2023-04-16 23:29:42
We will have to wait until the end of the season to really know what this match has meant for Arsenal. Perhaps the Gunners will finally win the Premier League and the match against West Ham will be forgotten. But if it doesn’t, if City finally manages to come back, this London derby will remain an unfortunate memory in the collective memory of its fans, like the beginning of the end of the Gunners’ aspirations, not so much because of the tie, but because of the way in which it occurred.
Arteta’s boys played a fantastic first half hour, scored two goals after two beautiful combinations and looked happy and confident on the pitch. Everything began to go wrong when Thomas made a childish mistake when leaving the ball and the hammers managed a penalty, which Benrahma converted. As soon as the second half began, the decisive moment of the game arrived. Saka missed a penalty that would have sealed the game and two minutes later Bowen leveled the game. Arsenal did not know how to react to both the locals, they attacked, but without the necessary lucidity and they did not beat Fabianski again.
Arteta’s men faced the game knowing that City had won the day before. It was against Leicester, 3-1, with a double from Haaland that allows him to reach the figure of 32 goals, the historic record of the Premier since the leagues are 38 games. The citizens have reached the end of the season at their best and seem favorites in the three tournaments they have pending, Premier, Champions and FA Cup.
In the rest of the day, Unai Emery’s Aston Villa continues with its triumphant march. This time they defeated Newcastle (3-0) to sign their fifth consecutive victory. Tottenham’s surprising defeat against Bournemouth (2-3) brings the villains closer to fifth place, which Brighton will also play. Zerbi’s team played a spectacular match at Stamford Bridge against a disoriented Chelsea (1-2), and won with a spectacular goal from a 19-year-old Paraguayan boy, Julio Enciso, whose name is worth remembering. Liverpool will play tomorrow against Leeds, knowing that they can only win if they want to get into the fight for Europe. Sunday’s day was closed by United, who beat Forest (0-2) at home and regained third place from Newcastle.
A league
Rome prevails over Milan. The two teams from the capital, in recent years below the clubs from the Lombard capital, seem determined to return to the Champions League, so Inter and Milan will have to fight for the remaining place. Lazio played on Friday against La Spezia, whom they defeated 0-3, and in all probability they will be runner-up in Serie A. Roma played on Sunday, and obtained the same result against Udinese. The Milan teams had just won the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, but Serie A is another story.
The rossoneros drew 1-1 against Bologna, while the neroazzurros lost to Monza (0-1) and have gone five league games without winning. It is possible that, if the tie against Benfica had not been on track, Simone Inzaghi would have been fired this weekend. If this streak continues, neither of the two clubs can even take fourth place for granted, since Atalanta lurks behind. They play this Monday against Fiorentina, knowing that a victory would allow them to tie on points with Inter. The only good news for them is the defeat of Juventus, 1-0 against Sassuolo, which allows them to keep their distance from the Bianconero team.
Bundesliga
In Germany, Dortmund have reason to be deeply disappointed. They comfortably beat Stuttgart by two goals and with one more player. Stuttgart surprisingly tied the game in the second half, but the Borussers recovered with a goal from Reyna in minute 92. However, when everything seemed doomed, the Baden-Württemberg team scored in minute 97 to steal two points from his rival. In this way, Dortmund did not take advantage of Bayer’s puncture against Hoffenheim (1-1) and remains two points behind the Bavarian team.
In the fight for the Champions League, everything was compressed by the Union’s draw against Bochum (1-1). Both Lepizig (3-2 against Augsburg) and Freiburg (1-2 against Werder Bremen) won their matches, so right now the three teams are two points behind. Up to four teams will dispute the last place that gives access to Europe, but everything remains the same for the next day since both Mainz and Eintracht tied their games and Leverkusen and Wolfsburg did the same in the direct duel that closed the day ( 0-0).
Ligue 1
The French league was decided this weekend in the duel between PSG and Lens. The match represented the last chance for the mining team to dispute the title, although the challenge, to win in the Parque de los Príncipes, was enormous. Even more so, when in minute twenty he was left with one less player. PSG took advantage of their superiority to seal the match with three goals before the break, the work of Mbappé, Messi and Vitinha. Lens closed the gap in the second half, but it was insufficient. Barring a catastrophe, the Parisians will once again be French champions, while Lens loses second place after Marseille’s victory (3-1) against Troyes.
All the teams that play in Europe have won their matches, so the table is still just as tight. Monaco beat Lorient (3-1) and close the gap on Lens in the fight for the two remaining Champions League places. Lille came from behind against Montpellier (2-1) and remains in fifth place, but behind them they continue to lurk Stade Rennes, who beat Reims 3-0 and Lyon, who did the same against Toulouse (1- 2)
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