Chapter 866: The Most Important Round of the League
Everton and Manchester City are no longer on the same level.
Both morale and strength.
In the first half of the season, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Everton at their home stadium. It was a time when City were in a bad situation, so it was normal to lose at home to Everton.
But now, even Everton themselves at home can't stop Manchester City's progress.
Glory didn't score in this game, but even so, City beat Everton cleanly 2-0 away from home.
Aston Villa, meanwhile, drew 1-1 away at Bolton. Had it not been for Everton's defeat to Manchester City, Aston Villa's sixth place in the league would have been lost.
Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at home and remain fourth.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United have also won, so the top six in the league remain unchanged.
The difference between Arsenal and Manchester City is still two points, and City have not been affected in the league by giving it their all in the FA Cup semi-finals. Their table xiàn is very stable dìng.
Glory made the right decision.
Reaching the FA Cup final has boosted City's morale, and that has carried over to the league and made the players' performances in the league also very good.
So in the game against Everton, even if Glory didn't score, the other Manchester City players were very positive.
Next, in the 35th round of the league, Manchester City welcomed their opponents Blackburn Rovers at home.
It was a glorious brace in the game to help the team beat their opponents 3-1 at home.
Arsenal beat Portsmouth 3-0 away.
The two sides are still only two points apart.
With only three rounds left in the league, the race for fourth place in the league has become increasingly fierce.
The next round of 36 will be the most crucial round.
Ahead of this league round, Manchester City and Arsenal are two points apart, Liverpool and Manchester United are six points apart, and Chelsea and Liverpool are three points apart.
The race for the top four in the league has completely heated up.
In this round of the league, Manchester City will travel to Manchester United, Arsenal will take on Chelsea and Liverpool will travel to West Ham United.
Of these three games, only Liverpool's game was slightly easier, and the remaining two games were all strong conversations, and there was no way to decide who could win and who could lose before the game, or even to judge who had a better chance of winning.
In both games, all four teams have reasons to win.
Arsenal must beat Chelsea if they are to maintain their lead over Manchester City. Conversely, Chelsea must beat Arsenal so that they don't fall too far behind Liverpool, after all, if they can move up one place in the final league table, why not?
As for Manchester United, they are already six points ahead of Liverpool in the table, but if they can't beat Manchester City in this game, the league title could also be snatched by Liverpool. Because United don't have an advantage in goals scored or goal difference, if they lose to Manchester City and Liverpool beat West Ham United, then United are only three points ahead of Liverpool, which is really not safe with two rounds of league games remaining...... They only need one more defeat to be tied by Liverpool, in which case they have to compare goals scored and goal difference, neither of which United have an advantage.
So Manchester United have to beat Manchester City.
Needless to say, the reasons why Manchester City have to win is why they have to win every game......
To sum up, you should be able to understand why the 36th round of the league is so important, right?
The competition for the whole season finally converged in this round, and all the contradictions exploded in this round and then were resolved.
Therefore, this round of the league is full of highlights.
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After the 35th round of the league, the eyes of the world were on England.
European, Chinese and South Korean media are all following this thirtieth round of the league.
The attention of the South Korean media is concerned about whether Park Ji-sung can win the league title again.
The Chinese media is concerned about whether Rong Guang can lead Manchester City to complete a shocking comeback and qualify for next season's Champions League.
Everyone has a reason to follow this round of the league.
In England, all kinds of hype about this round of the league have also started a long time ago, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool...... There are a lot of stories on all five teams that can be hyped up by the media.
"If Arsenal don't finish fourth in the league and qualify for next season's Champions League, it will be a big blow for Arsenal...... Arsenal have always had a lot of experience in the race for fourth place in the league, and no matter how they played before, they never fell off the chain in the final sprint of the league. But this time, they ran into a menacing Manchester City and they felt a lot of pressure......"
“…… Who would have thought before Christmas that after half a season, Manchester City would be in this position and push Arsenal so scrambling? I have to say that regardless of whether Manchester City qualify for next season's Champions League this season or not, their table is also great, and they haven't lost a game since the 19th round of the season! Seventeen rounds undefeated! This result has already broken their unbeaten streak in the team's history...... Their table xiàn is worthy of respect! ”
"That's why the Premier League is the number one league in Europe – it's so competitive, there's a lot to see in every league round, every team has the potential to do wonders, even if you've fallen into the relegation zone, you can climb out of the quagmire and go all the way to the top five! That's why we love the Premier League! Until the end, you never know who will be the real winner! The charm of football is vividly reflected in the Premier League! ”
“…… Seeing such fierce competition, I suddenly thought that UEFA should give the Premier League one more Champions League spot, even from the first round of qualifying. Otherwise, it would be unfair for either Arsenal or Manchester City to be knocked out of the competition......"
"The ownership of the league championship and the qualification for the Champions League, the two suspenses converged on this city derby...... There have been many Manchester derbies played in the same city, but it is still extremely rare for this one to be so important...... Manchester United and Manchester City, bitter rivals, have found the best stage for a duel – Manchester City can beat Manchester United and put their league title in jeopardy. In turn, Manchester United could beat Manchester City and make their half-season of struggle come to naught......"
The city derby was in the spotlight, with Manchester United manager Alex Alex Ferguson saying in an interview with reporters that his side will not be intimidated by City's recent appearance, with Old Trafford still his turf. On Manchester City's side, captain Dunn told reporters that although the away game against Manchester United was a tough test, the whole Manchester City team was ready......
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Before such a high-profile game, Rongguang, as Manchester City's number one star, naturally attracted attention, and everyone cared about every word and word he said.
So after the training, he was surrounded by reporters and didn't want to run at all.
No matter how fast he is, he can't escape the encirclement of reporters at this time.
You have to hear him say a few words about such a pivotal city-to-town derby.
"I'm looking forward to this fight as well." Surrounded by reporters, Rong Guang said. 'It's my first time in a Manchester derby and I'm very excited.
What he said was actually quite polite.
Obviously, this is the role of Debora in his ear every day reminding him how to face the media properly.
Otherwise, with his true mood, it would never be possible for him to say so gently.
You know, when he was in that city derby, he sat in the box and watched how his team lost the game.
He was in a fist clench, eager to fly down and go on the pitch to help his team beat their opponents.
Especially the movements of Cristiano Ronaldo, he actually waved his fist at himself, daring to show off his might in front of him, he must teach him how to be a man this time!
These are the true feelings of Rongguang's heart, but if he says it truthfully, he is afraid that it will cause an uproar in the football world again, providing the media with a gimmick of hype.
He was quite strict this time......
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Glory is gearing up for this game, and there are people on Manchester United's side who are impatient.
That man is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Since losing to Glory in the Champions League two years ago, the Portuguese has never had a chance to play against Glory again.
During that time, he helped United win the Champions League and also scored a beautiful header in the Champions League final.
As a result, he won the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year award at the end of last year, becoming the first person in world football.
Replaced the previous Kaka and Glory.
But for Cristiano Ronaldo, there was always a thorn stuck in his throat that never got spit out.
That is, he lost to Glory before reaching the top, but he was not able to beat Glory in the process of reaching the top.
There is such a saying in the media that the reason why he was able to win last year's Champions League and the World Footballer of the Year and the European Golden Ball Award was entirely because Rongguang was injured, otherwise, according to the momentum before Rongguang's injury, last year's first honor in world football would not be his turn at all Cristiano Ronaldo!
This statement is not the mainstream of public opinion, but it is not completely unheard.
Cristiano Ronaldo himself was furious when he heard it.
No one likes to be said to be lacking in gold after they get the honor.