FA Cup semi-finals: Palace vs. Villa, Forest vs. City

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FA Cup or Champions League qualification - which means more?

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FA Cup semi-finals are a big weekend for Nottingham Forest , Aston Villa , Crystal Palace and Manchester City .

Three of the four are chasing top- five Premier League finishes that will secure a Champions League place next season .

The winners of English football's showpiece final at Wembley are guaranteed a major trophy - as well as a place in next season's Europa League .

But which is more important? "The chance of a trophy is massive, regardless of anything else that is going on," former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha argues.

Aston Villa face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday .

This is the seventh successive season Manchester City have reached the semi-finals of the competition.

Onuoha believes the game is Villa 's biggest game of the season so far.

The last time City failed to appear in the Champions League was way back in 2010-11 .

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