Chapter Eighty-Four: The Double Crown

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The same six goals, one game was 5:1 and the other was 3:3.

In stoppage time, City were awarded a free-kick in front of goal, and midfielder Roberto Mancini scored directly to help City equalise.

Despite this, City's players remain frustrated, as a draw means they have lost all hope of winning the title. But what they don't know is that Mancini, who helped Manchester City score, has become Villa's hero.

"Mancini~!"

"Mancini~!"

"Mancini~!"

At Villa Park, the fans at the scene shouted a name, not Wang Shuai, not Wu Shi, not Ibrahimovic, not the name of any player of Villa, but the forward of Manchester City.

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At the end of this round, Villa overtook Liverpool by one point and moved to the top of the table for the third time this season. This means that a win for Villa in their next game will lift them to the Premier League title this season.

Manchester City, on the other hand, have lost their title qualification, but with this draw, they are four points ahead of Chelsea and have already secured third place in the league, and the final round of fixtures is no longer relevant to them.

Apart from the championship, the most competitive is the relegation zone. Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention a Premier League team, in the face of the huge pressure of relegation, these weak teams have burst out with amazing strength.

Brighton drew 3-3 with Tottenham and succeeded in relegation two rounds ahead of schedule. Watford, on the other hand, moved up to fourth from bottom with a 4-2 win away at Leicester City, leaving the pressure of relegation on losing Swansea. Burnley, who also lost the game, unfortunately became the second team to confirm relegation this season.

Arsenal, meanwhile, beat Stoke City 1-0 at home, and with this victory, Leicester City had no choice but to withdraw from the competition for Europa League qualification, and they will miss out on next season's European competition. Southampton, on the other hand, won 2-1 at home to Swansea, leaving the suspense of the last Europa League ticket to the final round of the league.

There is also suspense in the battle for Champions League qualification, Manchester United beat Burnley 3-1, Chelsea beat Hull City 2-0, and the gap between the two teams is still only two points.

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The final round of the Premier League this season is full of focus, but right now, no one is focused on the Premier League, as the FA Cup and Europa League finals kick off ahead of this final round of competition.

The FA Cup final was still scheduled at Wembley Stadium, a neutral stadium in London, against Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Facing Chelsea again, Wang Shuai has no pressure. As mentioned before, this defence-oriented team has too few offensive means, which makes Villa invincible. Regardless of whether they can find the back of the net in regulation time or extra-time, even if the two teams go to penalties, Villa will continue to dominate, as they did against Manchester United in the semi-final.

However, as one of the most defensive clubs in the Premier League and even in Europe, Chelsea's defence was not so easy to penetrate, and Villa failed to find the back of the net until the end of the 90 minutes of regular time. Of course, Chelsea's weak attack was also inadequate, with the two teams still tied 0-0.

However, blind defense will not bring victory, and will eventually leave loopholes, and Wang Shuai did not let the history of the semi-finals repeat itself.

In the 112th minute, David cut diagonally on the right side, and then passed the ball horizontally to Wang Shuai, who was waiting in the middle.

At a time when both sides are about the same level of physical exertion, Chelsea are clearly on the defensive side. And this advantage is only an overall advantage, if you want to say who is the most physically fit on the field now, of course, it is Wang Shuai.

After knowing that he can no longer rely on running to open up the gap, Wang Shuai did not choose to play the pass control tactic anymore, but planned to resist a chance by himself, which is also his advantage now.

Leaning on the opponent's back, Wang Shuai shook to the right to make a feint, then knocked the ball to his left back with his heel, and then immediately turned to chase the ball.

After being promoted to a master player, Wang Shuai's ball control skills have also reached the realm of perfection, and even back to basics. Now Wang Shuai doesn't need to rely on the fancy moves in the system at all, and can get rid of his opponent with just a few simple foot movements.

After chasing the football, Chelsea's defenders have also helped to defend in place, and the back who was thrown off just now has also begun to chase back, and now it is only one step away from Wang Shuai.

Wang Shuai unhurriedly pulled the ball with an emergency stop, and then pulled the ball to the right again and suddenly started. It was these two sudden changes of direction that made Wang Shuai throw off the two defenders again. At this time, Wang Shuai had already rushed to the penalty spot, and there were no defenders around him for the time being, so it was the best time to shoot.

Wang Shuai did not hesitate, adjusted his pace and started directly, and this kind of close-range volley, the goalkeeper can only rely on luck if he wants to successfully save it.

But apparently, Lady Luck is on Wang Shuai's side.

Brush!

The soccer ball got into the far corner of the net.

1:0!

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Chelsea's attacking play has not been bright, and while their counter-attacking tactics often find holes in opposition defences, Villa are clearly not one of them. The Blues' only hope for this game is also on penalties. It was only after this goal that their hopes were dashed.

So in the final less than ten minutes, the game turned into a frantic Chelsea comeback. It's just that for Villa, who are starting to shrink their defence, Chelsea's attack is tantamount to scratching the boot. And Chelsea's final ending can only be helpless to watch Villa lift this year's FA Cup trophy.

However, the Villa players did not celebrate too enthusiastically, because this trophy represents only a third of their goal this season, and the Europa League and league titles are waiting for them.

A week later, the Europa League final was held at Sweden's Solna Stadium, where Villa welcomed their old group stage rivals, Serie A side Roma.

It was an even easier game than the previous FA Cup final, and although Roma are also a representative of classic Italian defence, their defensive quality is clearly a cut below Chelsea's.

2:0, Villa didn't win many points, but anyone could see that the game was under Villa's control from the beginning, and Roma was always suppressed, so it can be said that the game lost suspense from the beginning.

Villa won both games to claim the season double, while Chelsea were much more dismal in comparison.

After losing to Villa in the FA Cup, they lost to Barcelona in the Champions League final. It was the same 2:0 score, but the ending was very different.