At 23:00 Beijing time on December 26, the 19th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: Manchester City vs Leicester City.
Defending champions Manchester City have a very strong recent record, having won eight consecutive games in the Premier League, leading the Premier League table by 44 points in 18 games, 14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, 3 points ahead of second-place Liverpool.
In the first two seasons, Leicester City, the top four strong contenders in the Premier League, this season's Premier League record is not ideal, 16 wins, 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, 22 points temporarily ranked 9th in the Premier League table, and the hope of competing for European qualification is already very slim.
In the game, City started 433, Bernardo Silva with Sterling and Mahrez three forwards, three midfielders Gundogan, Fernandinho and De Bruyne, four defenders Zinchenko, Laporte, Ruben Díaz, Canselo and goalkeeper Ederson. The total value of the starting eleven is 580 million euros.
Leicester City start 4411, Isinacho plays as a center, Madison forward, midfielders Lukeman, Hal, Tillemans, Perez, four defenders Thomas, Westgaard, Amatei, Albrighton, goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. The total value of the starting eleven is also 190 million euros.
In the opening 5 minutes, City broke the deadlock when Fernandinho sent the ball into the box and De Bruyne scored. City led Leicester City 1-0.
In the 12th minute, City's corner kick was driven, Laporte was dragged down by Tillemans in the penalty area, the referee was confirmed by VAR to award a penalty, and Mahrez took the lead. City led Leicester City 2-0.
In the 18th minute, Leicester City took a free kick in front of the field, Anderson took a direct shot at the goal, which was quite threatening, and Ederson flew to save to defuse the danger.
In the 21st minute, Cancelo passed the ball into the box, Schmeichel Jr. saved and Gundogan scored. Manchester City 3:0 Leicester City.
In the 24th minute, Sterling tripped Tylemans with the ball in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Sterling hit the penalty. City extended the score to 4-0.
In the 34th minute, the B table was divided, Sterling met the ball and shot, which was saved by Schmeichel Jr.
In the 42nd minute, De Bruine cut the ball and Mahrez took the ball into the box and shot it off the post.
In the first half, City's attack was stormy, scoring four is still relatively small.
Entering the second half, Leicester City stepped up their counter-attack, and the dominant Manchester City has not expanded the score, and its own defense has been lost one after another. In the 54th minute, Madison scored. In the 58th minute, Lukeman scored. In three minutes, Leicester City pulled the score to 2:4. In the 64th minute, Madison's long-range shot was saved and Ichinacho scored in.
As it goes on, Manchester City, who are fighting at home, are more fierce and less lucky. In the 68th minute, Mahrez's corner kick was opened and Laporte's header was successful. Manchester City is holding their ground.
In the 86th minute, Sterling scored and City rewrote the score to 6-3.
In the end, a goal battle at the Etihad Stadium ended with City's 6-3 victory over Leicester City. Manchester City won nine consecutive rounds in the Premier League, accumulating 47 points in 19 games to continue to lead the Premier League table, leading the second place Liverpool by six points with one more match.