What can I say about Newcastle, they were just very lucky that Aston Villa could not beat Manchester United.
I think the reason for that is Martinez getting a red card and from that moment everything was over for Aston Villa. On one hand it is a pity because Aston Villa are a very strong team and they played very well in the Champions League, it would have been nice to see them there again. But on the other hand Newcastle also had a very good season and I cannot say that they are worse than Aston Villa. So congratulations to Chelsea and Newcastle for making it to the Champions League.
Chelsea were very lucky when they were able to win over Liverpool and over Manchester United which boosted their position so that good opportunities for Nottingham and Aston Villa began to disappear.
The last match of Manchester United vs Aston Villa which failed to get a win did require them to fail to qualify for the Champions League. I was watching and saw how Martinez got a red card. Had the goal for Aston Villa not been disallowed for a foul for taking the ball from Bayindir's catch, then Aston Villa could have made the game different which would have brought down Manchester United mentally.