Chapter 294: The heart is really big
After 31 rounds of league matches, Arsenal and Manchester United have continued to chase Chelsea in the standings, and the strong Chelsea are also a little worried about the ownership of the title.
With Chelsea at 73, Arsenal at 69 and Manchester United at 68, there is no two-game gap between the top three, and with seven league games remaining, the title race is heating up.
As for Liverpool, who have 60 points in the back area, and Tottenham, who have 55 points, they have long been left behind by the championship group and withdrawn from the championship ranks.
Chelsea's advantage is still obvious, with a four-point gap and the comfort of a one-line operation, as long as the Blues do not make mistakes, it will not be easy for either Arsenal or Manchester United to overtake Chelsea.
Manchester United are also in good shape, also playing on a single front, they are in great form, and have won seven consecutive Premier League games and are on a high trajectory.
Only Arsenal is the hardest, not only to bite Chelsea in the league, but also to fight in the Champions League, but they are the worst of the three teams in terms of squad depth, and it is not easy to hold on to it until now.
Champions League and league, no matter which one is abandoned, Arsenal will not be reconciled, so they can only grit their teeth and persevere, the hardships are really not enough for outsiders.
The final sprint, those who can't hold on, are eliminated halfway, and those who can persevere can usher in the joy of the final victory!
Although the outside world is now very optimistic about Arsenal, and the Gunners' performance in the Champions League has given many people confidence, no one knows where Arsenal can go.
And what kind of results the Gunners can achieve in the end, many people believe that it may depend on the performance of Arsenal's two leading stars.
The Highbury Kings, who were injured at the start of the season, have been playing at their peak after a period of adjustment after recovering from injury, scoring 22 goals and leading the Premier League scorers' charts.
Quaresma, on the other hand, was as impressive as ever, with only a few mediocre performances throughout the season, and the rest of the games were almost all the key to Arsenal's victory, with 19 goals in 31 games, and it was hard to imagine that he was a Premier League newcomer.
Arsenal's two guns directly occupy the top two scorers in the Premier League, which is enough to show that Arsenal's offensive firepower is strong, and their ability to continue to maintain enough offensive firepower is the key to whether Arsenal can hold on to the end.
It's also interesting to say, although in the Premier League scorer list, Henry leads Quaresma, but in the Champions League scorer list, it is completely reversed, Quaresma is the only one, crushing all the big goalscorers, even Henry is no exception.
Performing better in the Champions League than in the league seems to be Quaresma's usual style, and Porto has been on the rise since his time at Porto, and if it weren't for Porto's exit in the Champions League round of 16, even if it was just another round, he could have won the Champions League Golden Boot.
And this season, Quaresma is even more out of control, before the quarterfinals are over, he has scored 10 goals, far ahead of other rivals, you know, Shevchenko, who ranks second in the scorer list, has just scored 6 goals.
According to the data of previous years, Quaresma can now celebrate with the Golden Boot trophy in his arms in advance.
If it weren't for Quaresma's excellent performance, I'm afraid Arsenal wouldn't have been able to go so far!
Now, Quaresma's chance to continue to pull off miracles has arrived, with Arsenal travelling to Turin in midweek for the second leg of their quarter-final tie against Juventus, and if Arsenal can win, then Quaresma and Arsenal will make new history together.
The joy of almost qualifying made the players seem to forget about their physical exhaustion, and when they arrived in Turin, they felt that the air was fresh and perfectly suited to their state of mind.
Even if it is not a tour, the trip to Turin must be easy, and the score of 3:0 is enough to make Juventus sad.
Even the Italian media couldn't help but mourn that the best team in Serie A may be falling into the quarterfinals!
Originally, Serie A fans were still very proud, after all, the top three in the north all advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and if it went well, they might even reach the top four, which is not the embodiment of Serie A's strength!
Juventus plays Arsenal, obviously Juventus restrains Arsenal and has a good chance of eliminating the opponent;
Milan has always been strong in the Champions League, and the opponent is a Portuguese Super League team, so there is no need to worry at all;
The most worried is Inter, after all, Inter's results have always been unstable, and there is a possibility of diarrhea, but this time Inter Milan met the non-traditional giant Villarreal, and the chance of winning the opponent must also be very high;
In this way, the top three in Serie A may really meet in the semi-finals, and the three Englands will play Barcelona!
However, after the first leg of the match, all Serie A fans were shocked and felt extremely humiliated.
Milan were held to a draw by Benfica, and if it weren't for a misjudgment, even Milan could have lost the game away;
Juventus is even more miserable, and was beaten by Arsenal away, and this score has almost guaranteed that Arsenal will eliminate Juventus;
On the contrary, Inter's performance gave everyone a lot of comfort, with a 2-1 home win over Villarreal, but the La Liga giants scored an away goal, and the next leg to the Love Song Stadium, it is really hard to say whether they can win the yellow submarine.
If all three Serie A giants are eliminated in the second leg, it will be embarrassing, and all Serie A fans will be slapped in the face, it will not hurt too much.
Before the game, Juventus fans continued to cheer for the team in various ways, after all, the football stadium is the place where miracles happen most often, since Arsenal can play Juventus 3:0 at home, then why can't Juventus return Arsenal a 3:0?
They always believe that Juve's strength is stronger than Arsenal, and the reason why they lost away was because of the absence of Nedved and Prince Piero of the Bianconeri.
In terms of public opinion, it also continued to build momentum for Juventus and put pressure on Arsenal, making it seem as if Arsenal had just lost a 3:0 game.
Quaresma doesn't know Italian, so naturally he doesn't care about the public opinion environment in Italy, and no matter what public opinion says, it can't affect the pace of Arsenal's promotion.
However, Quaresma is very concerned about some off-field factors, and the away game is an uncertain factor, and no one knows what will happen in the extremely unfavorable situation against Juventus.
However, the first night passed, and the worried Quaresma finally relaxed, because he was a little embarrassed that the Juventus fans were worried about causing trouble, which did not happen at all.
I actually hate Juventus fans a little bit in my heart - Juventus are about to be eliminated, and you don't know that the visiting team is staying in the hotel to cause some trouble for the visiting team?
What a big heart!