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At the end of the season, the reigning champions have recovered somewhat winning four of their last five league games and thus have the best chances of all the competing teams to finish in a position sufficient for the Champions League. However, the 2024/25 season will go down in history as a less than successful one. With the defeat in the FA Cup final against Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace, it's clear that City will end the season without a major trophy. They only managed to win the Community Shield. Now it's time to at least limit the damage and secure the Champions League spot. According to the odds, City are clearly ahead vs Fulham's home win. Only a defeat can City slip to sixth place, and only if Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa all win at the same time, and the Villans in particular have an unpleasant opponent in front of them in Nottingham. Nevertheless, Pep Guardiola doesn't want to rely on the slip-ups of others and, after winning their last home game, wants his players to also impress in their last away game. They showed a good response to their FA Cup final defeat in a 3-1 win against Bournemouth.