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SIX TEAMS, TWO ROUNDS, ONE DREAM

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May 16, 2025

SIX Premier League teams, separated by six points, are battling it out for the four remaining Champions League spots with two rounds of matches left. No team can rest easy, although all have secured European football for next season

SIX TEAMS, TWO ROUNDS, ONE DREAM

Champions Liverpool are on a victory lap with nothing left to play for, while the bottom three have all been relegated. That leaves just the race for Europe's premier club competition to be wrapped up as a gruelling season draws to a close.

Arsenal, long seen as title contenders before their challenge faded amid a Champions League run, are no longer assured of second place. However, Mikel Arteta’s side still control their destiny ahead of Newcastle United's visit on Sunday.

Newcastle have climbed to third and sit two points behind Arsenal, with Eddie Howe's side tantalisingly close to finishing second in the Premier League for the first time in 28 years.

The North-East club have shown a hunger to return to the Champions League, evidenced by a recent run of seven wins in nine matches, having risen from sixth place. Only Liverpool have collected more points over the last 20 games, while Newcastle also ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy by winning the League Cup.

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