5 teams in danger of missing out on Champions League next season

Some top shouts may not be in the hat for Champions League draw next season
Some top shouts may not be in the hat for Champions League draw next season

#4 Valencia C.F

Valencia have drawn 16 games this season - the joint most in Europe's top five leagues with Fiorentina
Valencia have drawn 16 games this season - the joint most in Europe's top five leagues with Fiorentina

Valencia may have mastered the art of fighting back from a deficit, but just don’t know how to protect a lead: the Bats have drawn or lost most games in the league from a winning position this season with seven. And the consequences are going another season without Champions League football.

Currently teetering precariously in sixth position in the standings with 49 points from 32 games, Los Leones are just three points worse off Sevilla, but Athletic Bilbao are hot on their coat tails with another three points deficit as the race for the final Champions League spot is getting murkier by the week.

Valencia also have trips to Betis and Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano to negotiate, making their prospects appear grimmer. Europa League triumph offers them a chance to set things straight, though a potential clash with Arsenal in the semi-finals makes those circumstances look bleak too.

Marcelino Garcia and his team are left to traverse a rocky road ahead.

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