{"id":321287,"date":"2017-05-21T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=321287"},"modified":"2017-05-21T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T16:55:11","slug":"arsenal-miss-out-on-champions-league-as-man-city-liverpool-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/arsenal-miss-out-on-champions-league-as-man-city-liverpool-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal miss out on Champions League as Man City, Liverpool win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years despite a 3-1 win over Everton on the final day of the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners began the day a point behind fourth-place Liverpool and were on course to displace the Reds when they took an eighth-minute lead.<\/p>\n<p>But Liverpool, needing a win to ensure fourth, broke Middlesbrough resistance just before the break, and won 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City claimed third with a very easy 5-0 win at Watford.<\/p>\n<p>Reaction from the final day of Premier League action<br \/>\nEuropa League for the Gunners<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s remarkable run of qualifying for the Champions League in 19 consecutive seasons came to its widely anticipated end on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Hope grew among the home support when Hector Bellerin gave the Gunners an early lead and news filtered through that Liverpool were struggling against the relegated Teessiders.<\/p>\n<p>But in first-half stoppage time Georginio Wijnaldum put the Reds ahead with a stunning strike, and Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men eventually ran out comfortable winners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Reds will play in the Champions League for the first time since the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool suffered from early nerves at Anfield before Wijnaldum&#8217;s opener on the stroke of half-time eased the tension.<\/p>\n<p>Philippe Coutinho added a second after the break with a free-kick, and Adam Lallana slotted in to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City sealed third spot and automatic qualification for the Champions League group stage with an emphatic 5-0 win at Watford.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side required only a point to secure a top-four place, but instead of sitting back went about dismantling their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Sergio Aguero scored twice, after Vincent Kompany&#8217;s opener, with Fernandinho and Gabriel Jesus also getting on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years despite a 3-1 win over Everton on the final day of the Premier League. 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