Manchester City have being given a fine of €10million after they won their appeal for the 2 year ban from UEFA Champions League and other European related games initially placed on them.
Guardiola and his Manchester City side are comfortably sitting in second spot just behind newly crowned Premier League Champions, Liverpool Football Club.
The race for the UEFA Champions League is heating up for the remaining two slots. Chelsea FC are comfortably sitting in 3rd spot for now as they are only one point above Leicester City with 60 points from 35 games.
Manchester United have being experiencing some sort of renaissance since they signed Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP along side Former Nigeria International, Odion Ighalo on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.
The Red Devil’s are just two points behind Chelsea on 58 points with a game at hand. They will face Southampton at the Old Trafford.
Anything short of victory will be a blow for Ole Gunnar Solksjaer side who will miss out on an opportunity to leap frog Chelsea FC should they lose.
Wilfred Ndidi and Leicester City are increasingly looking like the side to lose out on the top four race after the Foxes failed to capitalize on the Blues’ slip against Sheffield United by losing 4-1 to Bournemouth courtesy of goals from Solanke(2), Junior Stanislas and an own goal from Johnny Evans. Jamie Vardy took his goal tally for the season to 22 Ash scored Leicester City’s only goal on the night.
Frank Lampard’s team will have to do more if they must make it to Europe next season with the Blues facing Norwich, Liverpool and Wolves in the remaining fixtures of the Premier League season.
Premier League surprise package, Wolves are also in the Battle for top four places after defeating Everton by 3 goals to nil at the. Molineux. Nuno Espirito Santos side, just like Manchester United are also still in the running to win the UEFA Europa League this season and could rely on that as another express route to the UEFA Champions League.
What are the teams that will occupy the two remaining Champions League spot?
1. Chelsea and Manchester United
2. Chelsea and Leicester City
3. Manchester United and Leicester City
4. Wolves and Leicester City
5. Wolves and Chelsea
6. Wolves and Manchester United
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