In the 34th round of the English Premier League, Manchester City played against Tottenham Hotspur away, in the first half of the game, the two teams drew 0:0, in the second half, Haaland scored twice, Kulusevski and Son Xingmin's many shots were resolved by Ortega, and finally Manchester City defeated Tottenham 2:0, won eight consecutive league wins, ended the four consecutive defeats against Tottenham, overtook Arsenal in the standings, led by two points, and as long as the final round defeated West Ham United, it could successfully defend the title and get a record four consecutive titles. After Tottenham lost, they missed the top four in one round early and missed out on next season's Champions League qualification.
Manchester City has won seven consecutive league games, during which Liverpool has long been behind, but this season Arsenal is resilient, a wave of five consecutive wins has brought a lot of pressure to Manchester City to defend the title, Manchester City must win Tottenham and West Ham United to successfully defend the title, once points are lost, the championship will basically be Arsenal, and the away game against Tottenham is the biggest challenge, because Manchester City has suffered four consecutive defeats here, and 0 goals, conceded 6 goals.
In the first half, Manchester City played a little nervously, with many passing errors, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker did not perform well at both ends of the pitch, while Tottenham resolutely counter-attacked behind them, especially on the right. Bentancur's long-range shot was saved by Ederson, Hojbjerg made a mistake in clearing, Foden's shot from inside the box was saved by Vicario, and just before half-time, Haaland and Bench B shot back-to-back but were blocked by Tottenham.
In the second half, Hojbjerg made another mistake in the middle, De Bruyne got the ball and was saved by Vicario, Foden walked past Bentancur on the left, a cross was blocked by the defender, two offensive opportunities, De Bruyne went straight, Haaland volleyed the goal from a small angle, and Manchester City broke the deadlock on the field 1:0.
Kulusevski came off the bench and was alive before Ederson was replaced by Ortega after an injury, and two in the box burst into the box and fired a close-range shot from a tight angle, which was blocked by Ortega and Tottenham almost equalised. In the subsequent game, Tottenham fought back violently, Kulu came to two more threatening shots, and Son Heung-min's single chance was resolved by Ortega who came on as a substitute, and in the final stage of the game, Doku was put down by Polo in the penalty area, Manchester City got a penalty opportunity, Haaland hit a penalty to complete the brace, and Manchester City sealed the win 2:0.