At 23:00 Beijing time on December 26, the 19th round of the 2021-22 Premier League was a focus battle between the two champions, and Manchester City sat at home to meet Leicester City. In the first half, De Bruyne and Gundogan made contributions, Mahrez and Sterling hit penalties successively; in the second half, Madison, Lukeman and Isinajo pulled three goals in a row, Laporte stabilized the hearts of the army, and Sterling added to the icing on the cake. In the end, Manchester City beat Leicester City 6-3 to lock in the league halfway title.
In the 5th minute, Gundogan returned to do it, Fernandinho exquisitely picked out the pass, De Bruyne's world-class stop ball swung past Westergao, and then Neche scored! Manchester City lead 1-0!
This season, De Bruyne has been plagued by injuries. However, as the schedule progressed, the midfield master's form gradually recovered, scoring 3 goals in the last 3 league games.
In the 14th minute, Tillemans staged a hug with Laporte in the penalty area, the referee checked the replay and awarded a penalty, and Mahrez was able to do it! Manchester City lead 2-0! According to statistics, in the last 3 Premier League home games against the "old club" Leicester City, Mahrez has scored goals.
In the 21st minute, De Bruyne's sharp diagonal pass, Canselo inserted a cross from the top and bottom, Schmeichel pounced, and Gundogan alertly pushed into the net! Manchester City lead 3-0!
In the 25th minute, Tillermans tripped Sterling in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty again, and Sterling himself took the shot! Manchester City lead 4-0! So far, Sterling has scored 102 goals in his Premier League career, able to equal Mane and tie for 30th place in the league's historical top scorer list.
In this season's Premier League, only two teams have scored at least four goals in the first half, Manchester City and Liverpool. The blue moon's terrifying attack power caused the self-confidence of the blue fox's back line, which was already short of major generals, to be frustrated again.
In the first half, City had 74% of the ball and completed 10 attempts to shoot on goal, 6 of which were on target.
In the 55th minute, Leicester City played a quick counter-attack, Isinacho crossed inside the penalty area, and Madison easily pushed the near corner to break the goal! 1-4, Leicester City pulled back a city!
In the 59th minute, the Blue Foxes again had a 2-on-3 chance, Ishinacho penetrated a direct pass, and Lukeman single-handedly went straight into the cool low shot to break the net! 2-4, Leicester City chased another goal!
In the 65th minute, Madison suddenly unleashed a cold arrow outside the penalty area, Ederson single-handedly saved, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off, And Isinacho made up for it! 3-4, the game suspense is back!
In the 69th minute, Mahrez drove a corner kick from the right and Laporte's header went straight into the dead corner! Manchester City lead 5-3!
In the 87th minute, City's corner kick opportunity caused a chaotic battle, sterling laughed and accepted the gift, completed the second degree!
In the end, Manchester City beat Leicester City 6-3! Statistics show that this is the first Premier League game in 133 years to score nine goals on Boxing Day.
In the last three games, Guardiola's team has been in full swing, winning 7-0 against ZL United, 4-0 with a clean sheet on Newcastle United, and 6-3 against former Premier League champions Leicester City, averaging 5.6 goals per game.