Sentences with phrase «third champions league spot»

The result keeps Marseille in fourth, eight points behind leaders Olympique Lyonnais and two behind AS Monaco, who occupy the third Champions League spot.

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A win was thought to ensure Arsenal a third place spot in the Premier League, and therefore entry into next season's 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.

The 25 year old had a decent season at the Turin club but was unable to prevent a calamitous season that saw the Old Lady of Italian football go through three managers and finish in seventh spot and flail disastrously in the Champions League where they finished in third spot before falling to Fulham in the Europa League.

According to the Daily Express, the English top flight will have dropped down to third in the UEFA rankings by the end of the year; it means if English teams perform as badly next season as they did this season, they will lose the fourth Champions League spot to Italy for the 2016/17 season.

Spurs fans have been getting too big in their boots, following their wonder season last year, in which they only managed to finish in third, and Champions League football will no doubt hinder their chances of another surprise place in the CL qualifying spots.

Arsenal should have won comfortably to leapfrog Manchester City into third but instead they remain fourth in a nervy race for a Champions League spot.

In Serie A, Montella's side are currently fifth with 39 points, six points behind third - placed Napoli, who occupy the final Champions League spot, and will look to close the gap starting this weekend as they take on underachieving Inter Milan at the San Siro.

The Bavarian side lost their Bundesliga crown to Borussia Dortmund and slipped to third spot before being dumped out of the Champions League by Inter Milan, all of which led to Louis Van Gaal leaving the club before the end of the last campaign.

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.

They remain seven points adrift of leaders Juventus, but are just three behind Sampdoria who occupy the third and final Champions League spot.

Man United's defeat at Swansea City over the weekend saw Arsenal leapfrog them into third spot and the club's push for a Champions League berth looks far from plain sailing.

The three points keep Saint - Etienne in fifth, only two points off AS Monaco in third and the final Champions League spot.

Toronto FC engraved their first ever chapter on the Estadio Azteca turf — the same turf where Pelé won his third and last World Cup and Diego Maradona scored one of the best ever World Cup goals — with a 1 - 1 draw against Club America, which earned them a spot in the Concacaf Champions League final.

A win Wednesday puts us over Roma and into third, but by no means secures a spot in the Champions League.

A win ensured City finished in third, ahead of Liverpool, and secured their place in next season's Champions League with the Reds taking fourth spot with a 3 - 0 win over Middlesbrough.

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The result left the Gladbach Foals one win away from securing the third and final direct Champions League qualification spot behind Bayern and Wolfsburg.

It's great news for West Ham fans however, as the Irons are sitting in third spot with 57 points, while Manchester City round off the Champions League spots on 56.

Derby matches against AC Milan are always significant for any Inter Milan supporter, but the third installment of the Milan Derby will play a substantial part as both clubs vie for a Champions League spot.

United did return to second in the league after beating the reigning Premier League champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably celeleague after beating the reigning Premier League champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably celeLeague champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably celebrate.

Inter currently sit in third place after the latest round of games, still holding control of a UEFA Champions League spot.

Roma are third in Serie A and hold the last Champions League qualifying spot with seven games remaining.

4) Gueye has been a mainstay in Lille's midfield this season, missing just one Ligue 1 fixture and scoring one goal to help the club all but secure third spot and Champions League football.

Last weekend's loss to rival Lyon could be telling, as Marseille is now very much in a two - way tussle for that all important third spot in Ligue 1, which would earn the side Champions League football in 2018 - 19.

Prediction: End of season is closing, and battle for Premier league top places is still on.Gunners if they want to save this season must qualified for next year Champions league.Currently there are on the third spot, and if they want to stay there, today they must win.Home pitch, and quality is on their side like first goalscorer of Premier league Robin van Persie.Arsenal to win.

West Ham managerial target Rafa Benitez needed a win for for Napoli to claim third spot and qualify for Champions league football.

Arsenal manager Arsen Wenger believes that there are still lots of fight for Champions league spots, and that Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle are still in, and if nothing else third place is something better than forth and they do everything to capture it.

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The move saw the Italian return to form as he notched 17 goals in 28 appearances across all competitions last season, helping the club finish third in Ligue 1 and claim a Champions League spot.