Today is a bit of a strange one. When you look at the league table, it's difficult to see us winning enough points between now and the end of the season to close the gap and finish in the European places (although what happens to Man City may well have a bearing there). So, the FA Cup becomes more important because it's a trophy in itself, and also a route into Europe. The winners get a place in the Europa League. If the winners of the FA Cup have already qualified for Europe, then the rule state ‘their UEL group stage place will go to the next-highest ranked team not qualified for UEFA competitions in the Premier League'. Given that five of the eight teams remaining the cup...
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