{"id":1090224,"date":"2019-05-29T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T08:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1090224"},"modified":"2019-05-29T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T12:17:07","slug":"all-english-finals-premier-league-fans-neutral","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/all-english-finals-premier-league-fans-neutral\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do ‘neutral’ Premier League fans want to win all-English European finals?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve got two all-English European final on our hands \u2013 who would have predicted that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probably not many people after Liverpool got spanked at the Camp Nou and Spurs left themselves with a mountain to climb in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n

But the pair will battle it out for Champions League supremacy in Madrid while London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea will vie for Europa League glory in the unglamorous setting of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7266091-the-season-defining-story-from-each-of-europe-s-top-five-leagues<\/p>\n

So, with 20% of England’s top tier still in with a chance of lifting a European trophy over the next week or so \u2013 we want to know who the ‘neutral’ Premier League fans want to see come out on top.<\/p>\n

Sure, there are domestic rivalries that may well dictate opinions \u2013 or can they be put to one side?<\/p>\n

We asked a fan of each club to find out….<\/p>\n

Aston Villa<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@thevillazone<\/a>: “I actually wouldn\u2019t mind seeing Liverpool win the Champions League instead of Tottenham and Arsenal to win the Europa League.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@CherryChimes<\/a>: “Liverpool because I think Jurgen Kopp has been brilliant in building a team to compete with the very best. I’m not fussed about Chelsea or Arsenal but pleased though that it will be an English club that wins.”<\/p>\n

Brighton<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@wearebrighton<\/a>: “Choosing between Liverpool fans crowing about being European Champions or Spurs fans crowing about being European Champions is like picking which one of your arms you want cut off. Just leaning towards Spurs as it would be hilarious for Liverpool to win nothing again after the season they’ve had.<\/p>\n

“Arsenal for the Europa League. We ended their hopes of a top-four finish with our 1-1 draw at the Emirates and Yves Bissouma laughing about it on the pitch as all their players sat around with heads in hands was fantastic. But even so, it would be good to have five English teams in the Champions League next year.”<\/p>\n

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Burnley<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@DLRbrts<\/a>: “As a neutral, I’m pleased that there are all-English finals for the two main European competitions this season.<\/p>\n

“I’d prefer to see Liverpool and Chelsea win. Liverpool deserve some reward for their incredible season and \u2013 purely for all the last minute offside\/handball goals the Gunners have scored against Burnley in recent seasons \u2013 I’d prefer to see a Chelsea win in Baku.”<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@cpfcaIfie<\/a>: “I would like Liverpool to win the Champions League and Chelsea to win the Europa League.”<\/p>\n

Everton<\/strong><\/h3>\n

@TomClarke40<\/a>: “Spurs – \u2018five times\u2019 has to be the most gloated phrase in the red half of Liverpool, and we wouldn\u2019t hear the last of it if that were to become six.<\/p>\n

“Arsenal – not too bothered either way about this one, but would hate to see Ross Barkley celebrating a trophy win on my TV after some of his backhanded comments about Everton since leaving.”<\/p>\n