Chapter 576: Defending the Premier League

At the end of the game, a fierce conflict broke out between the players of both sides on the field. Otamendi and Fellaini pushed each other, which caused the players of both sides to gather.

In the end, the referee showed Fellaini a red card and Manchester United captain Bruno also received a yellow card. Fortunately, this yellow card will not have any impact on him, because the accumulated yellow cards before the semi-finals have been cleared in the semi-finals; while on the Manchester City side, Otamendi received a second yellow card and was sent off, and Kyle Walker was also shown a yellow card.

"This is a good show." Zhan Jun said sarcastically.

"Otamendi went looking for trouble with Fellaini, which caused a conflict. I don't know if Otamendi regrets it now, but Guardiola must be furious." Zhan Jun continued, shaking his head.

De Bruyne was sent off with a red card and will definitely be suspended. Otamendi was also given a red card. According to the suspension rules for red and yellow cards in the Champions League, these two will be suspended in the first game of the new Champions League season.

The new season has not yet arrived, but Manchester City has lost two key players. This is not good news.

Manchester City can really be said to have lost both the game and face.

Manchester United is also in a bad situation. Fellaini will be suspended for receiving a red card, and Manchester United's next Champions League match is the Champions League final. Fortunately, Fellaini is not a main player for Manchester United, otherwise Mourinho would definitely be mad.

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At the post-match press conference, Manchester City head coach Guardiola criticized the referee's enforcement. He questioned whether Manchester United's second goal was a foul and the legality of the red card shown by the referee to De Bruyne.

Guardiola and Mourinho had a very heated verbal battle.

"I saw it clearly, Fellaini fouled De Bruyne." Guardiola said angrily, "De Bruyne's red card was wrong, he is the victim."

Mourinho responded: "Yeah, the victim who pushed Fellaini down."

Guardiola said angrily: "Do I have to say it? Your No. 27 is a guy who talks trash."

Mourinho also got angry and shouted: "Speak with evidence, or I will sue you for defamation. The referee was standing next to the two men at the time. Go ask the referee whether Fellaini did anything..."

Guardiola ignored Mourinho and said: "Regarding this game and these visible mistakes, we will not let it go like this."

Mourinho, however, seemed not to notice Guardiola's performance, and said righteously: "Manchester United never complains about anything because we believe in fairness and sunshine."

Guardiola was so angry that he stood up and left the press conference hall. He didn't want to see that hateful guy again!

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The game has been over for a day, but Manchester City fans are still unwilling to accept the fact: their Manchester City lost to Manchester United again. This is the fifth time they have lost to Manchester United in one season!

After the game, the media supporting Manchester City directed their criticism at the referee Felix Brüch's officiating, believing that Manchester United's second goal was a foul and spoke up for De Bruyne.

The Manchester Evening News also fiercely criticized Fellaini, slamming him as a trash player lacking basic morals and should be banned permanently.

However, the referee's official report after the game showed that Fellaini did not make any provocative remarks towards De Bruyne.

"Manchester United's No. 27 did not make any inappropriate remarks or actions towards Manchester City's No. 17," Brüch recorded in his post-match report.

The Guardian also spoke up for Fellaini, accusing some media of deliberately smearing Fellaini and Manchester United, which was a slander against this moral gentleman of Manchester United.

The biggest beneficiary of this game was Kante. His outstanding performance greatly enhanced the reputation of this midfielder in the world football. After all, he has really received more attention since he came to Manchester United. His outstanding performance in the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City, with solid defense and a stunning world wave in offense that changed the score, has attracted worldwide attention.

After the game, many media around the world frequently mentioned Kante's name when reporting on the game, and some even reported it on the front page. Kante's global influence has greatly increased, and the saying "There are no insurmountable obstacles, only Kante who can't overcome them" has been widely circulated in the world football.

After the game, the official website of the Champions League praised Kante: he ran without sparing any energy, was never tired, built a barrier in front of the team's defense, and scored a golden goal at the critical moment. He was the best player of the game.

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Since Real Madrid drew 2:2 with Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu Stadium a day ago and was the first to enter this season's Champions League final, Manchester United's opponent in the Champions League final will be the Galacticos.

This is also the third consecutive year that Real Madrid has reached the Champions League final.

Manchester United and Real Madrid, two of the top super giants in football at the time, met in this season's Champions League final, which also made this season's Champions League final extremely attractive.

Fans all over the world are looking forward to the evening of May 5 at the Kyiv Olympic National Stadium. Will Real Madrid defeat Manchester United and win three consecutive Champions League titles for the second time in history? Or will Manchester United defeat Real Madrid and win the fourth Champions League trophy in team history?

In addition, another duel has also attracted worldwide attention, that is, the Portuguese twin stars Bruno and Ronaldo. Who will become the European champion in 2018, or even win this year's European Golden Ball and World Footballer of the Year?

Of course, this does not mean that this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year will definitely go to Bruno or Ronaldo. After all, this year is a little different. As a World Cup year, if a superstar can perform well in the World Cup, it is possible to overtake Bruno or Ronaldo.

The attention on the Champions League is indeed very high, but what Manchester United needs to consider right now is not the Champions League final. After all, the Champions League final is still 24 days away, which is still a long way to go.

What Manchester United needs to focus on now is to get at least 37 point in the 1th round of the Premier League at the weekend to lock in the Premier League championship trophy this season.

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However, before Manchester United's game started, they had already declared victory.

At 5:6 p.m. on May 1th, local time in the UK, a key match of the 37th round of the Premier League kicked off at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City, who had just suffered a heavy blow in the Champions League and whose morale was low, suffered another blow at home and were tied 0:0 by Huddersfield.

As a result, the maximum points Manchester City can get this season is only 97 points, which means that Manchester United, which has already got 99 points, has already locked up the Premier League championship in advance.

Manchester City's surrender not only caught Manchester United off guard, but also made Manchester United's next opponent Brighton very depressed.

Because according to the practice of the Premier League, they need to line up at the stadium to welcome the new champion before the next game starts!

Although this is a common practice, who likes to be someone else's stepping stone?