Chapter 610 Three-legged tripod

The Champions League quarter-finals between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain will be held in half a month.

At that time, in the first round of the match, Arsenal will be at the Emirates Stadium and usher in the magnificent Paris Saint-Germain.

For the knockout round, the schedule of home and then away is not very favorable.

This means that Arsenal should not only do its best to win the opponent in the first leg, but also avoid being scored by the opponent to score away goals.

Facing a gorgeous forward line composed of players such as Pastore, Ravic, Ibrahimovic and other players, it is undoubtedly very difficult to make the opponent not score goals.

Once the opponent gets a away goal, Arsenal's second leg will become very difficult.

Therefore, this Champions League knockout round will be very difficult for the Gunners. The difficulty is no less than meeting any European giant team.

However, as long as you want to make a difference, difficulties will always be everywhere.

Cowards will be knocked out by difficulties, while warriors will find ways to knock out difficulties.

The match against Paris Saint-Germain will definitely not be easy. But Chu Jiang and Arsenal have never imagined that they would easily advance to the next round.

The Champions League match has never been easy.

Having difficulties is nothing, overcoming them, crossing them, that is. The gunmen have this mental preparation to deal with difficulties.

There is still a long time left before the Paris Saint-Germain game. Before that, Arsenal still needs to focus on the league.

At present, Arsenal is still quite apart from the top.

If they want to end up in the league championship, they cannot take their next opponent lightly.

Fortunately, before the Champions League, Arsenal's opponents were not too strong. In the next three rounds of games, Arsenal's opponents were Everton, Swansea and Reading.

The Gunners are currently in a strong morale, their injuries are not serious, and their players are in good condition. If nothing unexpected happens, it would not be too difficult to win three consecutive games.

This is indeed the case.

In the 29th round of the league, Arsenal defeated "Toffees" Everton 3-1 at home.

In the 30th round of the league, Arsenal was visiting Visch Field Stadium and defeated Swansea 2:0.

After returning to Emile Stadium, Arsenal defeated Reading 1:0.

Three games and three victories, the Gunners won three consecutive victories as they wished.

With the previous four consecutive wins in the league, the Gunners have achieved seven consecutive wins in recent leagues!

After winning seven straight wins, Arsenal's points reached 67 points.

After 31 rounds of the league, their current record is 20 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, and they are still ranked third in the league, only behind Manchester United, which ranks first and Manchester City, which ranks second.

Compared with a few rounds before, Arsenal's league ranking has not changed at all.

But now, they are leading Chelsea, which ranks fourth in the league, and have as many as 10 points. With the last seven rounds of the league left, leading by as many as 10 points means that the Gunners have basically locked in the top three in the Premier League this year.

While widening the gap in points with the fourth place in the league, the gap between Arsenal and the top two tops is also decreasing.

Manchester United, ranked first, currently has 72 points in the league; Manchester City, ranked second in the league, currently has 70 points.

In other words, Arsenal is only 3 points away from second place, just one game. The Gunners are only 5 points behind Manchester United, which ranks first.

There are still 7 rounds of the league. The 5-point gap is not too much, and it is not too little.

It is difficult for Arsenal to catch up with Manchester United, but it is not completely without a chance.

At the end of the league, Daily Mirror wrote an article specifically to analyze the ownership of this season's league championship.

In the Mirror's view, the teams currently in the No. 1 Group to win the championship are undoubtedly Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal, which are ranked in the top three in the league.

Chelsea, ranked fourth in the league, has a score of 15 points away from Manchester United, which is topped by the top.

With 7 rounds left in the league and 15 points behind, Chelsea's winning should be just theoretical hope. In the actual league, the probability of such a result is no higher than the first prize of the European Super Lotto.

Therefore, the Mirror believes that if no super unexpected situation occurs, the Premier League champion this season should be born from the top three.

Is the team with the highest probability of winning the championship the top Manchester United?

It seems that this should be the case. Because they are strong and are currently in the lead.

However, after some analysis, the editor of the Mirror believes that such a speculation may not be correct.

Manchester United is in the first place and has the initiative to win the championship, which is nothing wrong.

In theory, as long as they win all the next seven games, they will definitely win the league this year. Whether it is Manchester City or Arsenal, there is no way to go about such a result.

However, the problem is that it will be very difficult for Manchester United to win seven games.

Because, among the top three, Manchester United's next seven league rounds are the most difficult!

