Manchester City put itself control over the Champions League race on the last day when their victory over Bournemouth sent them third with Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa in the vicinity
The newest victory of Manchester City has put them in a pole position to end the third and to secure the third Champions League football on the last day. They saw Bournemouth 3-1 on Tuesday evening in what their game was in hand, with Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez who all find the net.
Pep Guardiola's side lets that in third place, because they want to ensure that their season is not a total disaster by ending in the top five. Currently, the comparison is five in three with Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, all eye spots in the Champions League.
She places the victory of the city on 68 points. Two free from Newcastle, Chelsea and Villa. Forest is a point further back. It all lets it play this Sunday.
Who needs what?
City knows that a victory at Fulham guarantees them third. Their target difference also means that a draw can even be enough to see them retain their position. A loss can even be enough, but it would open the door for their rivals.
Newcastle is fourth and organizes Everton. Just like City, they know that a victory holds them in the Champions League places and a draw could be sufficient, but it would enable them to take advantage of them.
Chelsea currently occupies fifth place, but they are confronted with a difficult journey to the city area to combat the Forest of Nottingham, who have only lost this period at home four times. The side of Nuno Espirito Santo has to win, if so, they would jump over the blues, but they would still need villa to slide away if they jumped from the seventh to the fifth.
Villa goes to Manchester United. Once a discouraging journey, nowadays they go inside as favorites. Unai Emery wants to land Champions League football in consecutive years, but hopes for a favor elsewhere.
Villa is at points with Newcastle and Chelsea, so every slip of them opens the door. However, their target difference is so inferior that they cannot rely on a dominant victory to drag them above one of the sides above them.
The wealth that is offered in the Champions League makes it a must for various of the teams involved in the confrontation of Sunday. Newcastle and Villa have both elevated ambitions and want to keep making progress steps. In the meantime, Chelsea must add their absence to the European table.
City has been in the Champions League every year since 2010 and it would be an almighty fall out of favor if they were missing.
Premier League Table 3rd to 7th
3. Man City – 68 points (+26)
4. Newcastle – 66 points (+22)
5. Chelsea – 66 points (+20)
6. Aston Villa – 66 points (+9)
7. Nottingham Forest – 65 points (+13)
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