Chapter 1148 League
The most watched game in the 33rd round of the league is not the home game between Leeds City and Tramed. After all, Tramed, who is ranked third, cannot pose any threat to Manchester Athletic, who is ranked first - in the third place Before the thirteenth round, Manchester United led Tramed by 22 points, and Tramed had lost the qualification to compete for the league championship.
The ones that are attracting attention are the games between Manchester Athletic and Thorton Town.
As long as Manchester United can get a point at home in this game, they can win the league five rounds in advance.
Because before this round of the league, Manchester United led the standings with an 18-point advantage. Basically, the championship can be announced in advance.
But out of respect for the opponent, the proper procedures still have to be followed.
Therefore, as long as Manchester Athletic does not lose at home in this round of the league, no matter what the result of the game between second-placed Wijston and Sydenham is, Manchester Athletic will successfully win the championship.
In the end, Manchester United overachieved.
They played as consistently as ever.
Top scorer Marvin Stones scored twice in the game, bringing the number of league goals to 27. There is basically no suspense about winning the Premier League Golden Boot this season.
With his two goals, Manchester United beat Thorton Town 5-2 at home.
Although on the other side, Wiggerston defeated Sydenham 2:1 at home, it could not change the final result of this season's Premier League - with five rounds left in the league, they were 18 points behind Manchester United. It is impossible to make a comeback again.
Manchester United won the Premier League title with an absolute advantage at home.
The biggest suspense in the Premier League this season ended five rounds early.
At the same time, Manchester United also eliminated Ruerrhein in the Champions League quarter-finals, broke into the Champions League semi-finals, and faced the old powerhouse Kings Madrid in the Champions League.
This will also be a genius showdown between Kabangka and Meili.
Attracted the attention of countless people.
Because of their outstanding performance in the Premier League and Champions League this season, some media and fans have already named the era after the "Four Kings" as the "Peerless Twins" in advance.
They believe that with Francis retiring and Caesar, Aylmer and Cerrados getting older, the era of the "Four Kings" will eventually come to an end.
After them, the mainstream pattern in world football will be the two heroes of Kabangka and Melli competing for supremacy.
Although Hulay and Albertazzi have become celebrities in the European media in the past two weeks, their "flash in the pan" cannot shake the general trend and pattern of football in the future.
Although Hulay performed amazingly last season, he is in a small team like Leeds City after all, and it is hard to say what his future will be like. For example, his performance this season is far inferior to last season.
Albertazzi has the same problem. Whether he can still become a figure that cannot be ignored in world football in the future depends on his performance after moving to the wealthy Turin Bulls next season.
At present, Kabangka and Melli are two young talents who have proven their abilities and talents in various competitions. The head-on collision between the two of them in the Champions League will naturally be something that everyone will pay attention to.
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Although it is said that they are putting all their energy into the Europa League, it does not mean that Leeds City has completely given up on the league.
There are some games that will not take up too much energy from the players and will not interfere with the Europa League. Clark will still try to use the strongest lineup to play.
This is also a way to keep the main players in game shape. After all, always protecting the main players and not letting them play will also cause them to gradually lose their sense of the game.
When it comes to important games, they will lose the game because they are unable to find their form.
Therefore, in the thirty-fourth round, because there were no Europa League games before and after, even if the kick-off was on Wednesday night, Clark still let Leeds City play with all the main players.
The team's performance did not disappoint Clark and Leeds City fans.
They defeated 16th-placed Abion 2:0 away from home.
This is also the first victory in the last four league rounds.
Lasky scored twice in this game and scored all the goals.
The two goals brought his tally to fourteen in all competitions this season, and eleven in the league.
If Clark had not raised his target, the Leeds City team would have already begun to celebrate that they have finalized a meal at the Red Hot Chili Peppers after the end of the season.
Now, they are still six goals away from this goal.
There are at least six games left, averaging one goal per game.
It's still very difficult.
However, the entire Leeds City team did not give up, they decided to give it a try.
And successfully helped Lasky score another goal in the next round of the league!
Because the next step was the first leg of the Europa League semi-final against London Bridge, Clark did not use all the main players. He only used a lineup of half main players and half substitutes to face North London Wanderers at home.
