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Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, claimed that motivation to qualify for the Champions League next year comes from being forced to watch the final stages of the competition from his sofa rather than his couch.

For the first time since the 2012-2013 season, City dropped out of the play-off round to Real Madrid in February.

Guardiola failed to make it to the last 16 for the first time in his managerial career, but he enjoyed the spectacle this week as Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, and Inter Milan all secured spots in the last four.

Guardiola praised his team’s performance on Friday, saying “they’ve been good games”. It serves as a motivation. To qualify for the Champions League, it is not a bad thing.

“Hopefully next season we can compete with the major clubs in Europe and do so in a better way than we have this year.”

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In a fight to finish first in the Premier League, City and City face a 15th consecutive year of champion football.

With six games to go, Guardiola’s men are still one point ahead of Chelsea and Aston Villa.

Despite the team’s unprecedented four successive Premier League titles, Guardiola acknowledged that the results could have been much worse for his side following a drastic drop in their standards this year.

He continued, “We could be in a very lower position in the Premier League.”

“We are currently fifth, but some say we could be 11, 12, or 13 or 14. I’m confident in everything. We’ve been bad, but that’s up to us.

For City’s Saturday trip to Everton, Erling Haaland, John Stones, Nathan Ake, and Ederson are still out.

However, they might welcome back Manu Akanji as their first guest this month while Phil Foden, who suffered a knock, was unable to play last weekend’s 5-2 victory over Crystal Palace.

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, stated that he would bet on Kai Havertz’s speedy recovery from a hamstring injury to return before the end of the season.

After having surgery on a foot injury sustained during a warm-weather training camp in Dubai in February, the German international had initially been ruled out of the campaign.

With a famous 5-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid, Arsenal made the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009 by surviving the losses of Both Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.

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Havertz’s speculation cooled as rumors that he might face Paris Saint-Germain in the final four.

However, if Arsenal reach the Munich final on May 31, he is expected to be there.

For the semi-finals, please? That is too close, in my opinion, Arteta said.

However, if I have to wager on him being available sooner than expected, I’d say, “Yes.”

Every day, he is pushing everyone in the gym, and I don’t think you can hold him back. ”

Arsenal’s European run has slammed the prospect of their Premier League title challenge slipping away.

For the third straight season, the Gunners are on track to finish second.

With only six games left, they are only 13 points clear of Liverpool.

If Liverpool defeats Leicester and Arsenal defeats Ipswich, which is in trouble, the title could be sealed as early as Sunday.

Arteta is keen to prevent that happening, and the league’s Champions League eligibility for the upcoming season is not yet known.

The Spaniard emphasized the possibility of Liverpool winning the league on Sunday, adding, “We will make sure that we win the game and that doesn’t happen.”

We must step up and begin to win the games. ”

Enzo Maresca, the club’s owner, said he still has the backing of the club despite the growing unease among the Blues’ fans.

The players’ boos that came after Legia Warsaw’s 2-1 quarter-final and second-leg defeat overshadowed their bid for qualification for the Conference League semifinals on Thursday.

Following a five-game winning streak, Chelsea have also fallen to sixth place in the Premier League.

When asked if he felt backed the club’s hierarchy, who have fired three managers at Chelsea in less than three years, Maresca responded, “Absolutely yes, no doubt.”

Havertz Could Make A Champions League Remark:

We have been playing in the Champions League almost the entire season. A semifinal of the European competition is underway. So why do we need to make changes right away? I have no doubts about our actions or our approach.

We faced setbacks like Legia, but for different reasons, I believe this strengthens our position in the future. ”

Reece James, the team’s captain, claimed that Legia’s performance at home to Chelsea had “disrespected” the Conference League following last week’s first leg, winning 3-0 in Poland.

Because of the first result, we tried to play the game the wrong way, I believe he was correct, Maresca said.

He probably is correct in what he said. He sort of introduces us to the changing area. ”

James was earlier criticized for his lack of leadership abilities, and Maresca claimed the England right-back was now acting as a role model.

In an effort to get more from him, I simply targeted this one. And now, the Italian claims, he is also succeeding in leadership.

At least you have to try to build some leaders when you don’t have a leader, he says. Reece is currently performing well. There are two or three players who are putting forth efforts to assist the others. ”

Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, believes that keeping the squad that is chasing the Premier League title is more important than major acquisitions.

Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have both signed new contracts to stay at Anfield, which has improved their plans for the upcoming season.

When his contract expires at the end of the season, Trent Alexander-Arnold is still rumored to be moving to Real Madrid on a free transfer.

Van Dijk anticipated a “big summer” in the Reds’ transfer market before signing his new contract.

Federico Chiesa, who has largely played a peripheral role, was Slot’s only signing during his first year in charge.

The Dutchman is content with his squad, but with 13 points clear of Liverpool’s Premier League leader, the Dutchman is content with it.

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Let’s see what the rest of the summer will bring, but it would be strange for me to admit that after a year, we are content with the team we have,” Slot said on Friday.

It might already be a big summer if we can keep that team.

It is also beneficial to have some new energy in and around the place with one or two players, as long as they continue to work together as best as they can, as long as they are performing as best as they can.

When you consider the standard we have and the standard of the season we have had, it isn’t really necessary. ”

If Arsenal loses to Ipswich and Liverpool defeat Leicester, they could win the title as soon as Sunday.

After recovering from ankle injury, Alexander-Arnold is back in contention to play.

Slot praised the right-back’s “incredible” qualities and remained hopeful of keeping the England international.

He demonstrates to me what a great player he is and how diligently he is working to accomplish our goals this season, Slot continued.

He is an incredible full-back, and he has been an incredible full-back for this football team, according to the fans and everyone who has watched football for the past five, six, and seven years.

See what the future holds, says the author. ”