Sentences with phrase «fourth place side»

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Cut the red peppers into fourths and place them skin side up on the baking sheet.

Last season, the 21 - year - old was also able to impress fans, with the Gremio ace making 27 appearances, scoring once as his side secured a fourth - placed finish in the Brazilian Serie A.

Has has scored 33 % of the side's goals in the league and has helped them to fourth place.

Although he missed the latter stages of the season through suspension, Palacios was one of Tottenham's most important players in the 2009 - 10 campaign, which saw the North London side finish fourth in the Premier League and book a place in the Champions League.

The Gunners can afford for just one of the two other sides to lose, but even so, fourth place does not guarantee getting to the champions league next season, with Manchester United favourites to win this seasons Europa League.

That made the Hornets the first side to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, putting them four points ahead of fourth place with one match to play.

Victory for Louis van Gaal's side would lift them to within one point of the Citizens, who have only won one of their last five league games, in the race for the fourth and final Champions League place.

So assuming things go to form, Arsenal will not have won the title but should have improved on last season's fourth place and on May 30th will run out to face a Liverpool side desperate for a trophy to rescue a disappointing campaign.

KM wrote this: «We are better than most sides in this league and eventually that sums up to fourth place»

We are better than most sides in this league and eventually that sums up to fourth place.

Meanwhile Liverpool will be desperate to inflict a first home league defeat on Mourinho's side this season as they look to close the gap on fourth placed Manchester United after the Red Devils strengthened their bid for Champions League football with a 2 - 1 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday evening.

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.

But after our defeat to Brighton last week, and Chelsea's win over Palace today, we are now 11 points behind Conte's side who are only in fifth, and Spurs are 2 points ahead of them in the coveted Fourth Place.

The Spaniard has made 10 clean sheets for the Red Devils this season and made plenty more world class saves to help his side to fourth place in the table at present.

Today» match against Mauricio Pochettino's side is one that the Blues must win in order to really give their push to qualify for next season's Champions League, as if the west London side were to lose today, they would be eight points behind fourth - placed Spurs, all but ending their hopes of finishing in the top four.

This season has certainly been one to forget for Antonio Conte's side, with the Blues currently sitting in fifth place, four points away from Spurs in fourth.

Having scored after just two minutes, it would have released plenty of pressure on City as the scrap for a top four finish continues with a win moving Guardiola's side up level on points with Liverpool on 69 but still in fourth place.

City currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot, and with third - place Arsenal winning against Everton on Saturday to move four points clear of Manuel Pellegrini's side, it is increasingly looking like a plethora of sides — including City, United, West Ham and Stoke City — are all battling for one UCL qualifying spot.

After a convincing win over a high - flying Villa side, Arsenal find themselves in fourth place and look set to get their season back on track after three successive draws prior to the win at Villa Park.

So this year, English champions Manchester City went into pot 2 of the draw, making a tougher draw more likely, while third - placed Chelsea and fourth - placed Arsenal went into pot 1 and so were protected from being drawn against the other seven biggest sides.

Cuadrado bagged 15 goals in all competitions for Fiorentina last term, helping Vincenzo Montella's side to a healthy fourth place finish in Serie A, before impressing at the 2014 World Cup finals.

The 23 year old had a useful first season with Lille scoring 13 goals as he helped the club to a fourth place spot but the fact that Rudi Garcia's side just missed out on a Champions League spot by a single point may make Gervinho consider interest from the north London side.

Harry Redknapp appeared to pay the price for a lack of rotation at Spurs last season, as a tired looking side limped to fourth despite being in a commanding position for third place in February.

Louis van Gaal's side remain five points adrift of fourth - placed Arsenal with four games remaining this season as they continue to fight for a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Isco impressed in his first season at Malaga, making 32 appearances, helping Manuel Pellegrini's side to fourth place, the club's best ever La Liga finish.

Of course Arsenal wanted to be in the draw for the Champions League this season, even if it was the draw for the final qualifying stage that happened yesterday, with Liverpool who beat us to fourth place in the league by just one point pulling the German side Hoffenheim out of the hat.

Our side currently sit down in sixth place in the Premier League, four points behind today's opponents, and five behind Chelsea in the fourth and final Champions League place.

There is a chance that we could end up in a fourth - placed play - off with one of the two sides, but that scenario is very unlikely, with our points and goals tallies needed to pair up.

Given time (and a realisation that you have to defend as well as attack) and I am certain he will be able to guide his side to regular third and fourth place finishes; only a huge injection of cash will now be able to split the Manchester domination.

A visit to the Potteries to face a Stoke side aiming for at least a ninth place finish for the fourth season in a row.

What's more, Roma had more pressing matters to consider; the fight for third / fourth place in Serie A, where their city rivals, Lazio, were waiting with baited breath for the derby next week, a six pointer that might very well determine which Roman side experiences the elation of the Champions League next year and which one wallows in the Europa League.

But the north London side are still unbeaten, having drawn four of their six - and are still, crucially, in fourth place in the table.

Wales, inspired by Real Madrid star Gareth Bale, have reached a major tournament for the first time in 58 years, but most surprising of all perhaps was the fate of the Netherlands; the third placed side at the last World Cup failed to even make the play - offs, finishing fourth in Group A.

The result — Roma's fourth consecutive league win — lifted Luis Enrique's side up to sixth place, and they have a game in hand after last weekend's match at Catania was suspended due to a waterlogged pitch.

Both sides will still have their eye on fourth place, even if Europa League qualification seems much more feasible.

This game is meaningless for the Turkish side as they are already locked into fourth place in the group.

They are 10 Points behind the fourth placed Chelsea side.

The Ukrainian side managed by Yuriy Vernydub finished fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League last season, earning a Europa League group stage place, which would have gone to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, but they have been banned from all UEFA competitions for three seasons starting this season.

No more goals were scored though in the second half as neither sides managed to convert their chances, giving the home fans much joy as their side are looking more comfortable in fourth place seat.

The direct battle for fourth place seat challenge was an interesting one indeed with the away side making a brighter start with Jefferson Farfan putting them in front after 17 minutes of play from the spot kick.

United recently appeared secure in second place in the Premier League, albeit a distant second to Manchester City, but two defeats in three games leave Mourinho's side looking vulnerable with matches against four of the top six sides still to come, including Chelsea in fourth spot.

The north London side face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of that competition, though they sit 14 points behind fourth - placed Tottenham in the Premier League.

Chelsea remain the first placed team, having big 9 points towards the second and third placed London sides, Tottenham and Arsenal, while Liverpool sit on the fourth with 10 points less.

The Reds currently sit one point ahead of Town in fourth place and are looking for their second win in five games, having fell narrowly to bottom side Burnley 3 - 2 in their last game.

Everton host Arsenal this weekend in what will surely be a crunch game for both sides as they chase down Champions League football and fourth place in the Premier League.

The Estonia defender got on the end of a nod - down by fellow center back Dejan Lovren to grab the winner at Turf Moor, sealing Liverpool's third straight win and cementing fourth place in the standings for Juergen Klopp's side.

For Adi Viveash's side, there is an opportunity to move fourth in the league table to within three points of second - placed City and defender Dujon Sterling anticipates another test full of new challenges.

Defending champions Barcelona are fourth, two points adrift of the two sides and one behind third - placed Seville.

And the Dutchman knows that if Arsenal beat the Citizens then his side will be in pole position to take fourth place away from their rivals.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho used his pre-match press conference to say that he still thinks his side can achieve a «dream» fourth placed finish in the Premier League.