Chapter 339: Evenly matched

On March 31, in the 32nd round of the English Premier League, Manchester United hosted Swansea.

It was still a slaughter, with Swansea doing nothing to do with United's attack, who slowed down their attack with a 3-0 lead, apparently saving their strength for the Champions League quarter-final and Manchester City in a few days' time.

Both games are important.

The Champions League quarter-finals opponents are basically strong teams, although Manchester United is now showing strong strength, but the Champions League brings together the best teams in Europe, such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc., against these superstar teams, you can't be careless at all.

Not to mention the 33rd round of the Premier League against Manchester City, both teams have shown their dominance in the Premier League, Manchester United has achieved a record of 26 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss of 82 points in the first 31 rounds, Manchester City has a record of 27 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss of 84 points, and both teams have won all Premier League games in 2018! The difference between the two teams is only two points!

So this game is directly related to the final Premier League title!

In the end, Manchester United won 3-0 against Swansea City and temporarily occupied the top spot before the start of this round of Manchester City's matches.

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On April 7, the long-awaited match between Manchester United and Manchester City finally arrived, and the time for this game is also suitable for fans across Asia and Europe.

At this time, the gap between the two teams in the standings is still two points, so no matter which team wins this game, it will overtake the other team and come to the first place.

Of the remaining five league games, only Manchester United have one game against Arsenal, so it is not surprising that both teams will win the final five rounds, and this game is likely to be the final Premier League title.

In addition, both teams have shown strength this season, so many believe that this is a preview of the Champions League final.

This game is Manchester City's home stadium, so considering the recent form of both teams, there are more people who think Manchester City can win with the advantage of being at home.

After the game officially began, the two strong teams launched a fierce battle in the midfield.

Shen Peng, Pogba, the three of them have a strong midfield defense, even Aubameyang, when defending.

On the other hand, Manchester City, who insisted on passing and controlling the play, also showed strong ball control ability, even in the face of this Manchester United team, they still had the upper hand in possession.

In the eighteenth minute, Manchester United took the lead in finding a chance, and a surprise attack by Shen Peng on the left flank caused the Manchester City defenders to return to the defense.

And when the attention of Manchester City players was on Manchester United's four front-court attacking players, Shen Peng suddenly made an oblique triangle back pass to Pogba!

Pogba is in Manchester City's defensive holes, so after he gets the ball, he calmly stops the ball more than 30 meters away from the goal, and then, like a free kick, takes aim and shoots directly with his feet!

The ball flew over a distance of more than 30 meters, flew to the side of the goal, and flew into the goal at an extremely tricky angle, and Manchester City goalkeeper Edeson had no choice.

After the goal, the excited Pogba also celebrated wildly.

Seeing this goal, many people sighed that Manchester United's attack is too strong, not to mention the "four strikers" in front, and there is also a Pogba in the midfield, although Pogba is currently a defensive midfielder, but his offensive ability is not weak at all, so once he finds an opportunity, he can also score wonderful goals.

Manchester City was not in a hurry after falling behind, and continued to play the ball steadily.

Their patience paid off when City's Kevin De Bruyne sparked a deftly through ball past several United defenders in the 37th minute to find Sergio Aguero, who slotted home with a soft push in front of goal.

Mourinho signaled to the fourth official on the sidelines at this time that Aguero was offside, of course, the referee had already signaled the goal, and the linesman did not say it, so the fourth official naturally ignored Mourinho.

The footage on the sidelines also captured this scene, and judging from the slow motion during the replay, Aguero was on the same line as Manchester United's last defender at the moment of De Bruyne's release, slightly more than half a body, but this situation is specifically the kind of "can be judged or not" situation.

After tying the score, the home fans were also enthusiastic, cheering for the team, hoping that the team would take advantage of the victory and score another goal after the goal.

After being scored, the United players were also careful.

The previous successive big score wins, as well as the wanton hype in the media, also made them more or less fluttering, and now this goal also makes them realize that they are not really as the media says, flawless, invincible in the world!

As a result, Manchester City will no longer have any good opportunities for a while.

Of course, Manchester City's players have also done a good job of restricting Manchester United, so that Manchester United has no good opportunities for the time being.

Soon, it was halftime for the break.

At this time, the boring commentary began to analyze the situation in the first half.

"You can see that this game is very exciting, Manchester United Manchester City have improved this season for all to see, this game is not a game between Real Madrid and Barcelona in my opinion!"

"Yes, the managers on both sides of this game have arranged for the opponent, Manchester United's side, Shen Peng and Aubameyang have been taken care of, which has affected Manchester United's offensive and defensive conversion to a certain extent, many times, Manchester United can only pass directly from the middle to the front when attacking."

'It's a good way to do it, and I think other teams can find a way to deal with Manchester United.'

"However, if the average team wants to learn this method, they need to have top players in every position in the midfield, otherwise the defense of ordinary players is a joke for Shen Peng and Aubameyang, and the center of gravity of this defensive method is biased to both sides, and the requirements for the central defenders are higher."

"Well, it seems that Manchester United's current squad is a bit inexplicable for weaker teams and teams with poor defense."

"Manchester City's performance has also been affected a little, as before, when their side is attacking, De Bruyne will be defended by Shen Peng, so their attack on the right side has been hindered, relying only on the attack on the middle and the left, even Manchester City, it is difficult to pry through Manchester United's defense."

"This is also something that can't be helped, the 'Shen Peng Corridor' is now famous, and any team that underestimates him has learned a lesson."

"I think based on the performance in the first half, the coaches on both sides will definitely make adjustments at half-time, after all, there are still a lot of deficiencies in the performance of both teams."