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Tottenham Hotspur secure tickets to Liga Champions after slaughtering Norwich City 5-0. This result at the same time bury the dream Arsenal finish in the top four.
The fight for a ticket to the Champions League is presented in the last week of the Premier League between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur travel to Carrow Road headquarters Norwich City, Sunday (22/5/2022). Meanwhile, Arsenal faced Everton at the Emirates Stadium in the 38th match of the Premier League.
The Lilywhites are in a more favorable position to advance to the Champions League. Prior to last week’s match, Antonio Conte’s men were in fourth place with 68 points, two points ahead of Arsenal in the lead. They only need a draw from Norwich, while Arsenal must win against Everton while hoping Tottenham fall to the Champions League.
Tottenham are finally able to seal a ticket to the Champions League. This is confirmed after they were able to slaughter Norwich City 5-0.
Harry Kane et al winning 2-0 in the first half. Dejan Kulusevski opened Tottenham’s lead in the 16th minute using a pass from Rodrigo Bentancur which escaped the offside trap.
Bentancur returned to play for Tottenham’s second goal. He was able to snag Tim Krul’s pass to put in the ball which Kane finished with a header in the 32nd minute.
After the break, Tottenham added three goals from Dejan Kulusevski’s brace in the 64th minute. Then, Son Heung-min who made two goals in a row in the 70th and 76th minutes.
This Tottenham victory made Arsenal’s dream to return to compete in the Champions League vanished. Although in the last game, the London Cannon was able to overthrow Everton.
Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s opener with a penalty in the 27th minute. The referee points to the spot after reviewing VAR due to Alex Iwobi Handball.
Three minutes later Eddie Nketiah could double the advantage. Donny Van de Beek had time to make up for the lag as Everton grabbed Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s cross in the final minutes of the first half.
Arsenal then scored three more goals from Cedric (54′), Gabriel (56′) and Martin Odegaard (82′). Arsenal secured a 5-1 victory.
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Tottenham ended the season in fourth place with 71 points. They are entitled to the Champions League alongside Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. Meanwhile, Arsenal, who finished in fifth place, had to be willing to compete in the Europa League.
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