Premier League champions Manchester City will finish their season on Sunday with a trip to Brentford’s GTech Stadium. The Cityzens can finish the campaign with 92 points. It would be one point fewer than last season’s title win.
While City do not have anything to play for, Brentford have everything on the line. The Bees can qualify for Europe with a win and results going their way elsewhere.
Brentford are ninth with 56 points. A win could send Brentford as high as seventh place, which is the Europa Conference League qualification place. Can the Bees pull off the win and qualify for Europe?
Brentford defeated Man City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season thanks to a brace from Ivan Toney. Unfortunately, Toney is now suspended and won’t be available to Thomas Frank.
Brentford and Manchester City played just five times previously. However, just two of those matches came in the 21st century.
Manchester City posted two wins against Brentford in the 2021-22 season. However, the reverse fixture this term ended in the previously mentioned Brentford win.
City won both games in 2021-22 by scores of 1-0 and 2-0. They will seek to end the season on a high note and spoil Brentford’s hopes of making Europe.
Thomas Frank and Pep Guardiola faced off just three times previously, with Guardiola leading in wins and losses. Guardiola led City to two wins from three games against Frank. He averaged 2.00 points per match against Brentford.
Guardiola has managed 410 Man City games. He has a record of 303W-49D-58L. Frank has been at Brentford since October 2018. Frank has overseen 105 matches, posting a record of 105W-53D-73L.
Brentford can achieve something never accomplished before by qualifying for Europe. The Bees must win their match versus Man City and hope Aston Villa and Tottenham do not win.
The Bees have a better goal difference than both teams, so if they all finish on 59 points, Brentford will qualify for seventh. Man City can finish the season on a high as they prepare for the FA Cup final against Manchester United and the Champions League final versus Inter.