Chapter 1000 The Golden Body Is Broken

By the 35th round of the Premier League, both winning and relegation are coming to an end.

Different from last season, this season because Manchester United is too strong, although the defending champion Chelsea ranks second, it is also opened up by 8 points.

In the thirty-fifth round, Chelsea will face their local rival Tottenham at home. If Chelsea lose this battle and Manchester United defeats Arsenal, and the difference between the two teams is 3 points and more than 11 points, Manchester United will win the championship three rounds in advance.

The two focus battles related to the ownership of the championship will be held in London. For a time, the entire football world has focused its attention on London.

The first one is the London Derby between Chelsea and Tottenham. The significance of this battle for Chelsea and Tottenham is not only the derby. Chelsea currently has a glimmer of hope to compete for the championship, while Tottenham is only three points away from fourth-placed Manchester City. Worse, if Chelsea win, they can continue to put pressure on Manchester United, and if Tottenham win, they can ensure that they are not left behind by Manchester City.

Derby is undoubtedly the most special. Whether it is for its own interests or to harm the interests of its opponents, Tottenham has enough motivation to fight Chelsea. Chelsea has no reservations at all in order to maintain their hope of winning the championship and maintain their status as the boss in London. The two teams are in There was a desperate fight at Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham scored a world goal with Sandro in the 19th minute, but Lampard's long shot in the 45th minute of the first half caused Tottenham goalkeeper Gomez to let go, and the ball rolled from Gomez's crotch into the goal. Chelsea equalized the score at halftime.

Chelsea continued to besiege in the second half, but Tottenham's defense was very solid. Chelsea could not break through Tottenham's gate. When the game reached the 89th minute, Chelsea fans were already desperate. Drogba broke free from the penalty area and shot. He missed the shot in a hurry. position, but by mistake it turned into a pass. Kalou put the ball into the goal from the back post, and Chelsea beat Tottenham 2:1.

Of course, Manchester United did not watch this game, because in 9 hours, they will go to the Emirates Stadium to challenge the Gunners.

However, Manchester United heard the news of Chelsea's victory. The way the Blues won made Manchester United a little worried. The goals were scored at the last moment of the first and second half. This shows that Chelsea has enough resilience, physical fitness and fighting spirit. If they can show their strength in the Champions League, In such a state, the advantage of one hemisphere is not guaranteed.

But now Manchester United has no time to think so much. They now need to focus all their energy on their old rival Arsenal.

Manchester United and Arsenal have met 211 times in the past, with Arsenal winning 77, drawing 46 and losing 88 times. Since the establishment of the Premier League, the two sides have played 46 games. Arsenal has 11 wins, 13 draws and 22 losses. Arsenal is at a disadvantage overall. Among them, Arsenal has a slight advantage with 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at home. In the past 4 meetings between the two sides, Arsenal has lost all of them. The last time the Gunners defeated Manchester United, it dates back to November 2008. In the subsequent 7 meetings, they had 1 draw and 6 losses without a victory. It is worth mentioning that,

The last time Manchester United was able to defeat the Gunners five times in a row was from 1983-1985.

Although they have superior strength and a big psychological advantage, they just had a fierce battle with Chelsea in midweek. Although they won the game away from home, they consumed a lot of money. This game with Arsenal is very risky.

Due to Chelsea's victory, Manchester United's dream of winning the championship three rounds in advance was shattered, but this game still needs to be won, otherwise Ferguson's plan will not proceed.

The game has reached a critical period, and it is another crucial game. Not many Manchester United fans went to the Emirates Stadium to support the game. On the contrary, because Arsenal lost their hope of winning the championship, the number of Gunners fans watching this game dropped a lot, basically the same as before. It's almost like an ordinary league game.

In this game, Manchester United did not want another accident in the league. They sent out all their main lineups to fight. Arsenal, who had no hope of winning the championship, also deployed their main lineups except Cesc Fabregas, who was injured in training.

After the game started, Arsenal, playing at home, did not regard this game as an insignificant game at all, and launched a full-court press against Manchester United from the first minute.

In the 3rd minute, under the pressure of the opponent, Vidic made a big-footed clearance but failed to kick far. Wilshere stopped the ball on his chest at the front of the penalty area and shot hard with his left foot. The ball missed the right post.

In the 7th minute, Clichy made a pass from the left. Walcott inserted into the penalty area at high speed and shot from 8 yards. However, under Ferdinand's defense, Walcott hit the ball high.

Arsenal's two shots shocked the Manchester United players. They felt that Arsenal might not want them to escape from this game.

Sure enough, Arsenal continued to attack, constantly using pressing to speed up the pace of the game, and using their physical advantages to suppress Manchester United.

