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At the beginning of the season, many people thought that the Premier League title race this season would be very fierce, and perhaps the final champions would be decided in the last few rounds. However, the season has only been carried out for more than half of the year, and the championship pattern has become very clear, which is a bit surprising. The title race in the Premier League is now clearer than in the Bundesliga, on par with Ligue 1. Manchester City thrived in the standings, leaving the teams behind them far behind.
Before the battle between Manchester City and Chelsea, the pattern of the title race may change, after all, Chelsea can greatly narrow the gap with Manchester City if they win, and the result of such a 6-point showdown still ends with Manchester City winning. The pattern of the championship has also changed. The outcome of the match almost declared Chelsea out of the title race. Because Chelsea are too far behind, a full 13 points short of Manchester City, which is too exaggerated. Chelsea introduced Lukaku this season, thinking that it would make the team more capable of impacting the championship, but it backfired, and the impact of injuries and the epidemic made Chelsea continue to lose points. Now for Chelsea, keeping the top 4 is the most important thing.
Now Manchester City only have 1 rival left, that is, Liverpool. Currently, Liverpool are no. 2, 11 points behind Manchester City. However, Liverpool have one less game than Manchester City. If Liverpool wins the game they play less, they are eight points behind Manchester City in the same number of games, then there is still a possibility of catching up. However, it is not an easy task for Liverpool to keep winning, and the team's two major attacking players Salah and Mane have both played in the African Cup of Nations and have not returned so soon. If they meet a stronger team, it will not be easy for Liverpool to win, just like the previous League Cup with Arsenal. Liverpool defender Robertson is not optimistic about the prospects of a title race, saying: "This Manchester City team is amazing, one of the best teams in the history of the Premier League, the gap between us is too big to consider the title race for the time being. ”
Guardiola is so powerful that he has built a tactical system that allows him to not rely on a single star, and the team always plays very beautiful and oppressive and aggressive team football, which makes Guardiola invincible in the absence of some stars. The team also did not have any locker room problems, and the players were subject to Guardiola's management. It can be said that Guardiola is the biggest star in the team. City may lose a game in the future, but it is difficult to have a crash and lose points in a row. Believe that Guardiola will not let such a huge advantage pass. With each round, City are one step closer to the title.