David Luiz: "I don't want to play in the Europa League"

Chelsea defender David Luiz is desperate to avoid playing in the Europa League next season.

By Liam Apicella, Features Editor | 01 April 2012

Chelsea defender David Luiz has revealed that he does not want to play in the Europa League next season.

The Blues are currently fifth in the Premier League table with seven matches of the season remaining.

Should Chelsea finish in that position, they will miss out on qualification for the Champions League.

"When I joined the club I wanted to win the Champions League," the Brazilian international told reporters. "I don't want to play in the Europa League, I want to be in the Champions League.

"I know we're not in a good position in the league, but it is possible for us to win the Champions League and FA Cup still.

"And don't forget that either Manchester United or Manchester City will finish the season by winning nothing."

Yesterday Chelsea claimed a 4-2 victory from their trip to Aston Villa.

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	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Manchester City Man City	38	28	7	3	96	34	62	91
2	Arsenal	38	28	5	5	91	29	62	89
3	Liverpool	38	24	10	4	86	41	45	82
4	Aston Villa	38	20	8	10	76	61	15	68
5	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	20	6	12	74	61	13	66
6	Chelsea	38	18	9	11	77	63	14	63
7	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	18	6	14	85	62	23	60
8	Manchester United Man Utd	38	18	6	14	57	58	-1	60
9	West Ham United West Ham	38	14	10	14	60	74	-14	52
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	-1	49
11	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	12	12	14	55	62	-7	48
12	Bournemouth	38	13	9	16	54	67	-13	48
13	Fulham	38	13	8	17	55	61	-6	47
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	13	7	18	50	65	-15	46
15	Everton	38	13	9	16	40	51	-11	40
16	Brentford	38	10	9	19	56	65	-9	39
17	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	9	9	20	49	67	-18	32
R	Luton Town Luton	38	6	8	24	52	85	-33	26
R	Burnley	38	5	9	24	41	78	-37	24
R	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	38	3	7	28	35	104	-69	16