Manchester City바카라™s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running. (More Football News)
The first was secured on Saturday without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title 바카라” and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history 바카라” thanks to another slip-up by second-placed Arsenal.
Manchester City바카라™s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running. (More Football News)
The first was secured on Saturday without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title 바카라” and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history 바카라” thanks to another slip-up by second-placed Arsenal.
Arsenal losing at Nottingham Forest 1-0 capped an end-of-season meltdown for the once long-time leader and left City with an unassailable four-point lead.
City players watched the game at the club바카라™s training ground and celebrated loudly when the final whistle was blown at the City Ground 바카라” and on Arsenal바카라™s imploding title bid. They will get their hands on the league trophy after their match against Chelsea on Sunday.
바카라śAlways give your best. Always believe. It pays off,바카라ť tweeted Erling Haaland, City바카라™s star striker. 바카라śC바카라™MON CITY!바카라ť
Just don바카라™t expect the celebrations to last too long.
Pep Guardiola바카라™s squad has its sights on becoming just the second team 바카라” after Manchester United in 1999 바카라” to capture the Premier League-FA Cup-Champions League treble, and still has two finals to play.
The FA Cup final against Man United is on June 3 at Wembley Stadium followed by a meeting with Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on June 10.
City is enjoying a period of domestic dominance rarely seen in English soccer.
That바카라™s five league titles in six years 바카라” a feat last achieved in England by United from 1996-2001 바카라” and seven in a 12-season spell that began with Sergio Aguero바카라™s storied stoppage-time goal to win the league in 2012. Under Guardiola, City has raised the standards in the Premier League to such an extent that rivals need to reach at least 90 points just to challenge them.
바카라śThe Premier League is without doubt the most demanding and competitive league in the world,바카라ť City captain Ilkay Gundogan said, 바카라śso that tells you everything about what an achievement this is.
바카라śThat quality and consistency helps sum up what Manchester City stand for and ensures the club will continue to strive for success going forward.바카라ť
It바카라™s the first time City has won three leagues in a row and comes while the Abu Dhabi-owned club is facing an unprecedented slew of charges from the Premier League for allegedly breaking financial rules from 2009-18 and a subsequent failure to co-operate with an investigation.
Those charges 바카라” 115 in total 바카라” cast a shadow over City바카라™s achievements under its Abu Dhabi ownership, though it could be years before a verdict is reached by an independent disciplinary commission.
What isn바카라™t up for debate is the quality City has produced in its now-familiar end-of-season burst of victories that piled the pressure on Arsenal, which has the unwanted distinction this season of being the team to have led the league for a record number of days without eventually winning it (248 days).
While City has finished like a train by winning 11 straight games, Arsenal 바카라” owning the youngest squad in the league under inexperienced coach Mikel Arteta 바카라” has buckled with a first top-flight title since 2004 in sight, losing three of its last five games.
Arteta congratulated City and said his team 바카라śdidn바카라™t have enough바카라ť to compete with the defending champion.
바카라śOne team in six seasons has beaten Manchester City to the title,바카라ť Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said. 바카라śBut it was our own doing, individual errors in games we should have won. We were in a position to win those games.바카라ť
Forest was safe from relegation after its win.
MAN UNITED CLOSE
Manchester United is on the brink of a return to the Champions League. Liverpool is almost certain to miss out.
The race for the final two Champions League qualification places behind Man City and Arsenal is nearly over after United beat Bournemouth 1-0 away and Liverpool could only draw 1-1 at home to Aston Villa.
That left fifth-placed Liverpool three points behind both Newcastle in third and United in fourth. While Liverpool has only one game to play 바카라” at already-relegated Southampton 바카라” Newcastle and United have two and need only a point each to secure top-four finishes.
Newcastle could get over the line as early as Monday in a home game against Leicester, before finishing at Chelsea. United still has Chelsea and Fulham to play at home.
Casemiro scored from an acrobatic overhead kick in the eighth minute for the only goal at Bournemouth.
A Brazilian was Liverpool바카라™s scorer, too. Roberto Firmino marked his last game at Anfield for the club with the 89th-minute equalizer against Villa. Jacob Ramsey put Villa ahead in the 27th, soon after Ollie Watkins missed a penalty for the visitors.
MINA SAVES EVERTON
Yerry Mina headed in Everton바카라™s latest recorded Premier League goal 바카라” in the ninth minute of stoppage time 바카라” in potentially a big moment in the relegation fight.
It earned Everton a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton and moved the team two points clear of the bottom three, currently occupied by already-relegated Southampton as well as Leicester and Leeds.
Leeds and Leicester have two games left and Everton just one 바카라” Bournemouth at home next weekend.
Everton is seeking to preserve its 69-year stay in the top-flight.
Fulham drew at home to Crystal Palace 2-2 in the day바카라™s other league game.