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Manchester United will try to obtain the final English top - flight Champions League spot as they clash with Everton at Old Trafford on April 3rd, Sunday as the 2015 - 2016 Premier League season slowly draws to a close.

If he is to sign a new deal, you would have to hope that reports prove to be true that Kroenke persuaded him to stay in order to rehaul the squad, which would hopefully see us progress into a title challenging side, as opposed to scraping into the Champions League spots as we have done on a number of occasions.

Real Sociedad temporarily moved into the Champions League spots as their brilliant season continued, when they beat Espanyol on Friday night.

Not exact matches

Arsenal are readying a bid for Barcelona attacker Pedro Rodriguez as sources within the Nou Camp have confirmed that high level scouts from the North London side have been spotted at matches state Tribalfootball, even before the two teams were drawn to meet each other in Champions League action.

The top four in the table increased their hold on their Champions League spots this weekend with wins, but some people are still discrediting Arsenal as serious challengers for top spot.

Monday night football comes from Villa Park as Paul Lambert's beleagured side take on a resurgent Southampton unit, as Ronald Koeman's side find themselves fighting for a Champions League spot.

We have five teams in the same league that pay more than us in both wages and transfer fee and compete for the same spot as we do.

Spot on We don't really need anymore offensive players as Ramsey / ozil / ox etc theo, Sanchez, rosicky Cazorla and poldi are capable of throwing their hat into the ring for a goal or 2 and are without doubt the best midfielders in the league..

Arsenal fans will obviously hoping that this is where the coincidence ends as well, because the Gunners got off to the worst possible start last year by losing at home to Liverpool (and when you consider they pipped us to the final Champions League spot by a single point that loss looks even worse).

One of the features of the last few years has been Arsenal putting a brilliant run of results together and although it may be too late for a title challenge this time, we still need to secure a top four spot, as well as having the knockout rounds of the Champions League to think about — and the small matter of defending the FA cup trophy won in dramatic fashion last season to defend.

Despite the disappointment of eventually finishing in third place in the Premier League last season, Spurs are evidently keen to keep the same nucleus of the squad in place and build on their success last year as they currently sit with eight points from their first four games of the season leaving them just four points off top spot.

But they had a bunch of bright spots this Fall and as the youngest group in the Men's League they have a ton to build upon..

I just hope he's persuaded to leave as we won't get cl through 4th spot and winning the europa league is a big ask.

«The final score was 113 - 11 to cement our top spot in the league and send a warning to the other teams that we are getting better as a team each time we play.»

Believe me if Arsenal should drop Out of Champions League Spot... that is the Gradual Sinking of the Club... and Guess what?Both our players and manager will see it as a big deal to Qualify... Trust me it has it's psychological Effects....

As Harry Redknapp tries to get his Champions League spot chase back on, here are some helpful ways for the White Hart Lane to crack the top four formula.

Chelsea are also not in immediate need of a new left - back, with two established stars in Cesar Azpilicueta and Filipe Luis battling for a spot in Jose Mourinho's starting lineup, although it has again been suggested that Atletico Madrid are looking at raiding the Premier League side for one of those, as they consider re-signing the Brazilian, according to reports in the London Evening Standard back in April.

Arsenal were drawn with AS Monaco in the last 16 of the Champions League, a surprise tie for the Gunners who were expected to face a European giant after they, yet again, failed to secure top spot in their group.

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Into his first season as United boss, Louis van Gaal can make a major statement here if his side condemn the visitors to yet another defeat in this awful recent run of theirs which has seen the title and even an automatic Champions League spot slip away from them.

This season they are challenging AS Monaco and Olympique Marseille for the final Champions League qualification spot in Ligue 1.

If another premier league club came in and offered him more money plus a guaranteed starting spot, not to mention a massive signing on fee as a free transfer, who thinks he could turn it down?

Further, it's a drop down for the Armenian international as he'll go from a club challenging for the Premier League title to a side fighting for a top four spot, and that will surely also be a reason holding him back from giving the green light.

He has delivered influential performances as the Loire - based side have tightened their grip on a Europa League spot.

For young players that are trying to figure out how to be successful offensive players in the league, this is a good spot for them to transition from the AHL to NHL roles as they learn what works and what doesn't.

They have already secured the top spot in Group K of the UEFA Europa League, as the only team that can match their points tally of nine is Napoli, and Liverpool's head to head record against the Italians of an away draw and a home win mean they can not be overtaken.

Meanwhile, the result moves them temporarily a point behind Atalanta and two points adrift of Lazio in fourth as the race for the Europa League qualification spots continues to heat up.

