City in line for Uefa bonus
FA handed extra spot in next season's Uefa Cup
Last updated: 9th May 2008
Uefa Cup: Chance of glory for City
Manchester City are in pole position to claim a place in next season's Uefa Cup after the Football Association was awarded an extra place in the competition.
European football's governing body revealed that English teams had topped their Fair Play competition, meaning an extra place in the first qualifying round of the 2008-09 Uefa Cup.
The FA has confirmed the berth will be awarded to the highest-ranked side in the Premier League fair play table that has not qualified for Europe by other means.
City currently stand fifth in the fair play table, behind Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool - who are all already guaranteed a place in continental competition.
That means Sven Goran Eriksson's team, with only a single league game at Middlesbrough remaining, stand on the brink of an unexpected European spot.
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| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 14th May | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 2 - 0 Rangers | |
| Thursday 1st May | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 4 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Fiorentina 0 - 0 Rangers | |
| Thursday 24th April | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Rangers 0 - 0 Fiorentina | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Zenit St Petersburg | |
| Thursday 10th April | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Sporting 0 - 2 Rangers | |
| PSV 0 - 2 Fiorentina | |
| Getafe 3 - 3 Bayern Munich | |
| Thursday 3rd April | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 4 Zenit St Petersburg | |
| Rangers 0 - 0 Sporting | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Getafe | |
| Fiorentina 1 - 1 PSV | |
| Thursday 13th March | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Werder Bremen 1 - 0 Rangers | |
| Sporting 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Wednesday 12th March | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 2 - 0 Marseille | |
| Hamburg 3 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 2 Anderlecht | |
| Everton 2 - 0 Fiorentina | |
| Getafe 1 - 0 Benfica | |
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