In the early morning of May 15, Beijing time, the 34th round of the Premier League was played, and La Liga started a week of double matches, in two of the key matchups, Manchester City defeated Tottenham, won the initiative to win the championship in one fell swoop, and blocked Tottenham at the door of the Champions League; Real Madrid, on the other hand, won by five goals at home and are unbeaten in 30 games.
Tottenham 0:2 Manchester City
This is an important key battle for the Premier League title and the top four this season, Manchester City are one point behind Arsenal with one game in hand, and the blue moon must win to not lose dominance; Tottenham will say goodbye to the Champions League if they don't win, and it's a game that neither side can afford to lose. The process of the game is indeed like this, the two sides on the field you go back and forth, but in the key grasp of the opportunity, Manchester City is still better, in the case of a draw at half-time, Manchester City came back in the second half for 5 minutes, and De Bruyne assisted Haaland to break the balance on the field.
Although Ederson was substituted due to injury, Ortega, who was on the verge of being called up, played bravely, and he saved three dangerous chances for Tottenham, including blocking Son Heung-min's one-handed shot in the 85th minute to keep Manchester City in the goal. After withstanding Tottenham's onslaught, Doku converted a penalty in the 90th minute and Haaland scored a brace from the penalty spot to give Manchester City a 2-0 away win and end a four-game losing streak against Tottenham in the league.
After Manchester City won three points, the Premier League title situation has become extremely clear, and with the current points gap, Manchester City only needs to win West Ham to achieve an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title; If Manchester City draw and Arsenal win, then Arsenal will be able to win the title on goal difference; If Manchester City loses and Arsenal win, Arsenal will also be able to win the title by one point. But on the premise, Arsenal must beat Everton in the final round; And considering that Manchester City are unbeaten in the league in 2024 and have won eight in a row, it could almost be said that the Gunners have fallen short of another title race.
In addition, Tottenham also lost this game and completely missed the top four of the Premier League, which also means that Tottenham has not participated in the Champions League for 2 consecutive years, and the fourth-ranked Villa has also locked the top four in the Premier League one round in advance, which is Villa's return to the Champions League after 41 years.
Real Madrid 5:0 Alaves
Compared with the fierceness of the Premier League, Real Madrid ended the suspense of the La Liga championship early, and returned to the home field against the promoted Alaves who had been relegated in this round. In the 10th minute, Bellingham opened the scoring after receiving a long diagonal pass from Kroos; In the 27th minute, Bellingham organized an offensive close to the ground, and Camavinga understood that he received the ball in an offside position and knocked it horizontally to assist Vinicius to expand his advantage. Just before half-time, Bellingham crossed the ball and Valverde's signature blast ended the suspense early.
After returning from the second half, Real Madrid's offensive continued unabated, and in the 70th minute, Bellingham provided an assist for the second time, this time it was Vinicius Jr. who scored a brace; In the 85th minute, Rodrygo got rid of the push and cut inside and was blocked, and the substitute Guler's supplementary shot fixed the score at 5:0! Güller has scored four goals in nine league appearances this season, and Real Madrid is now unbeaten in 30 league games after the win, tying the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league in team history.