Many predicted Brentford to go down. As an alternative they’re on the cusp of European qualification.
Over the summer season Brentford misplaced their supervisor, captain and star ahead.
However who wants Thomas Frank, and when you will have , and ?
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The Bees are having certainly one of their greatest seasons and, with three video games to go, are sixth within the Premier League, a spot which may earn them a spot within the Champions League.
Whereas the highest 5 seems to be set, solely 4 factors separate Brentford and Twelfth-placed .
It seems to be like there will probably be extra drama between now and the tip of the season.
How sixth may attain the Champions League
A really particular permutation would permit Brentford – or whoever grabs sixth spot – to sneak into Europe’s premier competitors reasonably than the Europa League.
The Premier League secured an in April, that means the highest 5 will qualify for the league stage of subsequent yr’s competitors.
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Sixth would additionally get a staff into subsequent season’s Champions League if Aston Villa win the Europa League and end fifth within the Premier League.
Due to the order by which Champions League berths are determined – European titles are allotted earlier than the Premier League’s extra spot – sixth is not going to be ok for the Champions League if Villa win the Europa League and end within the prime 4.
As an alternative, Villa will qualify through their league place and the place reserved for the Europa League winners will go to the league champions in qualifying with the perfect Uefa coefficient.
That might be Rangers in the event that they win the Scottish Premiership.
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Brentford followers ought to control Villa’s Europa League semi-final in opposition to .
Villa misplaced the primary leg 1-0 however are at residence for the second leg on Thursday.
The winners will face Braga or within the ultimate on 20 Could.
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Brentford will ‘maintain pushing’
Brentford supervisor Keith Andrews had by no means been answerable for a membership earlier than this season.
Requested about his facet’s top-six possibilities, he advised BBC Match of the Day: “It is tight. We have had a particular season up to now and I need us to proceed that. We’ll simply maintain pushing.”
Regardless of Newcastle being thirteenth – six factors off Brentford – captain Bruno Guimaraes remains to be dreaming of continental soccer.
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“We’re trying up, not down,” he mentioned after his facet’s over on Saturday.
“We will nonetheless play European soccer subsequent season. We should win the subsequent three video games.”
It’s most probably that sixth will end in a Europa League berth and seventh a Convention League spot.
As many as 9 English groups may qualify for Europe subsequent season.
That will occur if Forest and , who’re each unlikely to complete within the prime seven, win the Europa League and Convention League respectively.
Regardless of the consequence, the Premier League is about for a dramatic end.
Brentford are nonetheless to play , Palace and .
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They’re some extent above Brighton, who face Wolves, and .
Two factors behind Brentford however with a recreation in hand are , who face Palace, , Metropolis and Forest.
have additionally performed one recreation fewer than Brentford, are three factors behind and have video games in opposition to Forest, Liverpool, and Sunderland.