Although playing at home, Leeds City failed to win in the end. They lost to North London Wanderers 2:3.
Lasky opened the scoring for the team.
Hu Lai came off the bench and scored another goal.
There are only three rounds left in the league, and Leeds City currently ranks tenth with 50 points.
Eleven points adrift of sixth-placed North London Wanderers in the league. It is no longer possible to qualify for next season's European competition through league rankings.
There is only one feasible way before them - to win the Europa League and then participate in the Champions League next season in this capacity.
This road is also very difficult to walk.
Although they have reached the semi-finals, they first have to eliminate their strong rivals in the league, London Bridge.
In the league this season, Leeds City played two games at London Bridge, losing one and drawing one, without a win:
In the eleventh round of the league, they lost 2:3 away to London Bridge. That game was Pete Williams' first game back from injury. Although he scored a goal in his return, he still failed to help the team beat London Bridge.
Hu Lai also scored, which also didn't help.
But there was a reason for the failure of that game, because it was followed by the Champions League group stage, and Leeds City faced Vesuvius at home. At that time, the entire Leeds City team was focused on the Champions League group stage next week.
So the strategy abandoned the league.
Of course, Leeds City didn't get any favors in the Champions League - they lost to Serie A powerhouse Vesuvius by the same score at home. They won the first of four Champions League group matches and accumulated three points. Their hope of qualifying for the group was slim. .
The second meeting between Leeds City and London Bridge was in the 28th round of the league, and Leeds City returned to home.
There is no European war before or after this game, so Leeds City plays with its full strength.
As a result, the team was in average shape and ended up with a 1:1 draw at home with London Bridge.
Hu Lai started the game and did not score a goal.
Judging from the record of the confrontation between the two sides this season, Leeds City cannot take advantage.
And London Bridge is also in very good shape this season. They are currently ranked fourth in the league and are very hopeful to qualify for next season's Champions League at the end of the season. This can be said to be a big step forward compared to last season - although in terms of league rankings, they have only improved one place from last season, but fourth and fifth place are heaven and earth for London Bridge. difference.
The fourth place will participate in the Champions League and the fifth place will participate in the Europa League.
In this round of the league, London Bridge defeated Manchester Athletic 2:1 away from home. This is partly due to the relaxation of the team after Manchester United won the championship ahead of schedule, but the excellent form of London Bridge cannot be ignored.
Especially at this time, defeating the league champion can greatly boost the morale and confidence of the players, which will naturally be beneficial to the next Europa League semi-finals.
Park Soon-tae is also in good shape after returning from injury, scoring consecutive goals.
He contributed one assist and one goal against Manchester United. In addition, he also scored in four consecutive games.
Korean media generally believe that Park Soon-tae has the experience of winning the Europa League. His experience will definitely help London Bridge defeat Leeds City in the semi-finals. This is also a key battle for Park Soon-tae to regain the "Light of Asia" honor.
Since Hulay helped Leeds City win the Premier League championship last season and he won the Premier League Golden Boot himself, Park Soon Tae's limelight has been stolen by Hulay.
This makes many Korean media and most Korean fans feel unhappy. Everyone hopes that Park Soon-tae can defeat his opponent in a direct dialogue with Hu Lai, whether it is team results or personal performance...
However, Park Suntae seemed very calm when facing the clamor from the Korean media:
"This is not a game between me and Hu Lai, this is between London Bridge and Leeds City. I will go all out to help the team win. I believe Hu Lai will be the same... I think two Asian players can appear in The semi-finals of the Europa League are already the glory of Asian football..."
Similarly, Hu Lai expressed almost the same meaning when interviewed by the Chinese media:
"This is a club game, not a national team game. I don't care about the 'Asian Derby', I only care about the team's win or loss."
Both sides have made their intentions clear. They are unwilling to focus on personal disputes. If one of them scores more goals than the other, but is eliminated in the end, what's the point?
On Thursday, April 28, after the Leeds City team finished their morning training, the entire team took a bus from Leeds and headed south to London, the capital of the United Kingdom.
They will go to London Bridge's home ground Southfield Stadium in the evening for warm-up training to adapt to the venue, and then return to the hotel for the night.
Preparing for the Europa League semi-finals, which kicks off at that stadium tomorrow night. (End of chapter)