Although Manchester City were eliminated from the Champions League, the English media did not criticize or ridicule them after the game.

They even praised their performance in the Champions League this season, and had high hopes for their performance in the Champions League next season.

This is also a rare sight, because of foreign capital, Manchester City has always been the object of ridicule in England.

This time, though, City earned respect with their actual appearance on the pitch.

The Champions League is over, but the season is not over.

There are two rounds left in the league and for Manchester City, it is actually the last round.

As long as they can beat Aston Villa at home, they will lift the league trophy one round earlier.

That's a big deal.

It's a big deal for Manchester City FC.

In forty-two years, Manchester City have never won the English top flight.

Their fans have even forgotten what it's like to win a top-flight title......

And now, just two seasons after the Middle East capital injection into the team, Manchester City have a chance to win the league title.

This is a resounding slap in the face to those who have always believed that money will not bring Manchester City any championships.

In fact, the role of money in driving football must be acknowledged.

It's not twenty or thirty years ago.

There have always been voices saying that commercial football is destroying football, but in fact, on the contrary, without such a high degree of commercialization, football may not have attracted so many people and would not have become the number one sport in the world.

After all, humanity has not yet entered communism, so money is very needed, not only for one person, but also for a sport.

The Olympics are half-dead before commercialization, and no one wants to hold them. As a result, since the introduction of sponsors for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Olympic Games have suddenly become a sweet spot, and countries around the world have rushed to host them. No matter how much money is invested, are the heads of government of the world fools?

Thirty or forty years ago, many teams didn't even have a chest ad on their jerseys. Now even the butt of the ball pants is full of advertisements, and everyone is used to seeing it.

That's the trend.

If there is no huge influx of money, the team is still using a dilapidated stadium, the quality of the turf is about the same as the vegetable field, the players cannot make money by playing football, and naturally they will not have the heart to devote themselves to training, and the overall level of football is certainly not much higher. Fans also won't be able to see high-quality TV footage in front of their TV sets.

It all costs money.

Reflected in Manchester City, that is, if Manchester City did not have the acquisition of Middle East capital, it may still be fighting for relegation in the Premier League, how can it have a chance to hit the league title?

Perhaps some Manchester City fans were resistant when it was first announced that the Abu Dhabi consortium would buy Manchester City, but now there are no such people. Because Manchester City fans have already tasted the sweetness of capital.

Who doesn't love a champion?

Money brings champions, what's so bad?

Those who shout that money will corrupt football and that it will make England's football tradition disappear are the supporters of teams that have no capital to favor them.

They can only use the excuse that "money corrupts football" to cover up the embarrassment of their team being unattended......

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Three days after the match with Inter Milan, Manchester City welcomed Aston Villa at their home stadium at Manchester City Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Everyone knows what this game means for Manchester City.

Tickets for the Manchester City Stadium were sold out on this day, and Manchester City fans arrived outside the stadium five hours early.

The wait is not boring, as they can have a lively chat with a lot of the same people and discuss Manchester City's table for the season.

Everyone was talking and their faces were glowing and rosy.

Manchester City's performance this season has made fans happy.

Every game this season seems to have them excited for three days and three nights.

Manchester City fans watched today's game with a sense of lightheartedness and excitement.

They are not worried that Manchester City will lose at home to Aston Villa in this game.

Manchester City's table this season has given them that confidence.

They don't think Manchester City will capsize in the gutter at home.

Besides, even if the other Manchester City players will affect their performance in the game because of the upcoming league title, won't we still be proud?

With Rong here, what else is there to worry about?

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There are indeed people in the Manchester City squad who are excited about the upcoming game.

But the glory did not.

He's already won almost every title a player can win, and he doesn't have any other feelings about a league title, even if it's just City's first top-flight title in 42 years.

He just accomplished his task.

But that doesn't mean he's going to be perfunctory.

He's going to take this game as seriously as he would any other game.

Especially when Manchester City had just been knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan, Glory felt that they should be comforted by a trophy for their fans.

