Liverpool and Chelsea book their cards to the Champions League
Liverpool and Chelsea have secured the last two cards for the Champions League competition next season, with the first victory over Crystal Palace 2-0, and despite the second loss in front of Aston Villa 1-2, taking advantage of Leicester City's loss in front of Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Sunday in the last 38th stage of England Football Championship.
Liverpool benefited from the loss of Chelsea and Leicester City and ended the season in third place with 69 points, two points ahead of the London team and three points against Leicester City.
The three clubs entered the final stage with their eyes on the last two cards of the prestigious continental competition after Manchester City secured the first card thanks to its crowning of the title, and its neighbor Manchester United the second.
Last season's champion, Liverpool, achieved the most important thing because it needed to win to reserve his card, which he did against its guest Crystal Palace, who played his last match under the supervision of his coach, Roy Hodgson, the former coach of Liverpool.
Liverpool waited the 36th minute to open the scoring when Scottish international defender Andrew Robertson set off for a corner kick that hit Brazilian Roberto Firmino, followed by Senegalese international Sadio Mane Pissara from close range into the goal (36).
Mane secured Liverpool's victory when he received a ball on a gold platter from Egyptian international striker Mohamed Salah after a joint game with Dutch international Georginio Wijnaldum, who fought his last match with Liverpool, inside the region, and a powerful shot hit the 24 defender and hugged the net (74).
Chelsea benefit from a gift from Tottenham Hotspur
In the second match, Chelsea took advantage of the gift of its London neighbor, Tottenham, who won against Leicester City 4-2, to secure his card despite losing to Aston Villa 1-2.
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