📈 Power Rankings: Roma and Aston Villa gatecrash top 10
📈 Power Rankings: Roma and Aston Villa gatecrash top 10 Our seasonal Power Rankings are drawing to a close, but there’s still time this week for late-season surges to take teams into the table. 10. AS Roma 🆕 Roma can hear the distant sound of the Champions League anthem with the capital club closing in on a return to the big time.
After seven seasons without Champions League football, I Giallorossi are so very nearly there. A 2-0 win over Lazio in the Derby della Capitale continued their winning run, and the equation is simple. Beat 19th-place Verona on the final day, and the Champions League awaits.
9. Aston Villa 🆕 Unai Emery insisted this week that he is not the ‘king’ of the Europa League, but we beg to differ. The Spaniard secured his record-extending fifth Europa League title this week as Aston Villa thrashed Freiburg to take the trophy.
A first major trophy in 30 years has cemented his standing at Villa Park. 8. Manchester United ↔️ Michael Carrick has said a decision will be made on his Manchester United future ‘very soon’ and there can only be one outcome.
An impressive 11 wins in 16 games has earned him the right to take on the permanent gig. 7. Real Madrid ↔️ Real Madrid’s season is ending with a whimper, but a 1-0 win at Sevilla has at least added some positivity to the place.