From the hotel, to the bus, to the arrival at Manchester City Stadium, Rongguang's expression has always been calm.

And those Manchester City players who were a little nervous or nervous, after seeing their captain's expression, also gradually calmed down - what is there to worry about?

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Before the game even started, it was already in the spotlight.

Everyone is talking about whether Manchester City will win the league in this game and whether they will make history.

No one cares about their opponents Aston Villa anymore.

But Aston Villa naturally won't be willing to play a supporting role.

Aston Villa got into the groove quicker than Manchester City after the start of the game, and they were aggressive and wanted to score first, disrupting Manchester City's desire to lift the trophy at home.

In the first ten minutes of the game, it looked like Aston Villa could do it.

But in the twelfth minute, Glory made a long run, and after passing three Aston Villa players in a row, he shook off Aston Villa's goalkeeper Friedel with a feint, and then sent the ball into the empty net!

"Rong! Glory! Rong-!! At the shouts of John Mortenson, the Manchester City Stadium became a sea of joy, with everyone jumping up from their seats and raising their arms and chanting.

Glory scored, and City took the lead!

"Manchester City lead Aston Villa 1-0! As long as they can maintain that lead until the end, they will win the league! ”

Manchester City fans in the stands can't wait to chant "We are the champions".

The truth is exactly what they expected - there is glory, so what is there to worry about?

"Manchester City can already start celebrating their first Premier League title early! It was truly a historic moment......"

In the days that followed, commentators John Mortensen and Alan Hansen began to give viewers a look back at how City had come to this point this season.

No one blames them for not focusing on the game, because in the eyes of many, there is no suspense in the game.

The Manchester City players themselves are playing with ease.

But by the end of the first half, Aston Villa had equalised!

"John Karui! He scored a goal for Aston Villa to equalise! This is a bit of a surprise......"

The first half of the Manchester City Stadium was buzzing with the singing and cheering of the Manchester City fans throughout, and every time the Manchester City players got the ball, they cheered.

But now, when Karui scored, the cheers were much quieter.

"Actually, it's okay, even if Manchester City draws this game, as long as they win the last round, they can still win the championship......"

Alan Hansen said.

'That being said, but Manchester City would definitely prefer to win the title on their home turf rather than away ......'

'Aston Villa proved they weren't here to be green leaves, City should be a little more serious, it's too early to start celebrating the title......

The two commentators had previously said that Manchester City could already celebrate the title in advance, and now that they saw Aston Villa score, they immediately changed their tune and warned Manchester City to remain calm......

However, Manchester City fans can afford to go through the hassle of finding a commentator right now.

The City fans in attendance were not frustrated or panicked by conceding the goal, and after the initial silence, they all asked City again to refuel.

They shouted loudly from the stands, shouted the names of the players, and then started singing the team anthem.

After that home game against Inter Milan, the relationship between Manchester City fans and players seems to have reached a new level.

There will be no doubts, no accusations, everyone's hearts will think in one place, and they will work in one place.

For the championship, for Manchester City's "dream of a giant".

Inspired by the fans, Manchester City's players also quickly adjusted their mentality after conceding the goal, and there was no general situation where they would panic for a while after conceding the goal.

They ended the first half smoothly.

They still have a full 45 minutes left, and as long as Manchester City don't collapse and play normally, they should still be able to beat Aston Villa.

So despite conceding the goal in the end, everyone's confidence in Manchester City is still relatively high.

City's players themselves think so.

When they got back to the dressing room, they weren't frustrated or agitated.

None of the negative feelings that preceded the championship were missing.

This is perhaps due to the fact that they have an all-powerful presence in their squad.

Let the Manchester City players know that the worst is the worst, the sky is falling, and the captain is still on top.

Benitez did not blame the team for conceding the goal in the final moments of the first half, as if that conceded goal had never happened at all, he gave the players a simple layout of the second half tactics and went out, why is it a simple arrangement?

Because there is really nothing to say, against Aston Villa, Manchester City does not need to arrange any special tactics, as long as Manchester City can play their normal level in the game, it should not be a problem to win Aston Villa at home.