

Inter needed a win to go 3rd and put pressure on Roma as the battle for the Champions League places heat up.

Both team were in a fight for the Champions league places until the end of the last season, but Man Utd in the end booked their place while the Spurs remained on the fifth place.

Only one point separates the Gunners from Tottenham Hotspur in fourth, but in what is shaping up to be a tight battle for the Champions League places, Arsenal can ill - afford to drop more points against a struggling team.

Just five points separate Chelsea in third position and Everton in sixth and with Chelsea still to play Tottenham and Everton at home the fight for the Champions League places is a tight one.

Inter are challenging for the Champions League places in Serie A and have closed the gap on champions, Juventus, Napoli and Roma and sit in 4th place which will guarantee a Europa League place next season.

For Antonio Conte to use this effectively, Barkley must first regain his fitness and deliver from the off at Stamford Bridge as the race for Champions League places hots up.

United had to win to keep the pressure on Manchester City, but Arsenal were desperate for points themselves to stay in the running for the Champions League places.

«He is losing in the race for the Champions League places and if they miss out, that would be a huge loss.

Arsenal's devastating defeat to Tottenham yesterday may have made the cancellation of St Totteringham's Day official, but the two draws by the Manchester sides mean that we are far from out of the race for the Champions League places.

The intriguing battle for the Champions League places has suddenly come back to life, after Liverpool won yet again last night to move to within three points of Arsenal, and just two points behind Manchester United.

This could be a nervous affair as both teams know how important it is to the fans, and especially to the race for the Champions League places.

Even if they win and we lose at Man City, they will not be far ahead and the serious business of the race for the Champions League places will be on and the Gunners will be looking for third.

The Reds have been extremely busy in the transfer market so far as manager Brendan Rodgers looks to assemble a squad that is capable of challenging for the Champions League places this season after a disappointing 2014 - 15 campaign.

Tottenham are also keen on the want - away forward as they build a squad which will contend for the Champions League places.

The Gunners travel to Crystal Palace today looking to keep the pressure on the teams above us in the race for the Champions League places, and Arsenal are undoubtedly in a great run of form at the moment.

They're not alone in this, of course, and every other team angling for the Champions League places has their own irreplaceables and shallow squad areas.

hes been player of the month again an is helping them to compete for champions league places, so how would we get him for a bargain price?

Neville said: «For the first time this season I am concerned as to whether Manchester United can fight them off in the scrap for the Champions League places.

That will be extremely hard to take as the dogfight for the Champions League places is becoming extremely tight, with the hated Mourinho creeping up and just 2 points behind us as well.

One stat hardly proves anything, as you can see Southampton too have had a swashbuckling style this season going forward that has propelled them into contention for the Champions League places.

We have a BIG fight for the Champions League places, not to mention the FA Cup where we have got practically a bye into the 6th Round, so we still have lots to look forward to in that competition.

A striker that can make up for the loss of Alexis will be needed if we are to challenge for the Champions League places or even the Premier League title, and speculation is already rife linking us with a whole host of attackers.

If we get Lemar and Seri and possibly a CB, we can be contenders but so far I feel 3rd at best and it will be a scrappy battle for the Champions League places.

I think it means we are in the running for a Champions league place next season.

Fourth - placed Tottenham looked certainties for a Champions League place until defeats to Liverpool and Fulham opened the door for Arsenal and Wenger is confident the Gunners, who are currently four points behind their north London rivals, can close the gap.

He is certainly a stubborn man, who looks like he is aiming for a Champions League place rather than the Premier League title.

They managed a credible 0 - 0 draw away at Arsenal on Monday evening, but it remains to be seen whether they are yet credible contenders for a Champions League place.

I anticipate, that both Alexis and Ozil have clauses in their contracts that will allow them to transfer out of Arsenal if we do not qualify for a Champions League place.

Indeed, should injury or a loss of form befall Kane — who has eight goals in 14 outings so far this season — Tottenham's push for a Champions League place may be derailed.

So in my opinion, two wins and a draw will be enough to see us finish first while two wins and a loss at Man City or even a win, a draw and a loss should be enough for a Champions League place.

will buy one of those wenger sleeping bags and jerk off to his wispering homilies about cohesion and team spirit... might have to get a bit upset at xmas when we «ve slipped a bit but will be back in for a champions league place come march singing the praises to the idiot grenouille and how he has delivered so much despite the voodo curse that was put on us by the evil neville brothers and the midget owen....

Make no mistake; the bookmakers believe that Arsenal and Manchester United remain genuine outsiders for a Champions League place, with the Gunners priced at an average of 15/8 to finish in the top four.

We can not be sure but I strongly suspect that the striker would not be keen to fight for a place at Man City with Aguero or with Kane at Tottenham either so can you think of a Premier League club heading for a Champions League place that needs a new first choice centre forward?

Despite dropping two points late on, the draw leaves West Ham firmly in the fight for a Champions League place.

For the second time in three matches, Inter conceded a goal in the 90th minute to drop two more valuable points in the race for a Champions League place.

It'll be interesting to see if Levy gets the checkbook out in January if Spurs are still there or thereabouts in the scramble for a Champions League place.

Former Chelsea man Romelu Lukaku scored and set up the winner for Jesse Lingard in a 2 - 1 defeat for Conte's team, whose bid for a Champions League place was further hit by victories for Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds will be targeting a victory against a struggling Leicester side as they continue their push for a Champions League place.

But as it is, with just sixteen games of the season to go, they find themselves two points outside of the top four places, and with a fight on their hands to qualify for a Champions League place next season.

Atlético would demand around # 10m for Alderweireld to make it worth their while to buy out his Southampton clause, but Spurs may be prepared to pay that for a player who has helped Southampton mount an unlikely challenge for a Champions League place.

If we want to fight for a Champions League place, draws don't do us any good,» said Gattuso.

But even with those reinforcements, Montella failed to put the club that was once the jewel in former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's business empire in contention for a Champions League place.

Arsenal are currently sitting sixth ahead of their Monday night fixture away to Crystal Palace, a win will see them jump up to fifth in the race for a Champions League place next season.

The France under - 21 international has contributed five assists for Bruno Genesio's side and played every minute of their three - game winning streak as they battle for a Champions League place.

Spurs are in the hunt for a Champions League place but Southampton are woefully out of form, sitting just one point and one place outside the bottom three.

Third - placed Liverpool can gain more ground in the race for a Champions League place, whilst Southampton are still precariously positioned just two points above the relegation zone despite a first league win since November last week at West Brom.

He was rewarded with ninety minutes on Friday away to Arsenal Tula in a 1 - 0 win that keeps them in the hunt for a Champions League place.