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- Leicester’s late implosion hands Blues fourth place
- Chelsea lose at Aston Villa, Liverpool secure third with win
Thomas Tuchel described himself and Chelsea as “lucky” as they secured a fourth-placed Premier League finish and Champions League qualification despite losing 2-1 at Aston Villa on the final day. The west London club scraped to the outcome they wanted after Leicester imploded late on to lose 4-2 against Tottenham at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester’s failure to secure a top-four spot was described by Brendan Rodgers as a “bitter disappointment” but the manager said that made him more determined to stay to guide them higher. Liverpool finished third after beating Crystal Palace 2-0, leading Jürgen Klopp to hail their achievement in coming “from nowhere to the Champions League in five weeks”.
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