Chapter 792: Final Battle of the Premier League

Chapter 792: Final Battle of the Premier League

After 37 rounds of the Premier League, the battle for the league title is still undecided.

At this time, Manchester United ranked first in the Premier League standings with 30 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, and 96 points, followed by Liverpool with 31 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, and ranked second with 95 points. Under such circumstances, both teams have the possibility of winning the championship in the last round.

For Manchester United, as long as they win in the last round of games, they will definitely win the league title no matter what results Liverpool and Newcastle play.

For Liverpool, if they want to win the championship, they not only need to beat Newcastle at St. James' Park, but also need Leicester City to help stop Manchester United and prevent Manchester United from getting 3 points.

Not only is the competition for the league title fierce, the fight for European football spots is equally intense.

The current Premier League standings are as follows:

Manchester City has 25 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, ranking third with 78 points;

Chelsea has 19 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, ranking fourth with 63 points;

Leicester City has 18 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, ranking fifth with 62 points;

Tottenham Hotspur has 16 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses, ranking sixth with 58 points;

Wolves have 15 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses, ranking seventh with 57 points;

Sheffield United has 14 wins, 12 draws and 11 losses, ranking eighth with 54 points:

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As of now, Manchester City has already secured the third place and a place in the Champions League next season.

However, the competition for the remaining Champions League spot between Chelsea and Leicester City has not yet been decided and will need to be fought for in the final round.

If Leicester City can beat Manchester United at home and Chelsea cannot beat Wolves at home, then Leicester City will be able to overtake Chelsea and rise to fourth in the standings, thus qualifying for next season's Champions League.

Therefore, for the qualification of the Champions League and for huge economic benefits, Leicester City will definitely fight to the death with Manchester United at home to fight for that seemingly small hope.

After all, Chelsea's last-round opponent, Wolves, is no weakling either, as they are still competing with Tottenham and Sheffield United for the Europa League qualification. In order to qualify for the European competition, Wolves will definitely fight Chelsea hard at Stamford Bridge in the final round.

The competition for Europa League qualification is even more fierce.

Judging from the current situation, one of Chelsea and Leicester City will definitely play in the Europa League, and the remaining two Europa League qualifications will be decided between Tottenham, Wolves and Sheffield United.

Of course, if Arsenal can beat Manchester United in the Champions League final, then Arsenal, ranked ninth in the standings, will directly secure a Europa League qualification. In that case, only one team from Tottenham, Wolves and Sheffield United will qualify for next season's Europa League.

In addition, the relegation battle is also very fierce. In addition to Norwich, which has been relegated in advance, Bournemouth, Watford and Aston Villa will start a relegation battle to compete for a place in the Premier League, and the two losing teams will be relegated to the Championship together with Norwich.

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March 2020, 7, 26: p.m.

In the final match of the 2019-2020 Premier League season, Manchester United will challenge Leicester City away.

Before the game, Leicester City head coach Rogers said in an interview with the media that whether it is to compete for the Champions League qualification or for the principle of fair competition, Leicester City will go all out at home.

"Whether it's for a Champions League spot or in the spirit of professionalism and sportsmanship, we will do our best to show our strongest strength at the King Power Stadium. This is not only a respect for the game, but also a respect for our fans and even more a respect for Manchester United."

In this game, Leicester City once again lined up a 3-5-2 formation, which is also their most commonly used formation this season. The goalkeeper is Schmeichel, the three central defenders are Justin, former Manchester United player Evans and Morgan, the five midfielders are Ndidi, Choudhury, Tielemans, Albrighton and Thomas, and the two forwards are Vardy and Iheanacho.

Manchester United is not at all careless. Head coach Mourinho said before the game that since the resumption of the Premier League, they have played nine league games and two FA Cup games in just 37 days, which is a huge pressure for the players, but he believes that the team can overcome this pressure well because everyone wants to win another championship.

As for Bruno, Mourinho said he didn't need to mobilize him at all.

"I believe he has made the best preparations!"

Manchester United also put up a very offensive lineup in this game.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the defense is Luke Shaw, Van Dijk, Maguire and Cancelo, Kante is in the midfield, Bruno and Gundogan are in the midfield, Rashford is on the left, Harry Kane is the center forward, and Mbappe is on the right.

As the epidemic is still raging around the world, this round of games will still be played in empty stadiums. However, this is a good thing for Manchester United because it minimizes their disadvantage on the road.

