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"Madness" in England, seven teams fight for the Champions League

2025-04-19 21:06:00, Sport CNA

As the season approaches its end, the Premier League is experiencing one of the most intense battles in recent years for a place in the Champions League. Aston Villa's 4-1 victory over Newcastle has further stirred up the waters of the classification, creating an extremely complicated situation, with a full five teams fighting for just three remaining places in European football's elite for next season.

Next season, thanks to England's UEFA coefficient ranking, the Premier League will have five representatives in the Champions League. Liverpool and Arsenal, with their consistent performance and points difference, look certain to qualify, leaving a fierce battle for the other three places. Newcastle currently hold third place with 59 points, but are followed by Manchester City with 58 points, Nottingham and Aston Villa with 57 points each, while Chelsea are seventh with 54 points, but with one less game played.

Aston Villa confirmed their good momentum, despite their elimination from the Champions League a few days ago, and in the championship they destroyed a direct rival like Newcastle. Unai Emery's team will fight hard to capture one of the top five places for the Champions League.

Meanwhile, in the other matches of the 32nd week, Manchester City achieved an important victory on the move against Everton with the score 2-0. Albanian national team striker, Armando Broja, played as a starter from the first minute for Everton, being on the field for 64 minutes. It was a good opportunity to show his values ??against one of the strongest teams in the world, although he failed to find the net.

The goals for the "Citizens" were scored late in the match. Initially O'Reilly opened the scoring in the 84th minute, while Kova?i? sealed the victory with a goal in the 92nd minute. With this triumph, City climbs to fourth place with 58 points and continues the race to capture the Champions League.

Everton, on the other hand, are ranked 13th with 38 points and need to stay calm in the remaining weeks to avoid surprises at the bottom of the table.

In other matches of the week, Brentford played a spectacular match against Brighton, winning 4-2.