host must win

Chapter 326 Arsenal's Sadness and Joy

Just when Yin Jun used a goal and a penalty performance to carry Manchester United into this season's Champions League final at the Schalke Stadium on the evening of May 5, in Portsmouth, a port city in southern England, The 26st round of the Premier League supplementary match between Arsenal and Portsmouth at Fratton Park is also in full swing.

Lao Lei's team stubbornly blocked Arsene Wenger's Arsenal at home and knocked on the Gunners' goal in the 31st minute of the game.Although Arsenal equalized in the 50th minute, they failed to score a second goal and were tied 1:1 by Portsmouth.

Although the Gunners' unbeaten record has extended to 37 games, their hopes of winning the championship are getting slimmer and slimmer.With 2 rounds left in the Premier League, Arsenal are 3 points behind Manchester United and still have 7 goal difference!

Under such circumstances, unless Manchester United cannot win the last two games and Arsenal wins both games, the championship will belong to Manchester United.

Arsenal fans find a very sad thing, that is, they are likely to become the second unbeaten team in the history of England's top league, but they cannot win the league championship!
In 1888, the Old League One was established, and in the first season, Preston remained unbeaten in all 22 league games, with 18 wins and 4 draws and won the first championship of the Old League One.

In the ensuing 116 years, there has never been an unbeaten team in England's top league. The closest to the unbeaten season is Arsenal themselves. They achieved 1990 wins, 1991 draws and 24 loss in the 13-1 season. 85 points won the old League One championship.

Today, their achievements have gone further, but their team is likely to miss the league championship. This experience really makes the gun fans beyond words.

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Just when the gun fans fell into extreme panic that they might miss the Premier League championship, they were pleasantly surprised to find that Manchester United really gave the opportunity, or it was taken care of by their rivals in the same city.

At noon on May 5, the 8th round of the Premier League kicked off. The Red Devils Manchester United sat at Old Trafford to face the third-ranked Blues Chelsea.

切尔西已经在欧冠中出局，他们在首回合客场1:3输球的情况下，回到主场并没有能够创造奇迹，在5月5日晚上在斯坦福桥球场跟摩纳哥战成2:2，从而以两回合总比分3:5被淘汰。

In the Premier League, the Blues also withdrew from the title race early.After Mourinho took over the coaching position of Chelsea in January, although he led the Blues to achieve good results, but Manchester United and Arsenal played too well, and Chelsea lagged behind a lot in the early stage. The configuration and tactics of the Blues players were not very suitable for his requirements. After all, he failed to make a comeback and snatch the league title from Manchester United and Arsenal.

Although he missed the league championship, Mourinho does not intend to make life easier for his opponents.No, he led Chelsea to stop Manchester United in their last home game of the season.

1:1, this is the result of this game.

After Arsenal fans learned of the news, many people flooded into Chelsea's official website, leaving messages to thank Mourinho for being fair and just, and thank the Blue Army soldiers for their hard work.

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In fact, being tied by Chelsea was also the reason why Manchester United did it themselves.In this game, they can be said to have a dozen chances to seal the victory, but none of the Manchester United players can grasp it.

In the second minute of the game, Giggs, who was wearing the captain's armband, missed a tackle near the penalty spot without any defense.

In the 7th minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy knocked Yin Jun's long pass to Scholes, who volleyed from the small penalty area line and hit the plane.

In the 8th minute, Ronaldo made a cross from the left with his right foot, and Ruud van Nistelrooy shot in the small penalty area, but it turned out to be a coincidence and hit Chelsea goalkeeper Cudicini.

Manchester United themselves wasted consecutive opportunities and were quickly punished.In the 19th minute, Bridge made a cross from the left, and Gudjohnsen hit Sylvester with a header and popped out of the bottom line.Grémi took a corner from the right, Brown made a clearance at the back post, Joe Cole got the ball from the edge of the box and passed it to the left, Glenshire adjusted slightly around the corner of the penalty area, and a small angle with his right foot from 16 meters in front of the goal An angry shot scored in the upper right corner, the Dane scored wonderful goals for Chelsea in 2 consecutive games.

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In the 27th minute, Ronaldo made a cross from the left, and Ruud van Nistelrooy took the ball to the other side in the penalty area. Giggs' left foot curved the ball to the far corner, but Cudicini fell to the ground to block the attack. After Scholes stopped the ball, he was pushed behind by Makelele, and Jiang head fell to the ground immediately, and signaled to the referee that the opponent fouled and appealed for a penalty kick.But referee Bennett thought Scholes was diving and gave him a yellow card.

Ferguson was very dissatisfied with Scholes' performance, because he knew that Scholes could choose to resist Makelele and then turn around and hit the goal. If so, the result may be completely different.

Coupled with the fact that Scholes received a yellow card, he will definitely be tied up in the subsequent game, so in the 36th minute of the first half, Ferguson replaced Scholes with Solskjaer.

This is not only a punishment for Jiangtou, but also a protection for him, preventing him from missing the final round of the life-and-death battle due to a possible red card.

Scholes looked very depressed when he left the field, and he sat on the bench for a long time with a sullen face, obviously unable to understand Ferguson's decision.

In the 42nd minute, Manchester United won an excellent opportunity to equalize the score. Ronaldo and O'Shea cooperated on the left. Yin Jun poked the ball 15 meters in front of the goal first, but was tripped by Huth outstretching his leg. Bennett pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation.

At the critical moment, Yin Jun was going to take the penalty kick by himself, but Ruud van Nistelrooy immediately held the ball in his arms and walked towards the penalty spot.

Subsequently, the Dutch striker pushed with his right foot to the lower left corner, but the angle and strength were not ideal. Cudicini made an accurate judgment and flew to save the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very dissatisfied with Ruud van Nistelrooy's missed penalty again, and had another quarrel with the Dutch striker. Fortunately, Yin Jun and captain Giggs were nearby, and they were separated immediately.

Old Trafford fell silent, and the fans were in a bad mood.It sucks when your own team is slow to score, misses penalties and has infighting.

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In the second half, Manchester United continued to create chances, but none of the players on the front line could grasp them.

Just when the Red Devils fans thought they would suffer a defeat, Van Nistelrooy, who had missed a penalty kick before, finally saved himself.He first let Huth get a second yellow card and was sent off, and then in the 78th minute, he seized Cudicini's opportunity to miss Yin Jun's shot and scored a supplementary shot to help Manchester United equalize.

After that, Chelsea retreated across the board and kept the tie until the end.

Of course, if the opponents give them a chance and their counterparts in the same city take care of them, these are all external conditions. If Arsenal want to win the league championship, the key is to do their own work.If they can't win all the next games, even if Manchester United fails to win their opponents, they will not be able to steal the league title from Manchester United.

Arsenal this season is undoubtedly strong and powerful.The Gunners beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage the following day in a London derby.

The championship of the Premier League will be announced in the final round!
(End of this chapter)