The Premier League couldn’t be more competitive. What is known today as the best league in the world is showing why it is. In leagues such as Serie A, LaLiga, the Bundesliga or Ligue 1, the other 4 major European and world leagues, the champions have been decided several days in advance. Some like the Bundesliga, in an incredible year for Leverkusen where they have not even lost a single game. For their part, Real Madrid, Inter or PSG won them, losing only one game during the entire competition, at least before receiving the title.
But the Premier League is not like that, the Premier forces you to be at the foot of the canyon until the last moment, and what is now a two-way fight, five days ago it even became a three-way fight, with a Liverpool that It deflated at the end but was at a great competitive level before the puncture.
Tomorrow all the postponed matches will be finished playing to reach matchday 38 all at the same time, and that last matchday is going to be decisive in many aspects. Today Manchester City played a more than decisive match against Tottenham on an important stage for both. Cityzen’s defeat would have meant that Arsenal had everything in their hand to win the trophy, but the victory of the Mancunians, which is what happened, continues to give City the possibility of depending on itself for the last day. Furthermore, facing Tottenham, they certify that they cannot compete for fourth place and confirm their fifth position and therefore qualification for the Europa League.
Arsenal have won their last 5 games with feats such as the one against United, a scene where they had not won for a long time, the match against Tottenham or the rout of Chelsea. And the thing is, if last year the club gave up last year’s Premier League to two/three days, this one has decided not to do the same and fight until the last day.
For their part, City, improving the Gunners’ records, have won their last 8 games, surpassing most of their rivals by several goals, and demonstrating that Pep Guardiola’s City, no matter how they go at the beginning of the season, which in the end will be a steamroller that plays by memory and crushes its rivals.
Right now, and facing the last day, City depends on itself to win the league trophy. The club has done its homework on time and beating West Ham is enough to be league champions.
Failing that, if the club draws, it is enough for Arsenal not to win their match to also be league champions, since they would take at least two points over their rival.
And in case of defeat, Arsenal would need to lose or draw their match in order to be named champions of the tournament.
For its part, Arsenal depends on what happens at the Ethihad Stadium, so and even more so seeing the city’s trajectory, it is going to be complicated, but that does not declare it impossible. The only problem for the Gunners is that the only way to win the trophy is to win, and that’s not the only way they can do it.
In order to be Premier League champions, Arsenal must win their match no matter what, and wait for Manchester City to lose or draw their match. In case of Manchester’s defeat, they would win by points difference, and in case of a tie, they would tie on points, but since they have won the fight by goal difference, even if it is only by one (minimum two if Arsenal win and City tie), the trophy would be theirs.
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