Chapter 67: The Vain Chaser

After knocking out Barcelona to qualify for this season's Champions League final, Blackburn Rovers can finally put their full attention back to the Premier League for a while. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info?? w?w?w?.?

At the current Premier League table, Blackburn Rovers still dominate, but the difference in points ahead of second-placed Manchester City has become just two points.

Fortunately, there are only three rounds left in the Premier League, and the two teams have no chance to play each other directly, so even if Manchester City wins the last three rounds, as long as Blackburn Rovers no longer make mistakes, it will still be the Roses who have the last laugh.

On April 28, the 36th round of the 2011-12 Premier League season kicked off the competition, with only three rounds of the league remaining, every game after that will not be a smooth game, whether it is a weak team that is trying to avoid relegation, or a midstream team for European qualification, or a strong team that is fighting for Champions League qualification, will give their best at this time.

All in all, there is no easy team at this time, every game is a hard battle, and every game needs to be bloody!

Having yet to enjoy the joy of qualifying for the Champions League final, Blackburn Rovers will be battling Tottenham Hotspur in fifth place at the Rose Theatre.

By the end of the season, injuries had risen across the teams, with Blackburn continuing to miss Vermaelen due to injury, with Raphael Varane and Phil Jones rotating into the starting line-up for Blackburn Rovers for the first time this season, while the forward trident of Suarez, Torres and Bale, who played the full game in the Champions League semi-finals, was put on the bench, with Hernandez and Owen joining forces for the first time this season.

Blackburn took the initiative from the start, but without Suarez and Torres, the strikers, Blackburn's ability to seize opportunities in front of goal has dropped more than a notch, and Owen has played more of a dressing room leader role after joining Blackburn, and it is obviously difficult for Hernandez to penetrate Tottenham's goal alone.

Tottenham took the lead in the 36th minute, when Flamini was forced to lose the ball outside the box, and Blackburn's backline fell into disarray, Van der Vaart burst into the right side of the box and crossed, Modric returned to goal, and the unguarded Adebayor pushed home from eight yards.

0:1, Blackburn unexpectedly fell behind at home.

Blackburn had little to do in the first half, and Ancelotti had to put Bale and Suarez on the pitch again at half-time.

Carlo Ancelotti's substitution had an immediate effect, with Blackburn Rovers scoring two goals in the second half and Bale being unquestionable in two goals!

In the 49th minute, Walker made a mistake in the penalty area, Bentley crossed from the right side of the box, and it was Bale who had just been on the field for less than four minutes to leap high from 11 yards, and this time his header again contributed to the equaliser for Blackburn.

1:1!

This is also Bale's 19th Premier League goal of the season, and there is great hope for completing 20+ league goals!

In the 56th minute, Dawson's clearance was cut off by Cambiaso, and the Argentine burst into the right edge of the box to cross, this time high again, and Bale ran to the front post again to wait.

This made the Tottenham defenders in the penalty area feel like a big enemy, and they all focused on the body that jumped high again, and even the two central defenders of Tottenham almost squeezed Bale in mid-air into a steak in a hamburger, but this time Bale was just a cover.

Bale didn't shake his head to head the ball because he knew he wasn't sure much this time, but in the gap he saw Hernandez ambushed at the back post.

Hernandez looks so thin in the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area, which is almost all tall, and it feels like Guo Jingming has mixed up with the Chinese men's national basketball team, but it is precisely because of this that Tottenham players have not noticed this guy.

Bale leaked the ball past Hernandez and Hernandez was facing a spur goal, much to the surprise of Villas-Boas on the sidelines.

Hernandez headed in from close range, and even though Friedel saved the ball from inside the line, the referee knew it was too late.

2:1!

Blackburn, who had Bale, were once again quick to overtake the scoreline as they had done in most previous games.

Blackburn locked the win in the 73rd minute, Baines crossed from the left, and the shooting angle of Bale was completely locked by the opposing player when he took the ball, and he had to wade out of the angle if he wanted to find the shooting space, but at this time Bale was already surrounded by two people, where did the space and time come from?

But a good Bale, I saw him swing his leg and shoot the goal, but the kicked left foot crossed the ball, and when the Tottenham defenders were stunned, his left leg swung back and knocked the ball backwards.

At this time, the Tottenham defenders once again focused on Bale, ignoring Suarez, who quickly inserted when Bale got the ball, and met the ball that Bale made back, Suarez met the ball and shot angrily, even if Fridel touched the ball, it could not prevent the door from being broken.

At 3:1, Blackburn three points are about to arrive, and this assist brings Bale's tally in the league to 20.

Goals and assists reach 20?

This season's Bale is on a path to legend.

In the end, Blackburn managed to get three points with a score of 3:1.

In this round, Manchester City will usher in a contest with the city's rival Manchester United.