It looks as though the French club are set to miss out on the final Champions League spot this season which should make it easier for us to sign Imbula, although it is rumoured that Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are also keen, so hopefully the Cheubel heads up gives Wenger an advantage.

Let's look at owners of our main title rivals: - Roman Abramovich — spotted many times applauding his beloved Chelsea — the Russian billionaire (love him or hate him) has won the hearts of all Chelsea supporters as well as bringing home the Champions League trophy Wenger craves..

However, one man that certainly deserved his spot in the team was Sanchez as the Arsenal forward has now been involved in 24 goals in his last 24 Premier League appearances with 18 goals and six assists.

Chelsea were spotted using an unorthodox 4 -2-4 formation during pre-season — a system Conte is yet to deploy in the Premier League — and Luiz could easily play as a central defender or as a defensive minded central midfielder.

Bellerin has earned a call - up to the Spanish first - team squad already despite his age and lack of football in his home country, as well as earning a spot in last season's Premier League Team of the Year.

But both sides, or the managers of them at least, probably see this as the second priority, with the race to get one of the Champions League spots being the real goal for the season.

Radamel Falcao has adapted well to life in La Liga, notching up 36 goals in his first season at the Vicente Calderon but Diego Simeone's side did not secure a Champions League spot for next term and as such could be vulnerable to big money offers for the 26 year old, who may well be tempted by a move to the Premier League side.

Our side has been on the look - out for an experienced defender to add to the ranks, and Luiz would certainly fit into that category, having won numerous trophies with Paris Saint - Germain and Chelsea, as well as having played a key role in helping the Blues to win the Champions League, and would be a huge boost to our team as we look to secure a spot in the top four, whilst also being available for the Europa League.

Tottenham consider the 17 goal Sevilla man as capable of firing the club into a Champions League spot, but will have to part with a sizeable fee.

Benteke's phenomenal form since Tim Sherwood took over as manager has seen him fire the club to the brink of Premier League safety as well as booking a spot in the FA Cup final at the end of the month.

Chamberlain with huge price tag, being English can show lazy attitude and still get starting lineup under Wenger, where as Joel Campbell, being cheaper will never get a starting spot let alone a few games to get to terms with the league.

Over the course of 13 Premier League appearances, albeit nine coming from the bench, Cuadrado hasn't produced a single goal or assist and as such has failed to dislodge Willian from his regular spot on the right - hand side of the Chelsea attack.

Hart is still highly regarded by the rest of his City teammates, though, and is still capable of pulling off a solid performance, as he did in the Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow last week, but Pellegrini believes the 26 - year - old will respond positively to some serious competition for a starting spot.

I don't think Sczny is all that bad of a goal keeper, we will all agree that he is not as good as tubut, degea etc but I think is father is spot on with his anology Mert is like a big over grown turtle and equally as slow every defender in the league knows that if your keeper advance you should go straight on the goal line debuchy did it in the closing moments of that game that's what Mert should have done.

might have been brainwashed by his lies... after the emirates project that there were financial constraints... if Wenger realized that stans target For the club each year was a champions league spot... he as a true arsenal fan wud have either tld Stan to invest more in the club to enable him compete or come out open ND let d fans know what's up... i bet you there wud be a revolution by the fans to throw Stan out of the club by selling his shares... stan is not bigger than the club and there is no club without the fans.....

Ernesto Valverde has guided his side to top spot in La Liga with a four - point gap over their nearest rivals while they sit top of Group D in the Champions League and are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stage as they remain unbeaten in both competitions.

Though the league - best numbers have significantly varied from year to year, Brady provides bettors with some assurance as he is generally in the running for the top spot.

I know a lot of you think a shake up is needed at Arsenal and while I agree that we are progressing as a brand and regressing as a football club but I don't think finishing in a Europa league spot would do us any good.

This year's all - star game marked the first time in event history that there was not a starting center in the line - up, with the league instead opting for three forward spots — and this hardly comes as a surprise.

We should pick up 3points but considering the way we are playing, injuries and thinking we should be clear at the top of the league, i wont get my hopes up because as of last weeks defeat and our last few games i do nt see us as contenders this season... its a fight for 3rd again for automatic spot i group stage of CL.

As the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas EvAs the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Evas Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Eve.

If the Premier League season finishes in the way that most of the football experts think it will then the current top three in the table will occupy the same positions as we do now, with Arsenal finishing third behind Tottenham in the runners - up spot and Leicester City completing the biggest upset since Brian Clough took newly promoted Nottingham Forest to the title back in the late 1970s.

Meanwhile, the club have already been busy this week with the signing Sampdoria striker Eder, as Mancini looks to arrest their current slide which has seen them not only slip off the pace in the race for the Scudetto, but also out of the Champions League qualification spots.