Europe's five major leagues have sounded the final battle horn! Almost a month before the end of the season at the end of May, with little left in the schedule, the Premier League and Serie A title race are extremely sticky, while the Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1 have a european quota and relegation qualification dispute. In the coming month, European football is definitely full of highlights.
Two consecutive Premier League champions?
The match between Manchester City and Liverpool is definitely the most technical matchup in the Current Premier League and even in european football as a whole. This month, the two teams have met twice, shaking hands 2-2 in the Premier League, and Liverpool won 3-2 in the FA Cup semi-finals - scoring a total of nine goals in both matches, and the wonderful attack and defense scenes are even more enjoyable for fans.
Currently in the Premier League table, Manchester City and Liverpool are only 1 point apart.
In the Premier League table, the two teams are also chasing each other and leaving the other teams far behind. With six rounds of the league remaining, Manchester City have 77 points, Liverpool have 76 and third-placed Chelsea have just 62 points (one game less). It can be said that this season's Premier League champions will be born in the "red and blue double males".
In fact, Manchester City and Liverpool have been competing in the Premier League for many years, and in the past 4 seasons, the two teams have "monopolized" the league title (Manchester City 3 times, Liverpool 1 time). In this pattern, the head coaches of the two teams, Guardiola and Klopp, are indispensable, Guardiola's Manchester City team has a delicate passing style, the offensive strength is the best in Europe, the "uncle scum" Liverpool team will play the 433 formation to the extreme, and the team's tenacious willpower is "innumerable fans".
Guardiola and Klopp experienced the joy of "chess against opponents" in the Premier League.
In the next 6 league rounds, Manchester City's schedule is relatively relaxed, their opponents are basically "hopeless upwards, down worry-free" teams except Leeds United, which is 5 points ahead of the relegation zone; Liverpool need to stage a "derby" with relegated Everton and will face Tottenham Hotspur, which are vying for next season's Champions League place. In addition, Liverpool reached the FA Cup final and will have to "take time" to compete with the "Blues" Chelsea at Wembley Stadium next month.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester City and Liverpool have both reached the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, the former against Real Madrid, and the latter against Villarreal, which means that Guardiola and "Uncle Scum" still have the opportunity to "fight" in this season's Champions League final.
Serie A title competition to continue last year's script?
Last season, Milan duo staged a championship competition in Serie A, and finally Inter Milan came to win the title. This season, the Milan duo continues to go hand in hand in Serie A, with AC Milan scoring 71 points in five games and Inter Milan scoring 69 points in six games.
In this week's Coppa Italia semi-finals, Argentine striker Lautaro scored a beautiful volley for Inter.
At the crucial moment of the league title race, the two teams directly competed in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia this week, and the result was a 3-0 victory for Inter, which made many people confident that they would repeat last season's "script" and come back again. Former Italy international Macarone said inter played more practically than Milan, and Milan's veteran Ibrahimovic suffered injuries again, and the balance of the title race has tilted.
In addition, in the last few matches, Milan's opponents are also significantly stronger than Inter, they have to face Lazio, Fiorentina, Atalanta three teams that are expected to compete for European qualification, inter opponents only Roma have ranking pursuits. Cassano, a star who has played in both Milan teams, said bluntly that Inter have regained their confidence after beating Milan in the Coppa Italia, coupled with the advantage of the schedule, unless they "self-destruct the Great Wall", they will never lose the championship.
However, there are also different voices, Italian coach Capello believes that the victory or defeat of the Semi-final of the Coppa Italia is only a game, and the league championship competition is still suspenseful. In fact, Napoli, which currently ranks third in the Serie A table, is only 4 points behind AC Milan, which also has a chance to spoil the game, but if inter wins the inter make-up with one less game, Napoli will need to catch up with a 5-point disadvantage.
There are also giants in the battle for the fourth
Compared with the Premier League and Serie A, the champions of the Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1 have basically no suspense. With only four rounds left in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich leads Borussia Dortmund by nine points, and in the early morning of April 24, the two teams met directly, and Bayern could win the title early as long as they won at home, becoming the first title produced by the five major leagues this season. La Liga and Ligue 1, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have a lead of 15 points (Real Madrid play one more game than second-placed Barca), and it is only a matter of time before they win the title.
While competing for the championship, relegation and "fighting for four" are also the main attractions of the five major leagues in April and May every year. Among them, "fighting for four" is more concerned because there are often "giants" involved.
On 21 April, Manchester United officially announced dutch coach Tenhag to coach the team next season.
The most intense drama of this season's "scramble for four" is the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur (57 points), Arsenal (57 points), Manchester United (53 points) are close to the points, of which on the evening of April 23, Beijing time, Manchester United will have a direct dialogue with Arsenal. It is worth mentioning that at the moment of the war, Manchester United club officially announced on April 21, Beijing time, dutch coach Tenhag will take over the coaching whip of acting coach Lonnick next season and coach Manchester United.