Manchester United did not prepare for a defensive counterattack in this game. They formed an attacking lineup, but under Arsenal's pressure, they were forced to engage in a defensive counterattack.

In the 20th minute of the game, Manchester United finally got a chance to shoot. Nani counterattacked and made a pass from the right. Gao Xiaodong broke into the penalty area and passed Koscielny and then made a pass. Rooney grabbed the shot from the middle and was blocked by defender Djolu. Bottom line.

The game was so difficult, set pieces became an important weapon for Manchester United to score goals. Scholes took the corner kick, Gao Xiaodong rubbed the ball backwards, and Evra's shot from a small angle hit the side netting.

However, this was already Manchester United's most threatening offense in the first half. Under Arsenal's strong suppression, Manchester United's counterattack either made passing errors or was damaged by Arsenal's fouls, and failed to break through Arsenal's door.

Arsenal had a great advantage in the first half. In the 32nd minute, Walcott passed from the right. Vidic beat Van Persie and hit the ball with his hand, but the referee did not notice it.

There were boos at the scene. Judging from the slow-motion replay, Vidic stretched out his hand to block the ball. In the 36th minute, Clichy passed the ball and Ramsey missed with a low left-footed shot from 25 yards. In the 38th minute, Evra passed the ball and Rooney's long shot was blocked by the defender.

Arsenal then failed to create too many opportunities. At the end of the first half, the two teams tied 0-0.

At the beginning of the second half, Arshavin replaced Nasri and Arsenal continued to strengthen their attack.

Manchester United knew that their physical fitness was not as good as Arsenal's due to playing a game in midweek, so after a fifteen-minute rest, they started attacking at the beginning of the second half, hoping to catch Arsenal off guard and then counterattack defensively.

Arsenal's players were still relatively young. They didn't expect that Manchester United, which was sluggish in the first half, would suddenly launch a fierce attack. They were really caught off guard.

In the 47th minute, Gao Xiaodong volleyed with his right foot from 24 yards. The ball was as fast as lightning. Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny tried his best to save the ball.

Two minutes later, Nani quickly cut inside and shot from a small angle from 6 yards on the left rib of the penalty area, but he hit the ball on the side net.

In the 53rd minute, Gao Xiaodong suddenly pulled to the right and passed in. Hernandez's nod was a little slow, and the ball was cleared by the goalkeeper and came out of the penalty area.

This wave of Manchester United's offensive threat was not small, and Arsenal's defense was in a hurry. It looked like the young Arsenal would collapse if they persisted, but at this time, Manchester United's physical fitness was holding back Manchester United. After ten minutes, their offense was Slowing down gave Arsenal a chance to breathe.

Seeing Gao Xiaodong reaching the bottom line from the wing and being flanked by three Arsenal players, but none of the Manchester United players responded. In the end, he had to kick the defender's leg for a throw-in. Ferguson sighed, knowing that he might not be able to win this game. Came down.

Sure enough, after regaining their composure, Arsenal continued to press throughout the game and once again suppressed Manchester United in a half-court attack.

In the 60th minute, Park Ji-sung replaced Scholes. Ferguson strengthened his defense and realistically changed the goal of three points to one point.

The subsequent game turned into a half-court attack and defense, with Manchester United defending firmly, and Arsenal practicing various offensive and defensive routines around Manchester United's half-court.

In the 75th minute, Gao Xiaodong's physical strength was also exhausted. He had to buy a small supplement pill to replenish his physical strength. However, Gao Xiaodong could not lead Manchester United's offense alone. He could only involve part of Arsenal's troops to relieve the rear. pressure.

The last twenty minutes were the saddest and most nervous twenty minutes for Manchester United fans this season. Manchester United fans had long given up on the idea of ​​taking three points. They only hoped that Manchester United could maintain its unbeaten record.

However, a draw is a luxury. Without physical fitness, everything else is empty talk. After Manchester United persisted for 85 minutes, in the 86th minute, Arsenal midfielder Song intercepted Rooney's pass in the frontcourt and handed it to Wilshere. Well, Wilshere made a direct pass. Van Persie broke into the right rib of the penalty area to attract the defense and then passed back in an inverted triangle. Ramsey shot a low shot with his right foot from 12 yards. Van der Sar had nothing to do about it. The ball rolled into the lower right corner. Arsenal leads 1-0.

Including stoppage time, Manchester United still had almost ten minutes to save the defeat, but Manchester United only counterattacked for three minutes, and then was suppressed by Arsenal. Then when Van Persie volleyed from the top of the penalty area, the score became 2 After :0, Manchester United could no longer recover. In the end, they lost to Arsenal 0:2 in an away game. Not only did they lose their unbeaten status, but Chelsea also chased the points gap to 5 points.