May 25 : Bournemouth’s qualification for Europa League after a sixth-place Premier League finish was a perfect ending, departing manager Andoni Iraola said, admitting that he once believed reaching Europe was almost impossible. The 43-year-old Spaniard, who said in April he would leave the club at the end of the season after taking charge in 2023, oversaw a dramatic rise that culminated in Bournemouth’s best-ever Premier League finish. “I am quite hard but I have been really close (to tears). I cannot ask for much more,” Iraola told BBC Sport. “I have been so lucky to be in this moment with this group of players with this club. I think it is the perfect ending and I am so thankful.” Bournemouth, who were in the third tier of English football 13 years ago, will play in Europe for the first time in their history. Iraola said securing European qualification had not been part of his initial expectations, as his primary focus was to reshape the team’s style of play. “I had no idea (about reaching …