How many points Arsenal need for Champions League qualification after Crystal Palace draw

need six points to guarantee their place in next season's Champions League. The Gunners are looking over their shoulders following .

side remain second in the Premier League on 67 points from their 34 matches but sit just six points ahead of third-place Manchester City. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, are one place and one point further back, while Newcastle sit in the final Champions League spot on 59 points.

Chelsea and Aston Villa are the two teams that look set to miss out on a Champions League place right now, with both teams sitting sixth and seventh on 57 points. However, Villa have played a game more and can only finish on 69 points.

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Although Arsenal's primary focus right now is on the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain, there is still a slight chance they could miss out on a top-five finish in the Premier League.

That prospect, however, is slim. This is because Arsenal need just six more points from their remaining four matches to guarantee a place in next season's Champions League.

Chelsea, who sit in sixth - one place outside the Champions League places, can only get a maximum of 15 points from their final five fixtures. If the Blues managed to get that amount, it would put them on 72 points.

Arsenal, who have 67 right now, would therefore need just six points to guarantee a top-five finish. The Gunners face Bournemouth, Liverpool, Newcastle and Southampton before the end of the season.

In truth, Arteta's men could guarantee their place in next season's Champions League with less than six points with a number of their top-five rivals set to face one another. Chelsea have a very difficult run-in and are set to face Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest before the end of the season.

Though unlikely, if Arsenal somehow miss out on Champions League qualification through to the Premier League, they can still secure their place in Europe's elite club competition by winning it this season.

The Gunners face Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League semi-final. They host the Ligue 1 side at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, April 29 before travelling to the Parc des Princes eight days later.

Should Arsenal progress, they would face Barcelona or Inter Milan in the final at the end of next month. The Gunners, of course, have never won the Champions League.

As Arsenal have not got a Premier League game this weekend, their next match is the first leg against PSG.