Benfica draw and 2nd place is in our hands again. All we need is a win in our final game at home vs. Gil Vicente
Still in Australia so missed these, but genuinely smiled when I saw the scores, we were so close to ********ing our season late, but finishing second would just be perfect at this stage. Missing out on CL so stupidly was giving me too many flashbacks to the league + Taca ******** up that led to the last player exodus.
I was gonna say, we can still crap the bed, Gil Vicente has been one of the best teams in the league this season, but if we can't beat them at home we don't deserve it anyways
Yes it won't be easy....but like you said at home, last game with so much on the line I would expect we would smother them from start to finish (I hope haha)
Aston Villa beats Liverpool which puts them in 4th place 3 points ahead of them. If Villa finish 4th and win the Europa League, then that gives 2nd place in Portugal direct access to CL group stage (hopefully we confirm 2nd place tomorrow)
Prior to the new CL format I'd have valued this more, but the qualifiers aren't half as difficult as they used to be. Like this years, there wasn't anyone in there we shouldn't have been beating.
Now all eyes on Aston Villa True. But not having to play extra qualifiers right away would also be good considering the alright crazy right schedule.
Yeah you're right, and probably better for transfers, knowing 100% minimum earnings and offering to players
Expecting a good performance and a cup win to finish the season. We'll know by half-time as well if we are going directly to the Champions League group stage.