Arsenal have one foot in the Europa League final but know
they cannot afford the luxury of taking it easy in Sunday’s match against
struggling Brighton as they chase a Premier League top-four berth.
Unai Emery’s team have wobbled badly in the league in recent
weeks, losing four out of their past five matches after putting themselves in a
strong position.
They are two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with two
matches remaining, the first at home to Brighton on Sunday and the second away
to Burnley the following week.
But they still have two chances to reach next season’s
Champions League — by winning the Europa League or moving up a place from their
current position of fifth in the Premier League.
Arsenal lead Valencia 3-1 ahead after the first leg of their
Europa League semi-final on Thursday.
Victory in that competition guarantees entry into the
Champions League next season.
Emery, who said reaching the Champions League again after an
absence of two seasons is the club’s “first objective”, is aware that he is not
in control of the situation.
“We need to win the next match and if we win against
Brighton we are going to the last match against Burnley with the possibility to
be in the top four,” he said.
“It’s not in our hands, but we need to win our matches and
the first is Sunday. It’s not easy to win each match, for us and for other
teams, but the focus for us is to win against Brighton for different
situations.
“We are going to play the last match at home and we want to
finish at the Emirates with a victory.
“The first objective is to finish in the top four and it
will give us the chance.”
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