Chapter 776: Five major leagues suspended

Chapter 776 Five major leagues suspended

This shot stimulated Manchester United severely. Afterwards, the Red Devils launched a crazy counterattack, and Mbappe frequently created killing opportunities on the right.

Finally, Manchester United broke the deadlock in the 30th minute of the game. Fernandinho committed a foul in front of the penalty area, and Bruno scored a direct free kick to help Manchester United take the lead.

After the change of sides in the second half, Manchester United continued to launch continuous offensives.

In the 2th minute, Bruno made a wonderful pass, Harry Kane quickly cut in behind Manchester City center back Kovac and got the ball, then scored with a single shot, changing the score to 0:.

This was also the final score of the game. Manchester United defeated Manchester City at home, which was their third victory over the Blue Moon this season.

After this victory, Manchester United continued to closely follow Liverpool by 3 points.

The suspense of the Premier League is still there!

Manchester United beat their city rivals Manchester City 2-0 at home, completing a league double over the Blue Moon Army this season. After the game, many Manchester United players celebrated the result on Twitter.

Bruno wrote: "It was a fantastic game tonight and an important win that keeps us close to Liverpool. We are working hard as a team and moving in the right direction. Now it's time for us to stay focused and keep moving forward."

Fred, who came on as a substitute, and Greenwood, who entered the bench but did not play, wrote in unison: "Manchester is red."

Rashford, who was absent due to injury, was not idle either. He posted a photo of watching the game with his brother and wrote: "In the red corner... victory [love]"

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The "pandemic" trend continues worldwide, and the impact of the epidemic on sports continues.

As the epidemic situation in China improves day by day, the number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus internationally has officially surpassed that of China.

Compared with China's uniformity and strict defense, the actions abroad are obviously slower. Perhaps foreigners really have a mysterious confidence in their physical fitness.

But as time goes by, the increasingly severe epidemic has begun to slow down the movement of football.

Italians were once called the Chinese of Europe. This time, in the face of the epidemic, it is obvious that Italy has also largely imitated China's approach in its actions.

After wavering on the league schedule and whether to play behind closed doors, Inter Milan's president became the whistleblower for the entire Italian football world. The young owner publicly criticized Serie A president Dal Pino on social media, even directly saying that President Dal Pino was the biggest and most hateful clown.

Rich people can be more outspoken in their speech!

Dal Pino’s response was that he hoped you would apologize. Inter Milan’s young master did not show any weakness and directly hit back. I still think those words were not cruel enough.

And the facts have proved that what Inter Milan's young master said was correct, as the number of confirmed cases in Italy quickly approached 3.

Juventus central defender Rugani was found to be infected with the new coronavirus on March 3. Major media outlets have posted photos of Rugani and his teammates celebrating after the Italian national derby, and the significance of this is self-evident.

So far, no other Juventus player has been confirmed to be infected. In addition to everyone being quarantined at home, Cristiano Ronaldo has even rented an island.

Sampdoria are not so lucky. After Gabiadini was diagnosed, seven people from Sampdoria were diagnosed. This time, no one knows who is Sampdoria's number zero.

The Italians have done the math and found that if the league and the Champions League continue to be suspended, Juventus' losses alone would be as high as 1.1 million euros, enough to buy a Yosi.

Under such circumstances, Serie A became the first of the five major leagues to be suspended.

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The most amazing thing about the UK recently is its herd immunity theory. Under this theory, the Premier League is also quite strong. Until March 3, it still insisted that the league would not be suspended, as if it would not die if it did not commit suicide.

But the reality is very cruel. First, Arsenal head coach Arteta tested positive, which pushed down the dominoes. Next was Chelsea winger Hudson-Odoi, and then many players began to show suspected symptoms.

Eventually the Premier League was suspended. The biggest loss from the suspension of the Premier League was to Liverpool.

Not to mention the lucrative income, just the Premier League title that Liverpool fans have coveted for many years is the biggest carrot dangling in front of the donkey.

Liverpool has performed very well in the Premier League this season. Since taking the top spot from Manchester United in December last year, they have firmly held it, even leading Manchester United by 12 points at one point. Although Manchester United later struggled to catch up, Liverpool also made some mistakes, allowing Manchester United to catch up to 7 points.

But given Liverpool's stable and strong performance this season, a three-point advantage is enough. After all, they have won 3 of the first 29 games.

At this pace, they are likely to become the second team after Manchester United to score more than 100 points in a single season and win their first Premier League title in history.

But now it seems that the new coronavirus has become a killer weapon that is holding them back.