Maybe it's because there is no hope of winning the championship, and his third position is also very solid, so even if it is a city derby, Manchester United played very average in this game, even if Manchester United's Wayne Rooney took the lead, he couldn't resist the onslaught of the blue moon.

In the 42nd minute, David Silva set up Sergio Aguero to equalise comfortably, before Balotelli scored all three points for Manchester City. Manchester City, who won this game, is only 2 points behind Blackburn Rovers at the top of the table with 2 rounds left in the league, which is exactly what the advertising slogan is!

On May 6, the 37th round of the 2011-12 Premier League season was rekindled, and Blackburn Rovers challenged the weak team Swansea in this round.

For the Champions League final in two weeks' time, Carlo Ancelotti still rotated for this game, with Torres partnering Hernandez up front, Suarez continuing to be on the bench, and Kompany and Vermaelen, who had returned from injury, rotated.

Blackburn's attack was lackluster in the first half and it wasn't until half-time injury time to break the deadlock.

The Swansea defender was booked for a foul on J Ronaldo on the edge of the box and Blackburn were awarded a good free-kick.

Bale's free-kick from 27 yards was blocked by the wall, but the Welsh winger then volleyed in but this time it was through the loose wall and the ball hung into the bottom right corner of the net.

1:0, Bale scored his 20th league goal in the Premier League this season, tied with Suarez for the team's top scorer in the league.

After the start of the second half, Blackburn's attack improved with the gradual activation of Torres.

Swansea suffered a blow in the 59th minute when the striker was sent off for a deliberate kick after a foul on Vermaelen, which undoubtedly ruined Swansea's hopes of reversing the game.

Blackburn Rovers extended the score in the 66th minute, Bale's cross from the left was cleared, but Owen got the ball and crossed, and Ozil scored with a header from the edge of the small penalty area, 2:0!

Subsequently, Ancelotti finally replaced Bale with veteran captain Duff, so that his love will be ready for the next two games.

Although Torres and Hernandez were always looking for hope of scoring in the following game, there was only a short time left, and the 2:0 score was the final score.

Manchester City, who returned to home in this round, defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-2, goals from Adebayor and Modric made the Blue Moon 2 goals behind, but then Manchester City scored five goals in a row, David Silva and Aguero both scored twice, Yaya Toure added the icing on the cake.

With the final round of the league remaining, Manchester City are two points behind Blackburn Rovers and have a four-goal difference advantage to keep their hopes of winning the title from the bracket.

Will City come back from behind to win the title like Blackburn Rovers did last season, or will it be in vain?

The answer is in the Premier League finale on May 13.

In the final round of the Premier League on May 13, the stands were littered with banners and portraits of Sunderland fans cheering for the team, and although the Stadium of Light could accommodate only a limited number of fans, and a significant portion of the tickets were given to Blackburn Rovers fans, the home atmosphere was still strong.

It was a do-or-die game for both sides, with Blackburn Rovers not winning the title out of their hands, and Sunderland being relegated if they couldn't get all three points.

Therefore, whether it is Blackburn Rovers or Sunderland, they are determined to win this game and cannot afford to lose.

At 7pm sharp, Frank Lampard won the guess coin, picked the kick-off, and the referee's whistle blew to officially start the game.

Suarez kicked off the ball and bumped it back to Frank Lampard behind him, before he and Fernando Torres stepped forward quickly, while Gareth Bale and J Ronaldo on the flanks also sprinted down the flanks of Sunderland.

As soon as the first half began, Sunderland began to attack fiercely. After all, this is the Stadium of Light, home of Sunderland. In front of 30,000 Sunderland fans, the Sunderland players wanted to deliver a victory to the fans.

More than 20 minutes before the game, the Sunderland players were able to rely on the hard work in their chests to spin with Black, and several attacks were also quite orderly, and Blackburn was stalemate for a while.

In the 26th minute, Bale won the ball on the left side of the field and broke through the Sunderland full-back's cross, the Sunderland defender pushed the ball off the line, and Bale won the first corner of the game for Blackburn.

Then, Mesut Ozil's corner went straight to the front of the Sunderland goal, and the ball was rubbed by the Sunderland player in front of the goal, but he couldn't grasp the direction of the ball, and the ball flew towards the back post.

In the mournful eyes of the Sunderland players, a big man wearing a golden Blackburn away shirt jumped slightly, and the ball flew into the net like a flint!

The camera zooms in and sees a dazzling Arabic numeral on the back of the golden jersey

26!

“gooooooooooooooooal! The ball is in! Phil Jones scores his first league goal of the season! ”

After the goal, Phil Jones ran wildly, dodging his teammates until he was brought to the ground by the team's players.

Seeing Phil Jones' passionate side, Arthur in the stands also gave a standing ovation with satisfaction, and he saw the growth of the next little guy who could become the soul of Blackburn's team after Duff and Lampard!

As the game continued, the Sunderland players looked a little dazed after conceding the first goal, while the Blackburn players began to attack like a tide, tormenting the hearts of Sunderland players and fans again and again.

