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Key takeaways
- Aston Villa secured qualification for next season's Champions League with a 4-2 win over Liverpool at Villa Park on Friday, which left the Merseyside club's place in Europe's premier competition still in doubt.
- A second-half brace from Ollie Watkins, sandwiched between goals from Morgan Rogers and John Mc Ginn, means fourth-placed Villa are guaranteed one of the Premier League's five spots in the Champions League.
- Fifth-placed Liverpool, meanwhile, are still looking over their shoulder going into their final game of the season next weekend.
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Aston Villa secured qualification for next season's Champions League with a 4-2 win over Liverpool at Villa Park on Friday, which left the Merseyside club's place in Europe's premier competition still in doubt.
A second-half brace from Ollie Watkins, sandwiched between goals from Morgan Rogers and John Mc Ginn, means fourth-placed Villa are guaranteed one of the Premier League's five spots in the Champions League.
Fifth-placed Liverpool, meanwhile, are still looking over their shoulder going into their final game of the season next weekend.
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