2023-05-20 19:15:02
Manchester City are once more English football champions. The only remaining competitor, Arsenal, suffered a surprising 1-0 away defeat once morest stragglers Nottingham Forest on Saturday and, four points behind and with one game left, they can no longer take the Citizens off the lead. For Pep Guardiola’s team it is the fifth championship in the last six seasons.
In the next few weeks, Erling Haaland and Co. will also have the chance to win the treble. On June 3, City will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final at London’s Wembley Stadium, and a week later they will reach for their first Champions League triumph in the final once morest Inter Milan in Istanbul. Only one English club has ever won the league title, FA Cup and Champions League in one season, and that was Man United 24 years ago.
City have long trailed Arsenal in the Premier League. In spring, however, the “Gunners” began to weaken – only two of the last eight league matches were won. The old and new champions, on the other hand, recently had a run of eleven league wins in a row, including a 4-1 win over Arsenal. In addition to tried and tested players such as Kevin de Bruyne, Haaland, who was brought in from Dortmund in the summer and currently has 52 goals this season, has been a guarantee of success in recent months.
The only team to put Man City in their place in the Premier League over the past six years will almost certainly not feature in the Champions League next season. Liverpool, champions of 2020, drew just 1-1 at home with Aston Villa, three points behind third-placed Newcastle and fourth-placed Manchester United. These two clubs have two games left, Liverpool just one. Man United won 1-0 in Bournemouth without the injured Marcel Sabitzer.
Casemiro scored the golden goal for United in the ninth minute. For Aston Villa Jacob Ramsey (27th) was successful at Anfield Road, Liverpool only managed to equalize through Roberto Firmino (89th). While Jürgen Klopp’s team will probably be seen at least in the Europa League in autumn, Tottenham may go completely empty-handed when it comes to international starting places following beating Brentford 3-1 at home.
Harry Kane gave the hosts an early lead (8′), but a brace from Bryan Mbeumo (50′, 62′) turned the game around following the break. In the finish, Yoane Wissa (88th) made Brentford’s 14th win of the season and thus the best upper house season of the “Bees” in terms of wins.
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