In the 31st minute, J Ronaldo crossed from the right, and Suarez failed to hit the ball in the small penalty area under the close marking of the Sunderland central defender.

Four minutes later, Ronaldo whipped in a corner from the right and Cambiaso's volley from the edge of the box was deflected wide of the woodwork.

In the 42nd minute, Bale's header was ferried into the penalty area, Suarez was tripped by the Sunderland central defender in the box, but the referee refused to award a penalty.

Blackburn missed a chance to extend the lead in the 44th minute when Gareth Bale's cross from near the bottom line on the left side of the box was met by Ronaldo from 12 yards and fired wide of the far corner.

The biggest controversy of the game came in the final moments of the first half, when Suarez fired a left-footed volley from the right rib of the penalty area, and the ball clearly hit the right hand of the Sunderland centre-back's outstretched right hand to change direction, but the referee again emotionally refused to award a penalty.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, Blackburn Rovers couldn't score a second goal and Sunderland escaped for the time being.

"Where did we offend this guy?" Arthur pondered that at half-time.

"Well done, gentlemen!" Carlo Ancelotti didn't care about the two misjudgments in the first half, because the scene was completely controlled by his own team, and said happily in the dressing room: "I was happy with the first half, but there were a few goals! In the second half, we have to work hard to get rid of them in 20 minutes. ”

Blackburn's players sat and wiped their sweat with a smile, although the referee's decision in the first half was in favor of the home team, but in the face of absolute strength, there was no big problem, and then the whole team agreed to Ancelotti in unison.

As soon as the 15-minute break passed, the two teams entered one after another and started a more tragic battle.

However, less than a minute into the kick-off of the second half, most of the fans who had just returned from half-time had not yet warmed up the plastic seats under their butts, and the Blackburn players were already celebrating the goal again.

Sunderland's players, on the other hand, were at a loss.

It turned out that after Sunderland kicked off in the second half, a long pass looked for the team's striker, but it was pushed out by Blackburn central defender Phil Jones, and midfielder J Ronaldo made a long pass after winning the ball.

However, the ball was headed towards the Sunderland centre-back, and it stands to reason that within a second or two, the Sunderland centre-back would have cleared the ball first.

But immediately, in the midst of the shock of the whole field, 0.1 seconds before the Sunderland central defender touched the ball, a foot wearing Under Armour's latest "Antelope" sneakers stabbed the football into the frontcourt, Bale once again got the ball with perverted speed, and passed it directly to his teammates in front of him.

What happened next was a disaster for the Sunderland fans, as Suarez was already one-on-one on the way to Bale's pass and he shook the goalkeeper with ease and sent the ball into the empty net.

With Blackburn's goal, Sunderland fully realized the gap between themselves and the Premier League giants, accepted their fate of only playing in the Championship next season, and began to grind on the pitch.

After that, the game was completely in Blackburn's control, keeping Sunderland firmly in the opposition half.

In the 61st minute of the game, Ronaldo broke through the cross from the side, and Bale, who has been in good form recently, headed the header to score the third goal of the game, and also raised his Premier League goal tally this season to 21.

With 21 league goals and 21 league assists, Bale's season has been absolutely phenomenal!

Two minutes later, Suarez was blocked by a Sunderland defender at the top of the box and the referee finally awarded a free-kick from the edge of the box, but Bale did not take the opportunity.

In the 72nd minute, Cambiaso cut off the pass from Sunderland's front midfield, and then sent a through stopper, Suarez passed the Sunderland goalkeeper again in an offside position, and pushed the empty goal, raising his league goal tally to 22 this season, and once again being the team's top scorer in the league.

In the 75th minute, J Ronaldo crossed from the right and substitute Frank Lampard stopped the ball on the run and hit the near post with a left-footed volley from 16 yards on the right side of the box.

Four minutes later, Darmian played a long ball at the back, Bale leaned on the Sunderland defender's header and rubbed back, and substitute Suarez Torres came on at high speed to push the far corner into the goal.

5:0!

It is worth mentioning that although Torres has suffered from injuries this season and Torres' form has not been as good as before, the Spanish striker still scored 16 goals for Blackburn, including 11 in the league and three in the Champions League.

In the 84th minute, Sunderland pulled a goal back. The Sunderland striker burst into the box and was brought down by Baines, the referee awarded a penalty, and Sunderland finally covered up some face, and then Bale was replaced by Duff.

The final goal of the game came in stoppage time, when substitute Duff crossed after a long run and Hernandez's goal sealed the game perfectly.

6:1!

Amid the mournful moans of the home fans, Sunderland were defeated and had to accept relegation.

Blackburn, on the other hand, didn't need to pay attention to the result of Manchester City's game on the other side, they defended the Premier League title with a big victory, roaring to lift the St Barclays Cup again!

2011-12 Premier League Champion Blackburn! (To be continued.) )