The Premier League has entered the final month of competition, and there are still four weeks to go before the end of the season, and the title race is still very complicated, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, the three teams have only one goal: the title! Although Arsenal is the current leader of the Premier League, the remaining opponents are the strongest, and may even withdraw from the title race after this week.
With Manchester City losing to Real Madrid, Arsenal losing to Bayern Munich and Liverpool losing to Atalanta, the three Premier League favourites all said goodbye to Europe together last week, with the exception of Manchester City, who also have an FA Cup final, the other two teams only have Premier League matches.
Just now, Inter Milan defeated the biggest rival AC Milan in the same city derby and won the Serie A title in advance, Bayer Leverkusen also won the championship early, Real Madrid is 11 points ahead of Barcelona with 6 games left, reducing the Ligue 1 of the two teams, Paris Saint-Germain is also 11 points ahead of Monaco with 5 games left, and the champions of Real Madrid and Paris are only a matter of time. Therefore, among the five major European leagues, only the Premier League still has the suspense of the championship.
From the standings, Arsenal is in first place ahead of Liverpool with the same points by virtue of goal difference, Manchester City is one point behind with one game less, and from the point of view of conceding, Manchester City is the leading team. Comparing the remaining fixtures of the three teams, Liverpool and Manchester City are similar opponents and have a good chance of winning back-to-back, while Arsenal are the strongest opponents and will face two traditional giants in a row this week.
Manchester City have six Premier League games remaining, facing Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham, while Liverpool have five remaining games against Everton, West Ham, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Wolves. Manchester City and Liverpool have three opponents in the same place, and Manchester City's replay is scheduled for midweek in the final week, away to Tottenham. As it is difficult for the fifth place in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League, Tottenham and Villa will have to compete for the last Champions League spot, especially Tottenham, who will have to compete with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City one after another, as if they are the "referees" of the Premier League title.
Arsenal have the worst fixture schedule, with five games remaining, facing Chelsea, Tottenham, Bournemouth, Manchester United and Everton, including three traditional giants, only Bournemouth are among the "carefree" mid-table teams, and if Everton are not relegated, the final round will be a tough battle. Arsenal have a double week of fixtures against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur this week, and if they don't win, they may be out of contention for the Premier League title after the weekend.
A few days ago, the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Chelsea showed that even those as strong as Manchester City can be physically exhausted when they are fighting hard in multiple competitions. Therefore, the final battle for the Premier League title must be quite fierce and brutal, and all three teams will face the problem of adjusting their form, which is a key factor that cannot be avoided.
Judging from the current situation, Manchester City, which has one less game, will only play the FA Cup final after the end of the Premier League, and the chances of winning the Premier League title for four consecutive years are relatively high. Arsenal not only have two strong conversations this week, but also have an away game against Manchester United in the penultimate round, and the prospects are not optimistic. Jurgen Klopp, who has already announced his departure, is obviously not the ultimate goal of winning the League Cup, and if he can leave with a second Premier League title, it will be the perfect ending.