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After guessing the sides, Leicester City got the right to kick off.

Manchester United players began to line up in their own half, preparing for the last league game of the season.

Mourinho applauded vigorously on the sidelines and shouted loudly, telling the players to focus and play hard.

It can be seen that it is not easy for him as the head coach.

For Mourinho, today is likely to be a special day: if Manchester United can beat Leicester City away, he will become the first head coach in Premier League history to lead his team to win four consecutive league titles!

In a sense, he will surpass the legendary head coach Ferguson!

As soon as it was three o'clock, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Although Leicester City took the lead, Manchester United was not ambiguous at all and quickly pressed forward. The trident led by Harry Kane immediately put pressure on Leicester City's defense line and actively advanced.

Leicester City chose to retreat. Although they lost the ball quickly, they still retreated steadily in their own half.

Although Leicester City has performed well this season and is the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season, and still has hopes of competing for a place in the Champions League, but relatively speaking, Manchester United's overall strength is undoubtedly dominant. In addition, both are Premier League teams and know each other well, so it was the consensus of everyone before the game that Manchester United would win.

But once Leicester City adopts a conservative defensive counterattack strategy, it will definitely not be an easy task for Manchester United to defeat the opponent in one breath. After all, Leicester City is currently ranked fifth in the standings, surpassing Tottenham and Arsenal, two traditional Premier League powerhouses.

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In the first ten minutes of the game, the situation on the field was almost one-sided. Manchester United kept organizing attacks, but Leicester City defended their own penalty area tightly and tried their best to keep the goal. In addition, Manchester United attacked a little too hastily and never got a good chance to score.

Bruno took three shots in the first fifteen minutes, but none of them hit the target. Two of the shots were from long distance, but neither threatened the goal guarded by Schmeichel.

"Bruno still seems a bit impatient, it's not like his old style."

"Of course, we can also understand his current mood. After all, in such an important game, anyone would be impatient, but he must try his best to stabilize his emotions and calm down now."

Gundogan obviously also knew the current situation of the team and immediately signaled Kante to slow down the pace.

After the first ten minutes of testing, everyone could clearly see that Leicester City had indeed made sufficient preparations, especially on the defensive end, where they performed very steadily and it would be difficult for Manchester United to get any chances for a while.

In this case, continuing to maintain a fast-paced attack will not only consume too much physical energy for the players, but also easily expose their own flaws and deficiencies.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to slow down the attack, let Leicester City relax a little, or even let them press forward a little.

But Leicester City had obviously figured out Manchester United's plan long ago. They did not press forward actively, but continued to defend their own half steadily and did not give Manchester United any chance.

As Leicester City's three lines remained very tight and compact, Manchester United's attack still failed to create any opportunities.

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Time passes bit by bit...

In the 30th minute, Manchester United launched another offensive, but still failed to break through Leicester City's goal, which was somewhat depressing.

Leicester City obviously understands that with their strength, they will definitely die miserably if they want to fight Manchester United. After all, Manchester United has scored 37 goals in the first 103 rounds this season, an average of 3 goals per game, which is unmatched by any other Premier League team. Manchester City, the second-most goalscorers, has only scored 97 goals, 6 goals less than Manchester United.

Instead, if they build a tight fence and use defensive counterattacks against Manchester United, they may still get 3 points.

Leicester City's defense is pretty good this season, having conceded only 37 goals in 39 league games, ranking sixth among the 20 Premier League teams.

As the game progressed, Bruno gradually calmed down.

He was really anxious at the beginning and wanted to eat his opponent in one bite. But gradually, his opponent's tenacity was beyond his expectation. After hitting the wall, he gradually calmed down.

At this time, Manchester United pressed forward as a whole, patiently organizing passes and penetration outside the 30-meter area of ​​Leicester City, constantly testing and waiting for opportunities.

Everyone firmly believed that with Manchester United at the gates and the strong offensive pressure, Leicester City's defense could not have been without any mistakes.

As long as there are cracks in Leicester City's defense and as long as they expose gaps, that will be Manchester United's chance.

Both sides competed for patience, and the game was one-sided, but not promising.

But the Manchester United fans in front of the TV still maintained a high level of enthusiasm, because they knew that the team was just waiting for an opportunity.

And this time the opportunity really came, just when the first half of the game was about to enter injury time!