When the league was suspended, messages were everywhere. Some said that the league's results this season were cancelled, and some said that the championship was directly awarded to Liverpool. It seems that Liverpool fans will be in suspense for quite a long time.

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The Germans were as rigorous as ever in the fight against the new coronavirus. While intercepting anti-epidemic materials from Switzerland several times, the Bundesliga proceeded step by step until all the friends around them were left to run with them, and then they announced the suspension of the league.

On the evening of March 3, the Bundesliga officially announced that due to the epidemic, the 13th round of the Bundesliga and the 26th round of the Bundesliga originally scheduled to be held in empty stadiums this weekend have all been postponed.

Even so, only one player in the entire league, Luca Gillian of Paderborn, was confirmed to be infected.

Despite the pandemic, the Bundesliga giants still insist on training. Life is precious, but the price of a championship is even higher. Some domestic bosses seem to be returning to work early despite the pressure of the pandemic.

At this point, the five major leagues including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga as well as the Champions League and Europa League have all been suspended!

Not only that, let’s not talk about whether the “Olympic flame relay in Greece was stopped” will affect the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled. Now the badminton Olympic points competition, wrestling Olympic qualification competition, diving Olympic qualification competition and other competitions have also been postponed. Under the influence of the epidemic, the sports circle is almost completely silent...

While the entire European football world has come to a standstill, many players still maintain an optimistic attitude.

On social media platforms, Real Madrid players Ramos and Benzema posted photos of themselves insisting on indoor training; Cristiano Ronaldo, who had left Italy earlier, also shared photos of himself and his family in home isolation on the Portuguese island of Madeira; there was also Paris defender Kimpembe playing shooting games at home; Watford club used the FM "Football Manager" game to simulate a match with Leicester City... Everyone seems to be trying to stay calm and optimistic, waiting for the day when the competition resumes.

However, can the competition really be successfully resumed on the "unblocking day"? What should be done with the delayed schedule?

According to previous decisions of various countries, Serie A and the Premier League will be suspended until April 4, while the Bundesliga will be suspended until April 3. La Liga has decided to suspend at least two rounds, which means it can resume as early as April 4.

But the situation is clearly not optimistic. As the CEO of Premier League Brighton said: "Based on the current trend, it is unthinkable to resume the league in the short term."

Among the five major leagues, the announcement from Ligue 1 is more realistic: the reopening date will be announced separately.

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If the leagues of all countries cannot resume in the short term, various troublesome problems will follow: How to determine the league champion? How to deal with promotion and relegation? And can European competitions and the 2020 European Cup still be played?

Everything doesn't seem to be easily resolved.

The only "good news" at the moment is that previously it seemed that only Serie A had to worry about this, but now all leagues have to face the same problem, which may prompt them to discuss a more unified standard.

The Italian Football Association has previously proposed three suggestions: a play-off, a "freeze of the standings" and a complete cancellation of the season's results. Judging from the public opinion in other countries, it may be very difficult to reach a consensus under this framework.

For example, Liverpool fans are more accepting of the "freezing of the standings", but this approach is not accepted by their arch-rivals Manchester United. After all, for Manchester United, the 3-point gap is not an insurmountable gap.

Some other clubs whose performance this year has not been ideal have expressed their desire to cancel the season, such as Lyon, which is currently ranked only 7th in Ligue .

In fact, no matter which of the above three models is adopted, it will cause great damage to the leagues of various countries.

According to Spanish and German media, if the league cannot complete a sufficient number of matches, La Liga and Bundesliga, which will lose a large amount of ticket and broadcasting revenue, may even face bankruptcy.

Under such circumstances, Spain and Germany are likely to join forces with Britain, Italy and other countries to put pressure on UEFA to postpone the European Cup originally scheduled to start on June 6 this year, so that each country has ample time to complete their respective leagues.

This is also an option that currently seems to have relatively small overall losses.

On March 3, UEFA will hold a telephone video conference to discuss the response measures of national leagues, the Champions League, Europa League and the European Cup.

Currently, the Champions League and Europa League have also been confirmed to be suspended, and according to AS, UEFA plans to reduce the number of remaining matches. After the top four are determined, the tournament system will be adopted, with the semi-finals and finals held in the same city and both decided in a single game.

As for the European Cup, which has not yet announced a postponement, it now seems impossible to hold it as scheduled. The only question is when the decision will be postponed.

In this regard, the British "Telegraph" once broke the news that it would be moved to December this year, so that it would not have to be postponed for a year and would clash with the new Club World Cup in 12.