“In fact, it is vital to qualify, however apart from Newcastle who received the Carabao Cup, Liverpool received the Premier League and Manchester Metropolis that received the Group Protect – the opposite groups did not win trophies,” Guardiola mentioned.
“So the opposite groups like Chelsea, who can win one title [Europa Conference League] in opposition to Actual Betis, and [Manchester] United and Tottenham can win the Europa League.
“All the opposite groups, they’re anticipating in fact to qualify for the Champions League however that is vital for each membership that play this in competitors subsequent yr.
“We performed a extremely good [FA Cup] last, not sufficient to win it, and we now have the final two video games, we want 4 factors to be within the Champions League subsequent yr and that is sufficient and everybody has to pay attention to that.”
With Liverpool Premier League champions and Arsenal sealing second spot, Metropolis have a combat to qualify for Europe’s elite membership competitors and an enchanting race has developed for the highest 5, with third-placed Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in seventh separated by a solitary level.
Outcomes over the weekend means Metropolis have dropped to sixth within the desk, however they maintain a sport in hand over the challengers which comes in opposition to Bournemouth on Tuesday (kick-off 20:00 BST), with the ultimate spherical of video games happening on Sunday.
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