Tomo 21,751 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jason said: If City lose here, then 7th place in the Premier League won't be a Europa League spot... Merely getting to the final isn't enough for Europe anymore. Villa (2015), Palace (2016) and Watford (last year) didn't get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jason said: If City lose here, then 7th place in the Premier League won't be a Europa League spot... Premier League: Who can qualify for Champions League and Europa League? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53385467#:~:text=The teams who finish fifth,qualify for the Europa League. Leicester and Manchester United both won on Thursday to remain level on points in the battle for the fourth Champions League spot. Their final-day meeting is likely to be a shootout for the top four, although they could yet both finish above Chelsea. Manchester City's successful appeal against their European ban means the top four in the Premier League will (probably) qualify for next season's Champions League, with the next two (or possibly three) going into the Europa League. What do their run-ins look like, who is likely to qualify and who could meet in what would effectively be a Champions League play-off? With only two games to go, BBC Sport thought it was time we checked things out. Premier League champions Liverpool and Manchester City, who will definitely finish second, have already booked their place in next season's Champions League. Chelsea, Leicester and Manchester United are battling it out for the final two Champions League group stage spots - Wolves can no longer mathematically finish in the top four because Leicester play United on the final day. There is a possibility only the top three would qualify for the Champions League - if the two major European club trophies are both won by English teams who finish outside this season's top four. Why? Because there can be a maximum of five English teams in the Champions League. So if Chelsea win the Champions League and Wolves or Manchester United win the Europa League - and neither finish in the top four - then both sides would qualify for next season's Champions League and fourth place in the Premier League would only earn a Europa League spot. 3. Chelsea Liverpool (a, 22 July), Wolves (h, 26 July) Chelsea, who are one point clear of fifth place, need four points from their final two difficult games to be sure of a top-four spot. 4. Leicester City Spurs (a, 19 July), Man Utd (h, 26 July) Leicester City are in the fourth Champions League position, but only above Manchester United - their final-day opponents - on goal difference. That game could end up being winner-takes-all for the final Champions League spot. They need to win their final two games to be sure of finishing in the top four. 5. Manchester United West Ham (h, 22 July), Leicester (a, 26 July) Manchester United - the Premier League's form team - will guarantee a top-four finish if they win their final two games. Leicester are above Manchester United by +3 goal difference (with four more goals scored). If they finish level on points, goal difference and goals scored, and are fourth and fifth, then it goes down to head-to-head record (factoring in away goals). United won 1-0 at home in September. If the Foxes win 1-0 on the final day - and they are level on points, goal difference and goals scored, then they would need a play-off to decide who finishes fourth. Europa League The teams who finish fifth and sixth will qualify for next season's Europa League (unless they win one of next month's European tournaments). If the FA Cup winners finish in the top six, then seventh place in the Premier League would qualify for the Europa League. The team who qualify in the lowest league spot go into the second qualifying round. FA Cup semi-finalists Arsenal are currently 10th in the league. At least one of Chelsea, Leicester City and Manchester United will end up in the Europa League spots but we will focus our permutations on the teams who will hope to qualify. 6. Wolves Crystal Palace (h, 20 July), Chelsea (a, 26 July) Wolves will qualify for the Europa League if they win their final two games. It is out of their hands if they drop any points. 7. Tottenham Hotspur Leicester (h, 19 July), Crystal Palace (a, 26 July) Spurs will be guaranteed seventh place at least if they win their final two games. But they need Wolves to drop points if they do not want to worry about who wins the FA Cup. 8. Sheffield United Everton (h, 20 July), Southampton (a, 26 July) Sheffield United's defeat by Leicester means their hopes of qualifying for Europe for the first time are out of their hands. They need Wolves and/or Spurs to slip up. 9. Burnley Brighton (h, 26 July) Burnley are one point behind seventh place - and two points off sixth - but they only have one game left. They need to beat Brighton and hope for a lot of results to go their way. 10. Arsenal Aston Villa (a, 21 July), Watford (h, 26 July) Arsenal will be guaranteed a Europa League group place if they win the FA Cup - they face Manchester City in the semi-finals on Saturday. Their win over Liverpool on Wednesday keeps their hopes of qualifying through the league alive - they are three points off sixth place and two below seventh. What happens if an English team win in Europe? Manchester City, Chelsea, Wolves and Manchester United all play in Europe next month. If any of them win their trophy, they will go into next season's Champions League group stages no matter where they finish in the league. If Manchester City (who lead Real Madrid 2-1 in the last 16) win the Champions League, it makes no difference to the European places in the Premier League - England would not get any extra places. But if Chelsea (who trail Bayern Munich 3-0) win the tournament and finish outside the top four, then five English teams would go into next year's Champions League with two in the Europa League. The same is true for Manchester United (leading LASK 5-0) and Wolves (1-1 v Olympiakos) in the Europe League last 16. If either win the tournament and finish in the top four, England does not get an extra space. If they win and finish outside the top four, then England gets five Champions League spots. If Chelsea win the Champions League AND Manchester United or Wolves win the Europa League - and neither finish in the top four - then only the top three in the Premier League qualify for the Champions League. Uefa regulations suggest England could have eight teams in Europe if that happened and one of them did not finish in the top six/seven - or nine if they both fail to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, killer1257 said: How did Arsenal achieve that lol Gesendet von meinem VOG-L29 mit Tapatalk how did we lose BOTH games to the fucking shammer pikeys? ARRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF shameful killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jason said: If City lose here, then 7th place in the Premier League won't be a Europa League spot... which should light a fire under spurs ass to beat leicester tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Arsenal are parking the bus deeper than i have ever seen them. their furthes player forward is in the middle of their own half Vesper and killer1257 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 KDB time on this free kick, eeek killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Vesper said: KDB time on this free kick, eeek was a great freekick but martinez had it coverd. he is quick as a cat for such a big fella Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I need to stay away from permutations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Whatever happens..happens...this could happen..this could happen but doesn't mean it will...just gotta see what actually unfolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 wooooooooooot 2 nil NikkiCFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 abuameyang with the 2nd. great play by arse and nice composed finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomiswave 6,117 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 LOL....aresenal 2 ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Yay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomiswave 6,117 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Shithousery or not they are going to the final, whatever effective way you use is all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 City gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,319 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Sell Abraham for 40m and buy Auba for 25m. For three years he can be great asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Had a feeling Arsenal would do a job on City. Aubameyang has been clinical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Arsenal is playing a disinterested City side...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Martinez looks way too good a keeper to be second choice at fucking Arsenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Those backs to the wall games suit David Luiz perfectly. When he can be proactive he is a decent defender. when he is under absolutely no pressure or specifically targetted with no one around him he fucks up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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