In the 32nd round of the league, Manchester United will usher in the same city derby at home, and is also Manchester City, currently ranked second in the league.

This will be a life-and-death battle for the championship, honor, and dignity. It is not easy for any party to win in such a derby battle.

In the 35th round of the league, Manchester United will be the Chiefs and welcome another championship team, Arsenal!

If Manchester United fails to score all three points in the same city derby, then the gap between them and Arsenal in this game may be within three points.

In other words, the outcome of this game may determine which team will lead and which team will lag behind.

By then, this game is likely to determine the final ownership of the Premier League champion this season!

In such a battle of Tianwang Mountain, Manchester United's difficulty in winning is no less than defeating Manchester City.

After a passionate collision with Arsenal, Manchester United will face Chelsea's challenge in the 36th round of the league.

Another strong conversation!

The match against Chelsea is never easy. This game may be particularly serious.

Because, Chelsea's situation is also very subtle.

Chelsea have little hope in competing for the top three in the league. Their goal this season may be to successfully maintain fourth place in the league and successfully qualify for the Champions League next season.

However, it is not easy for Chelsea to achieve this goal.

Because, the gap between them and teams such as Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle United is not big. If you are not careful, Chelsea may be overtaken by them, thus missing the opportunity to participate in the Champions League next season.

Such losses are unbearable for Chelsea.

Therefore, at that time, the game between Manchester United and Chelsea is likely to evolve into a bayonet battle between the championship team and the top four teams. No matter which team is, it will be a time to win.

By then, it will naturally be even more difficult for Manchester United to defeat Chelsea.

In the seven league rounds, Manchester United has three very difficult games. It is also conceivable that they want to successfully win the Premier League championship this year.

So, although Manchester United is now leading Manchester City and Arsenal, it is possible that it will be the most difficult to win the championship.

Compared with Manchester United, the difficulty of Manchester City and Arsenal in the last seven rounds of the league can only be described as ordinary.

Manchester City's next seven games are against Manchester United, West Bromwich, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Swansea, Reading or Norwich.

For Manchester City, the only game that is more difficult to deal with is this game against Manchester United. The other games are not too difficult.

However, Tottenham Hotspur has the hope of competing for the top four, while Swansea, Reading and Norwich are facing pressure to relegate, so it is still unlikely that Manchester City will want to pass this schedule easily.

In comparison, Arsenal, which ranks last among the three teams, will probably be the easiest one in the next league schedule.

In the next seven rounds, the Gunners' opponents are West Bromwich, Norwich, Fulham, Manchester United, Queen's Park Rangers, Wigan Athletics and Newcastle United.

Like Manchester City, Arsenal will also meet Manchester United (poor Manchester United...), Newcastle, who competes for the top four, and relegation teams like Norwich.

Judging from the schedule, Arsenal's opponent seems to be similar to Manchester City, and the difficulty should be similar.

Actually, it is not the case.

When Arsenal met Newcastle United, it was already the last round of the league. By that time, the ownership of the fourth place in the league might have been confirmed. In other words, when Arsenal met Newcastle United, the Magpies might have no desires and no need to fight Arsenal again.

When Arsenal met Norwich and other relegation teams, it happened to be the early stage of the next stage of the schedule.

When the league has 6 or 7 rounds of games end, the relegation situation of the relegation team is not that serious.

In other words, it is not yet time to burn.

In this case, they may be more pragmatic, that is, they selectively give up some games with strong teams and instead leave all their physical strength in a direct conversation with their relegation opponents.

After all, it is too risky to break ground on the Gunners who have won seven consecutive victories.

Instead of wasting all their physical fitness and condition on an opponent that is difficult to win, they might as well preserve their strength and fight against their opponents on the relegation path for 300 rounds.

Therefore, when encountering these teams, Arsenal will not encounter too much resistance.

Therefore, the Gunners' schedule is similar to Manchester City on the surface, but the actual difficulty is much lower.

Manchester United is in the lead in the Premier League championship this season, but the next schedule is the most difficult. The Gunners ranked the lowest, but the schedule is relatively easy.

Manchester City's situation is the same as their ranking, between Manchester United and the Gunners.

Therefore, the Mirror believes that based on the team's strength and schedule, the chances of winning the championship this season are roughly the same. If the Premier League last season's championship situation was a competition for two heroes, then this year's championship competition will be a three-legged match.

Such a fierce championship atmosphere is exciting enough!

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