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Brighton qualify for Europa League: 'Special times at a club on the rise'

These are "special times" at Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Seagulls have been soaring all season and on Wednesday they matched champions Manchester City in a thrilling 1-1 draw to seal a Europa League spot.

A club who were playing in League One 12 years ago have qualified for Europe for the first time in their 122-year history, and they have done it by playing an attacking brand of football with an exciting, young and inexpensive squad.

"What an achievement, what a club, what a group of guys," Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele told Sky Sports after the draw with Treble-chasing City.