In the early morning of March 15, Beijing time, the 29th round of the Premier League continued to play: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City. In the first half, the two teams did not score a goal; in the second half, the Manchester City players still did not have shooting boots. In the end, the 0-0 score was maintained until the end.
In the just-concluded Champions League match, Manchester City drew 0-0 at home to Portugal Sport. You know, they're a 5-0 win on the road. Therefore, people have great doubts about the state of the blue moon.
Sure enough, Manchester City had an absolute advantage in possession of the ball in this game. However, the ball never rolled into the goal, and the major offensive players wasted their chances. Guardiola, helplessly clutching his head, couldn't figure out what the players were up to.
After 90 minutes of fighting, City was unable to break through the crystal palace gates. 0-0, Manchester City only scored one point. This draw, for the Premier League title competition, the impact is huge.
In this round, Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0. Let's look at the table: Manchester City 70 points, Liverpool 66 points. Manchester City, although still four points ahead of Liverpool, but the latter is one less round. That said, with the same number of games, There is a good chance that City will only lead Liverpool by one point.
Manchester City's next fixtures are: Burnley, Liverpool; Liverpool are Arsenal, Watford, Manchester City. That is to say, the match between Manchester City and Liverpool in the 32nd round of the Premier League on April 10 is not just a six-point battle on the road to the title. Moreover, after this game, it is very likely that the position of the Premier League leader will change. Next, it's up to Klopp's team to maintain this momentum and complete the big reversal.
Crystal Palace starters: 13-Guaita, 3-Mitchell, 6-Mark Gei, 16-Jokim Anderson, 17-Klein, 7-Orlis, 8-Kuyat, 15-Schropp, 23-Gallagher, 11-Zaha, 14-Matta
Manchester City starters: 31 Ederson, 2 Walker, 5 Stones, 14 Laporte, 27 Canceló, 16 Rodri, 17 De Bruyne, 20 Bernardo Silva, 26 Mahrez, 47 Foden, 10 Glellish