Sentences with phrase «of champions league spot»

However, thinking positively, we still have the Europa cup to play for, and the possibility of a Champions League spot using the Chelsea / United backdoor.

Gattuso surprising even AC Milan AC Milan managing director Marco Fassone admitted even club bosses were surprised at the impact coach Gennaro Gattuso was having after extending his unbeaten run to 12 matches and reviving their hopes of a Champions League spot.

Having defeated Man United and Chelsea in recent weeks David Moyes saw his side lose at White Hart Lane but may feel that this win at home to the Tigers could get their faint hopes of a Champions League spot back on track.

This is the sad reality for Brendan Rodgers and his team, who despite a 13 - game unbeaten run stretching from mid-December until their defeat against Manchester United at the end of last month, could soon find themselves eight points adrift of a Champions League spot.

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....

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.

With the sides around them strengthening and picking up form, could we see the champions left outside of the Champions League spots?

He's worth at least 50 mill, and it is not a smart move selling him to a rival, to one of the contenders for one of the champions league spots.

Not exact matches

Same points, and this time we won't get pot 1, this time we'll be playing in a much tougher group in the champions league next year so don't be so proud of 2nd spot.

This will catalyze an astonishing run of games in order to secure Champions League spot.

Once all the EPL games are over the focus will switch to the FA cup final at Wembley where Arsenal will fact the league champions Chelsea, and I feel that the goals could be intrinsically linked, with an unlikely top four spot likely to give us a great boost and help us get to Wembley full of form and confidence.

His sphere of influence is way too huge Wenger's contribution to clubs current financial state can not be over emphasized he is the leading factor to the clubs financial growth from building the Emirates Stadium to consecutively maintaining a spot at the Uefa Champions League, but this has played a huge toll on the clubs reluctance to try other managerial options.

Arsenal need the points much the more however, having dropped down to a lowly sixth spot, and their hopes of a Champions League place will be very slim without a win.

I am not one of the Arsenal fans that are so desperate for the club to get rid of Arsene Wenger and get a new manager in that I want the team to lose and fail to make the Champions League spots, although I know it is an issue and we know that the club is very focused on money and would hate to lose the financial benefits of Europe's top club competition.

Despite an influx of stars incorporated into the squad, Man United still find themselves fighting for a Champions League spot which is a bare minimum for the club.

His surge of good form last term helped push Tottenham into the Champions League spots and 10 goals in 12 starts in all competitions is a pretty damn good strike rate.

Mustafi has become one of the first names on the Valencia team sheet since moving to Spain's La Liga two summers back but the Spanish club need money after missing out on the Champions League qualifying spots last season.

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.

Dortmund have gone from bottom of the table to 11th place, just 10 points off the Champions League spots with 16 games left to play... Surely not?

Arsenal on the other hand have won their last two matches, but were previously on a run of five games without a win, but are believed to be full of confidence after their win over Premier League champions Chelsea in the League Cup, which booked themselves a spot in the Carabao Cup final.

Neither of the Milan giants have done enough to suggest that they will be able to legitimately rival Juve this year though, so a scrap for the Champions League and Europa League spots is the best it will likely get for them.

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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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.

With the new Premier League season only a matter of weeks away, all eyes will be on reigning champions Chelsea and the race to usurp Antonio Conte's men from top spot in 2017 - 18.

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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.

While the Blues are just a point above the relegation zone having lost nine of their 16 games so far this season, they are 14 points adrift of Manchester United who currently occupy the fourth and final spot for Champions League qualification.

Both Everton - chasing a Champions League spot — and Reading — struggling to get out of the relegation mire — had ample reason to approach this game with effervescent vigor.

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.

Wenger will hope to secure a top four spot and doing so force Southampton out of the race and having tasted Champions League action at Parkhead it's likely Wanyama would be even more drawn to Arsenal should they have once again secured a berth in the competition.

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..

Let's just say we sacrificed 4th spot back then for FA cup and Carling cup, we probably would have won a few trophies but I'm definitely sure we would not have made Champions league on a consistent basis which means it would have taken the club longer to pay of the stadium and also for us to be able to get the likes of Alexis, Ozil and even Cazorla.

I don't think there is much chance that the Arsenal we are used to would be willing to shell out such a fee, but with our place in the top four this season having come under huge threat, it wouldn't be too much of a shock to see the board invest to secure our place in the Champions League spots.

United's win on Sunday ensured that they moved to within a point of City who occupy the fourth and final spot to qualify for the Champions League.

Since Moyes» departure, Rooney has become a pivotal part of now manager Louis van Gaal's Manchester United squad who are in a perfect position to retain their Champions League spot and sit in third place.

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.

Even with maverick manager Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich among their ranks the German top tier still doesn't manage to take top spot, with Schalke 04's Roberto di Matteo chipping in with his FA Cup and Champions League triumphs with Chelsea.

25 year old Serbian midfielder Milos Krasic has been proving his ability in the Russian Premier League for a number of years, helping CSKA Moscow to a couple of titles in his six year spell at the club, but now his performances in the Champions League and whilst helping Serbia to top spot in their World Cup qualifying group that has brought the talented visionary to the attention of the whole of Europe and beyond.

The 25 - year - old has scored 36 goals and provided 12 assists in 41 games for the Reds, playing a fundamental role in their continued pursuit of a Champions League qualification spot while also chasing glory in Europe this season too.

We have already had the bonus of seeing Alexis Sanchez overcome the knock to his Arsenal and play for Chile and now the news that our creator in chief Ozil is going to be okay to line up against Pep Guardiola's team is a major boost to our hopes of getting back on track and finishing in the top four spots to ensure another Champions League place.

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.

However, it's essential that they do so for their own hopes of breaking into the top four and securing a qualification spot for the Champions League.

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.

Regardless of how the stadium proceeds, by the time the Americans return with their schematics in June, they will already know a much more crucial fate, that is, whether or not they have secured a spot in next year's Champions League, the all - important lynchpin for the Americans» plans.

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.

However, despite their defeat — perhaps the nadir of van Gaal's reign to date — the Europa League still remains United's best bet of securing a spot in next season's Champions League.

Problem is, can we remember all the humiliating defeats, lack of tactics, failures at the transfer window next May when we secure Champions League spot and celebrate it like complete tools?