Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has set a goal of 72 points to secure Champions League football for next season.
The Gunners currently sit third on the Premier League table on 51 points with 11 matches remaining and Wenger feels a further 21 will see them into the top four come season's end.
"[We'll need] 72 points," he said ahead of Wednesday night's clash with QPR.
"People have finished in the top four with 67 points, but if you look at this year, we have 51 points now. So it will be in the 70s. It is a tough run-in but it will be similar to last year."
Wenger added: "When you have to go through the qualifiers you are not in the Champions League.
"It is better that you finish in the top three than the top four. Fourth is not a guarantee of Champions League football."
