Chapter 792: Final Match of the Premier League

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

At this time, Manchester United ranked first with 30 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, and 96 points; Liverpool, which followed closely behind, ranked second with 31 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, and 95 points. In this case, both teams are likely to win the championship in the last round.

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

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 championship very fierce, but the competition for European competition seats is also no less fierce.

The current Premier League standings are as follows:

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

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

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

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

Wolves has 15 wins, 12 draws, 10 losses, and ranks seventh with 57 points;

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

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

However, the competition between Chelsea and Leicester City for the remaining Champions League spot has not been decided and needs to be fought 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, thereby qualifying for the Champions League next season.

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

After all, Chelsea's opponent in the last round, Wolves, is not a weak team. They are still competing with Tottenham and Sheffield United for the Europa League qualification. In order to qualify for the European war, Wolves will definitely fight Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the last round.

The competition for the 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 produced between Tottenham, Wolves and Sheffield United.

Of course, if Arsenal can beat Manchester United in the Champions League final, Arsenal, ranked ninth in the standings, will also directly lock in a Europa League qualification, so that only one team among Tottenham, Wolves and Sheffield United can qualify for the Europa League next season.

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 with Norwich.

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July 26, 2020, 3 pm.

The final game of the 2019-2020 Premier League season, Manchester United away challenge Leicester City.

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

"Whether it is for the Champions League seat 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 a respect for Manchester United."

In this game, Leicester City once again arranged a 352 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 Premier League resumed, in just 37 days, they have played nine league games and two FA Cup games, 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.

For Bruno, Mourinho said that he does not need to mobilize him at all.

"I believe he has made the best preparations!"

Manchester United also played a very strong offensive lineup in this game.

The goalkeeper is De Gea, the back line is Luke Shaw, Van Dijk, Maguire and Cancelo, the midfield is Kante, Bruno and Gundogan are midfielders, Rashford is on the left, Harry Kane is the center, 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 in the away game.

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After guessing the side, Leicester City won 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 clapped hard and shouted loudly on the sidelines, signaling the players to focus and play hard.

It can be seen that he, the head coach, is not at all relaxed.

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

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

As soon as the time reached three o'clock, the referee immediately blew the whistle to start the game.

Although Leicester City took the lead in kicking off, 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 quickly lost the ball, they still retreated steadily to their own half.

Although Leicester City has performed well this season and is the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season, there is still hope to compete for a Champions League seat, but relatively speaking, Manchester United's overall strength is undoubtedly dominant, and they are all Premier League teams, and they know each other well, so Manchester United's victory is the consensus of everyone before the game.

But once Leicester City adopts a conservative defensive counterattack strategy, it is definitely not an easy task for Manchester United to eat up the opponent in one breath. After all, Leicester City is also the fifth team 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 stayed in its own penalty area and tried to keep the goal. In addition, Manchester United attacked a little anxiously and never got a good chance to score.

Bruno shot three times in the first fifteen minutes, but none of them hit the goal. Among them, there were two long shots from a long distance, which failed to threaten the goal guarded by Schmeichel.

"Bruno still looks a little impatient, which is not like his previous 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 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 more than ten minutes of testing at the beginning, everyone clearly saw that Leicester City had indeed made sufficient preparations, especially on the defensive end, and it was indeed very stable. Manchester United would find it difficult to get a chance for a while.

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

Instead of doing so, it would be better to slow down the offensive and let Leicester City take a proper breath, or even let them press out a little.

But Leicester City obviously had already figured out Manchester United's wishful thinking. They did not take the initiative to press forward, but continued to defend their own half steadily, not giving Manchester United any chance.

Because Leicester City's three lines were kept very tight and compact, Manchester United's attack still failed to create opportunities.

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Time passed bit by bit...

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

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

On the contrary, if they build a tight fence and use defensive counterattacks to deal with Manchester United, they may still get 3 points.

Leicester City's defense this season is not bad. It has only lost 39 goals in 37 league rounds, ranking sixth among the 20 Premier League teams.

As the game progressed, Bruno gradually calmed down.

He was indeed a little anxious at the beginning, wanting to eat up the opponent in one bite, but gradually, the opponent's tenacity was somewhat beyond his expectations. After hitting the wall, he gradually calmed down.

At this time, Manchester United's overall formation pressed forward, 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 facing strong offensive pressure, Leicester City's defense could not be without any mistakes.

As long as there were cracks in Leicester City's defense, as long as they exposed gaps, that would be Manchester United's chance.

Both sides competed with patience, the game was one-sided, but not optimistic.

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