'You can't write off Le Bris' team in European race'
Sunderland's football club faces Chelsea in a crucial match that could lead to European qualification for the first time in 53 years. If they win and other results favor them, they could compete in the Conference League or Europa League. The excitement among Sunderland fans has shifted from survival to the possibility of European football.
- ▪Sunderland is set to play Chelsea during the Radio 1 Big Weekend.
- ▪A win for Sunderland could lead to European football for the first time in over five decades.
- ▪Only one point separates Sunderland and Chelsea in the standings.
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