This Sunday is the last date of the English championship with two teams eager to lift the trophy. Citizens leave with an advantage.
The fight to win the Premier League title leaves no one indifferent. Arsenal and Manchester City arrive as the only candidates to be the champion of England in a definition that will take place on the last date with Guardiola’s team in the lead and with the advantage after beating Tottenham in the current match on date 34.
The final day of the English championship will be played in full this Sunday, May 19, from 11:00 a.m. in Chile. While the Citizens will host West Ham, the Gunners will also host Everton .
Having completed the previous 47 matches, Pep Guardiola’s City are two points ahead of London. The light blue team has 88 points, while Mikel Arteta’s team has 86 points. .
In this way If Manchester City win their next match, they will win the title, no matter what Arsenal can do against Everton. and with that, they would mark a new record of consecutive Premier League titles. They have three in a row and, if they win next Sunday, they will get the fourth.
The Gunners, for their part, will be crowned directly if they win and the Citizens lose. .
Things start to get complicated if Guardiola’s team draws and Arsenal takes all three points. With this combination, both teams would reach 89 points, so the tiebreaker criteria would begin to apply. The first of these is overall goal difference. .
In this case, the Londoners would dedicate themselves and once again lift a trophy that they have not won since 2004, when the team managed by Arsène Wenger won the title undefeated, with Thierry Henry as one of their greatest references.
Pep’s caution
The Spanish coach is aware that, even if he has the advantage in the standings, the title is not yet assured. This was revealed during the press conference after the victory against Tottenham.
“It was a very difficult match. We knew it. They play with a lot of pride and intensity and it’s very difficult to play against them. The Spurs are so fast with (Dejan) Kulusevski, (James) Maddison, (Heung-min) Son, (Brennan) Johnson and the careers of (Pedro) Porro and (Pape Matar) Sarr… They have a lot of weapons. We knew we had to suffer, but it gives us life to play one more game at home on Sunday. “, he expressed during a press conference about the duel.
Then he advanced the match against West Ham. “We were very happy in the locker room, but at the same time, they (the players) know that it’s not done… They know that. I haven’t seen any extra celebrations and they know very well that it will be hard, very hard. Happy of course, and relieved because we wanted to go to the last match, but we know we still have work to do “, he expressed.
“The last match is the most difficult. The work is not at all finished . It will be the same against West Ham. It happened in our time against Aston Villa and many years ago with Sergio Aguero (scoring) in the 93rd minute and 20 seconds against QPR, so (against West Ham) it will be the typical game. The emotions are there. It’s normal… We are here and we must win one more match to retain the title “he added.
“Anything can happen. We know what we are playing for. The tension is there, the rival is very good. That’s why it’s difficult, we know. Everyone comes to the stadium and makes noise. These games are more difficult, but you have to do them. We will have one day off, two days to prepare, and then we will do our best “, concluded Guardiola.
The last precedent
The first and last time the Premier League title was defined by goal difference happened 12 years ago in the 2011-12 season with the same person involved on that occasion. On this occasion, Manchester City and Manchester United reached the last date tied on points .
Roberto Mancini’s players had a balance that gave them the chance to win and be champion. With the Red Devils having already beaten Sunderland and waiting to hear the outcome of what happened at the Etihad Stadium, Kun Agüero seems to have made his name in history. In the 90+3 minute he appeared in the box and scored the final 3-2 .
In the end, both finished with 89 points, but the Citizens closed this historic campaign with 93 goals for, 29 against and a difference of +64, while United finished the season with 89, 33 and +56, which left them eight goals ahead. .
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