A make-up match on Thursday night was a 0-0 draw between Manchester City and bitter rivals Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, a result that was important for both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, with one point each in mind, threatening their top-three places. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was United's 12th draw in the league this season, equalling their record of 24 unbeaten league games in a single season, a record set by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2010/11.

They would break that record if they go unbeaten this weekend, but experts almost unanimously believe that Jose Muñirio will give up the league and go all out to fight for the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League.

No way, the most direct impact of participating in the Europa League for the Red Devils is the unusually intensive schedule test.

Experts have calculated the remaining fixtures for April and May, with the Reds reaching the Europa League final as the maximum figure, and the Reds will play 64 games this season, which is one of the top three in England's history, with many of the team's biggest players suffering from injuries.

Don't look at Manchester United, who are fighting on both fronts this month, are unbeaten, but the team is almost gritting their teeth and forcing it forward, the Europa League and the league are too close to each other, there are too many double games a week, and there are possible rematches and replays......

With the disruption of fixtures and possible injuries, it will not be so easy to carry it down, even if you have a thick enough squad and excellent will, especially if you attack on both sides in the league and Europa League, the possibility of not pleasing both ends is definitely there.

On the other hand, the nature of the cup itself also determines that this road may not be so smooth, even if you are the strongest team, you may not necessarily win the final crown.

Jose Mourinho said after beating his opponents after extra-time in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals: "From our point of view, we don't accept a goal, a post or anything that decides a game, even if it's a final, it can decide whether we do well or not this season. "This is to relieve the pressure on the team in advance, if the Europa League fails to win the championship, the league fails to enter the top four, and there is no Champions League again, the pressure on fans, media, etc. is so great, I am afraid that I can't bear it by Mu Shuai alone.

In a game or even two, the interference of chance can be very large, as Mourinho said, a refracting ball, a goalpost or something can determine the outcome of the game.

If you choose the Europa League, the success or failure of a season may be ruined by the irregular rebound of a certain piece of turf.

It's exciting, but the players and coaches who are in it don't necessarily want it.

At the end of the day, winning the Europa League is a beautiful way to the Champions League, but first of all, it is full of thorns, and secondly, it is more seen as a "bet".

People prefer to go with the flow of stability, step by step efforts, and are not so willing to bet all their capital to fight for that occasional success.

There is only one Europa League winner, and you may not be the only team to gamble on, so how can you be sure that you can have the last laugh in this shopping battle?

"It's okay if you lose a certain game in the league, just win the Europa League,"

If you really win, of course you can do it; But if you don't win, no matter how many chances there are (injuries, turf, refraction, posts, fixtures, player form, referee misjudgments, etc.), it's all going to be a knockout of teeth and a bloody swallow – no way, because you're choosing a game that is a life-or-death risk.

The European Season trophy is of course very important and is an honour that the teams competing in European competitions want to achieve.

But the league is the most fundamental game of a season.

There are 38 rounds in the Premier League, and if you don't play well in individual games, you still have a chance to redeem them.

Only with a more consistent performance in the league and a firm position at the top of the rankings can we avoid hanging our fate in individual cup matches.

Even Manchester United, who have been facing the option of "fighting for the top four or Europa League" this season, Mourinho has also said that he will still maintain the state of going on two fronts until he theoretically loses hope of fighting for the top four.

Without him, a higher league position would certainly be more reassuring than an unknown knockout round in the Europa League.

We all know that the Europa League winners qualify for at least the play-offs of the Champions League (and in many cases, the main competition), but who will say at the start of the season that our goal is to qualify for the Champions League in the Europa League?

At the end of the day, being more competitive in the league, being able to qualify for the Champions League more consistently, and even competing for the league title is what fans are looking forward to, rather than just grasping at the Europa League.

The top six of the Premier League, but there are only four pits from the league ranking to the Champions League, everyone understands, but no one will feel that they will not be able to enter the top four at the beginning of the season.

(For some black fans of Arsenal, especially the fans of the black professor, you don't know how difficult it is to occupy the top four pit for 20 years, especially during the period of huge debt, and the era of Jinyuan football, the era of the arms race of giants, in the fierce league can always enter the Champions League, Mourinho can't do it, Guardiola can't do it, Conte can't do it, you say they are famous coaches, they want to achieve their tactical play, the players they need are at a lot of premium, why should Arsenal compete with others?) Allure? Financial resources? Without the professor this golden signboard, Cazorla would have come? Will Sanchez come? Will Ozil come? Will Cech come? Naive! Immature! Jose Mourinho's Manchester United couldn't mix in the first four of the first year! They put in 200 million, and what was the result? Arsenal are still at the top of Manchester United, despite failing to finish in the top four! ）

'I think Manchester United should concentrate on the Europa League if they want to get into the Champions League, because their hopes of finishing in the top four are slim. After watching the Manchester derby, one expert expressed his opinion.

Manchester United fans have also slowly accepted the team's ultimate hope for the Champions League this season, all pinning their hopes on the Europa League, no way, under the pressure of injuries and a busy schedule, the Portuguese madman cannot support the high intensity of both fronts at the same time, so it is natural to make some trade-offs.

There are two paths to the Champions League, and there is nothing wrong with one going well.

Even if Mourinho finally wins the Europa League and wins three cups this season, the report card handed over by the mad Red Devils in the first year can only be regarded as barely passing.

May 1 is International Labor Day, and on the weekend before the holiday, the first league titles of Europe's top five leagues were announced, and Bayern Munich was crowned the champion of the Bundesliga this season three rounds ahead of schedule, completing the feat of five consecutive Bundesliga titles.

Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti set a record.