(Chelsea – Arsenal 0-1) Chelsea could go a long way in securing a place in next season’s Champions League at home against Arsenal, but a big mistake from Jorginho made sure to invite Liverpool into the match again.
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– The first round was ok. It was enough to lead 3-0, but we were below 1-0 because we forgot to score and practically scored an own goal. I do not know how Arsenal would have scored if we had not given it to them, says Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel in an interview shown on TV 2.
– I do not need this kind of thing to wake up and to know how difficult it is. I have a feeling we need to wake up again. I do not understand why, but if it is so, ok, now everyone is awake again, says Tuchel, who meets Leicester in the FA Cup final on Saturday, and who can also qualify for the Champions League by winning the Champions League final against Manchester City May 29.
With two rounds left of the Premier League, Chelsea are left with 64 points. Liverpool is seven points behind, but has two games less played and can thus play all the way up in the back before Chelsea (in fourth place) meets Leicester (in third place) in the penultimate round of the series.
Liverpool will face Manchester United away on Thursday, in the match that was postponed a week and a half ago after protests from Manchester United fans against the club owners. Due to the tight match program after the postponement, Ole Gunnar Solskjær chose to pose with one reserve team in Tuesday’s match against Leicester, which Leicester won 2–1. Liverpool’s chance for a Champions League place then seemed to hang in the balance, but now Jürgen Klopp’s men have once again had a good opportunity to secure the important fourth place.
With a victory in all four of their remaining matches, Liverpool can reach 69 points. Chelsea, on the other hand, can reach 70 points, but then in that case Leicester will reach a maximum of 69 points. Then the goal difference can be absolutely decisive in the battle for a Champions League place.
THE TABLE: This is what the table in the Premier League looks like. Photo: VGLive
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