Champions League Contention

[Percy McCarthy]

Only Villa winning the next three UECL games can make the fifth place Champions League spot possible now. Which is tough, but at least it should make it simple enough for the people who haven’t up to now been able to work out that they should be hoping for the best results for Villa.

Plus the three German sides losing all of their games I think.

Yea. I think they need two wins between them to get the spot.

[lennythekad]

[OCD]

Isn't it Dortmund-PSG in one of the semi finals? They can't both lose.

[Somniloquism]

But they can both draw and then Dortmund get knocked out by Pens. And then PSG knocked out by Real in the final. TBH, there are too many specific results needed now so best we just tie up fourth and laugh at the teams below us.

[FatSam]

I’ve only just realised that we’re the only English team left in Europe. So it really is all down to us to influence the coefficient positively.

[TelfordVilla]

Who the hell wants a 5th English team in the champions league? I don't want spurs, Newcastle, man ure or Chelsea getting in via the back door. Sod em. We are top 4 and we wi qualify by right of being one of the top 4.

[OCD]

Who the hell wants a 5th English team in the champions league? I don't want spurs, Newcastle, man ure or Chelsea getting in via the back door. Sod em. We are top 4 and we wi qualify by right of being one of the top 4.

If Man Utd and Newcastle had done better in Europe, they might not be having to feed on crumbs.

[Drummond]

"Whatever happens this season it has been fantastic, but if we could round it off with a trophy and Champions League qualification it would potentially be the best season in Aston Villa's history.

Now onto Bournemouth at home on Sunday where hopefully we don't get brought back down to Earth.

Richard Sutherland can be found at"

Best season ever? I mean wtf?

Earlier he says he was one when we won the European Cup, but regardless, for a 40 year old that's bizarre!

[Brazilian Villain]

This may have been discussed before. If we get 4th and win the Conference League, will our Europa League spot go to another English team?

[PeterWithesShin]

4th no. 5th yes.

[Brazilian Villain]

4th no. 5th yes.

Cheers. I was hoping that if we finished 4th, someone like Wolves or Yanited would have to cheer us on in the final to get into Europe themselves.

[Mellin]

Only Villa winning the next three UECL games can make the fifth place Champions League spot possible now. Which is tough, but at least it should make it simple enough for the people who haven’t up to now been able to work out that they should be hoping for the best results for Villa.

Plus the three German sides losing all of their games I think.

If they lose all six then winning both semi final games and losing in the final would do it. If German sides win two more games it's not happening. If they draw three games it's not happening. If they win one and draw one it's not happening.

Basically, it's not happening, so here's to winning the Conference League, finishing fourth and not giving a single fuck about any of it.

[lovejoy]

I think we can stop worrying about coefficients now, that’s done. Supporting the other English teams didn’t really help did it?

[Lastfootstamper]

My fault then, because I wasn't. I am, however, quite enjoying the maths.

[N'ZMAV]

I think we can stop worrying about coefficients now, that’s done. Supporting the other English teams didn’t really help did it?

I can't bring myself to support another English club.