Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
Play on: Barclays Premier League
Date: Tuesday, May-10-2011
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, England
Kick Off time: 20:45 CET
With both teams left with three games to claim an important place in the Champions League, Manchester City host Tottenham in the Premier League on Tuesday night knowing that a win would guarantee them a seat at Europe's top table for next season.
Fourth place would mean joining the Champions League qualifiers with a view to landing a place in the lucrative group stages, but it would be uncharted territory for City's nouveau riche and could yet get better if they can capitalise on Arsenal's poor form to sneak into third. Consequently it would be a blow to Spurs after such success in their inaugural appearance in the competition and, with Liverpool chasing hard, Europa League football yet to be confirmed either.
City have the cash, the players and the manager, but lack the experience of a fight for success in the latter stages of a season. A 2-1 defeat to Everton at the weekend showed their vulnerability and they have struggled for form without injured talisman Carlos Tevez. The Argentine may return to prove his fitness for the FA Cup final against Stoke in their next game but, with the chance to break their silverware drought for the first time since 1976, City's focus on fourth spot is understandably distracted.
Fourth place would mean joining the Champions League qualifiers with a view to landing a place in the lucrative group stages, but it would be uncharted territory for City's nouveau riche and could yet get better if they can capitalise on Arsenal's poor form to sneak into third. Consequently it would be a blow to Spurs after such success in their inaugural appearance in the competition and, with Liverpool chasing hard, Europa League football yet to be confirmed either.
City have the cash, the players and the manager, but lack the experience of a fight for success in the latter stages of a season. A 2-1 defeat to Everton at the weekend showed their vulnerability and they have struggled for form without injured talisman Carlos Tevez. The Argentine may return to prove his fitness for the FA Cup final against Stoke in their next game but, with the chance to break their silverware drought for the first time since 1976, City's focus on fourth spot is understandably distracted.
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