The Premier League title race is completely messed up: the FIFA virus invades, Manchester City's three players are injured, and Arsenal laughs
With the international break coming to an end in March, the five major European leagues are about to be back in action. The suspense of the title of the five major European leagues this season is gradually being revealed, Serie A Inter Milan has a lead of as many as 14 points, Ligue 1 Paris has a 12-point advantage, Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen is 10 points ahead of Bayern, La Liga Real Madrid also has an 8-point advantage, only the Premier League has the greatest suspense for the title, and the difference between Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City is only 1 point, the most competitive league.
This season's Premier League is the biggest suspense in the past 10 seasons, the most intense season, after 28 rounds, the standings formed Arsenal, Liverpool sandwiched Manchester City's triumph pattern, the league only has 10 rounds left, and the difference between the three championship teams is only 1 point. Arsenal and Liverpool are tied on 64 points, with Arsenal having a goal difference of 46 while Liverpool have a goal difference of 39, so Arsenal are at the top of the table, Liverpool are second and Manchester City are third with a point separating them.
Compared with the next fixtures of the three teams, Arsenal has the toughest schedule, with the Gunners facing Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United in the Premier League, and Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. Liverpool have the easiest schedule, with only two BIG6 teams left in the Premier League, Manchester United and Tottenham, and the Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta is relatively difficult. Manchester City will face Arsenal in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur two BIG6 teams, Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and Chelsea in the FA Cup.
In contrast, Arsenal and Liverpool are only left with two lines of fighting, while Manchester City still needs to fight on three fronts, on the evening of March 31, Beijing time, the 29th round of the Premier League championship battle for the king of the mountain, Manchester City will sit at home against the Gunners Arsenal, this is a blockbuster duel that determines the pattern of the Premier League championship, but by the invasion of the FIFA virus, Guardiola was deeply hit, adding a number of injuries, and Tianwang Mountain suffered a blow before the battle.
City suffered a heavy blow during the international break, with Akanji playing the full game in Switzerland and Denmark before returning to City injured and missing the second warm-up game against Ireland. Walker went off injured midway through England's friendly against Brazil, while John Stones went off injured in the ninth minute in England's match against Belgium, while Haaland suffered a suspected sprained ankle during training in Norway.
Coupled with De Bruyne, Ederson, Grealish, who were injured in the league and did not report to the national team, Manchester City fell into a wave of injuries in the sprint of the season, which is a fatal blow to Guardiola's title race. Manchester City will be in trouble in their title clash with the Gunners this weekend. During the same period, Arsenal and Liverpool did not have any injuries on the national team break, and the Premier League title race has changed dramatically.
The team with the best record in the BIG6 minor league this season is Arsenal, who have won one and drawn one of the two legs against Liverpool, as well as wins over Manchester United and Manchester City, and draws with Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, with a total of 12 points. Manchester City won home and away against Manchester United, drew home and away with Liverpool, Chelsea, drew at home with Tottenham and lost to Arsenal with 11 points. Liverpool won 1 win and 1 draw against Chelsea home and away, drew with Manchester City in two legs, drew with Manchester United and lost to Tottenham, and drew 1 and lost 1 against the Gunners at home and away, accumulating 8 points.
Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal upcoming fixtures at a glance:
Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal
(H): Arsenal (H): Brighton (A): Manchester City
(H): Villa (H): Sheffield (H): Luton
(A): Crystal Palace (A): Manchester United (A): Brighton
(A): Real Madrid (H): Atalanta (H): Bayern
(H): Luton Town (H): Crystal Palace (H): Villa
(H): Real Madrid (A): Atalanta (A): Bayern
(H): Chelsea (A): Fulham (A): Wolves
(A): Brighton (A): Everton (H): Chelsea
(A): Nottingham Forest (A): West Ham United (A): Tottenham
(H): Wolves (H): Tottenham (H): Bournemouth
(A): Fulham (A): Villa (A): Manchester United
(H): West Ham (H): Wolves (H): Everton