On Saturday afternoon, April 9, the 32nd round of the Premier League had six matches played at the same time.

The Chelsea and Arsenal matches kick off at the same time.

The suspense over how Arsenal and Chelsea will line up in the league has finally been revealed.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have deployed most of their substitutions at Stamford Bridge, resting the squad for a stronger run in the second leg of the Champions League.

Arsene Wenger led the team to the Riverside Stadium to let the whole main squad continue to fight!

Both managers are the bosses of the team, and no player will object to the decisions they make, in fact, the trade-offs and profit and loss considerations in this are not something that can be understood from the player's standpoint.

There is no choice to maximize profits, and there is no foolproof choice to not take risks.

Of course, players want to get the best results in all games, but the reality is that the physical exertion of the end-of-season sprint can be very difficult for the key games.

After Qin Xiong rested for two days, the physical strength that had just eased up was about to be squandered in the battle on the riverside court.

McClaren's Middlesbrough did not expect Arsenal to send a full squad into the line-up, and they expected Arsenal to take care of the Champions League and thus restrain themselves in the league, so that the main players could get a respite and recharge for the big game in four days.

Middlesbrough has played well at home this season, playing a solid counterattack in front of Arsenal, and Arsenal has taken advantage of the field with Qin Xiong as the core of the midfield organization to launch an extreme pressing attack.

Arsenal continued to threaten Middlesbrough with long-range shots, individual breakthroughs and set-pieces. With continued efforts. Vieira. Pire, Ljungberg and Ashley Cole threatened from distance.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Qin Xiong received a pass from Vieira in front of the penalty area, and a long-range shot hit Southgate, which was refracted and flew into the Middlesbrough goal.

Goalkeeper Schwarzer felt helpless, he predicted correctly, and did not dare to say that he blocked Qin Xiong's long-range shot 100%, but after all, he had a lot of confidence, but he didn't expect the football to hit Southgate's shoulder and flew directly to the other side of the goal. Schwarzer could only look at the ball and sigh.

"Qin Xiong opened the scoring for Arsenal! He scored a crucial goal! ”

The Gunners fans who came to the away stadium with the team cheered for Qin Xiong, but Qin Xiong himself felt fatigued faster than in the usual game.

Before he had enough rest to play another tough battle, he couldn't think about whether he could face the Champions League in a few days with a full physical and mental state, and the thing in front of him was that he had to win this league!

There are only seven rounds left in the league!

Middlesbrough continued their stubborn resistance at home and threatened the Arsenal goal with counter-attacks.

In the second half, Arsene Wenger pondered on the sidelines whether to make a substitution, but the 1-0 score was not safe and he needed to be sure of the victory.

Arsenal continued to put attacking pressure on Middlesbrough, and in the 71st minute of the second half, Qin Xiong played the ball to Pire. Pire's diagonal long-range shot into the net was saved by Schwarzer. Thierry Henry scores the ball with a stop-up shot in front of goal!

"Arsenal sealed the win! 2:0, Henry scored his 28th Premier League goal of the season! Now he is not only at the top of the Premier League scorer list, Henry is also the top scorer in the top European leagues! He is very hopeful to defend the European Golden Boot award! ”

After scoring this goal, Wenger made a decisive substitution, Qin Xiong, Henry, and Piret were substituted, and the game only played more than 70 minutes, but Qin Xiong felt that he was close to Cheng Dù, who was physically exhausted.

The sustained physical exertion in the latest stage is too strict.

In addition to the third match in seven days, he had previously played in the World Preliminary Tournament in Asia, and he also had to travel back and forth between Asia and Europe, and the jet lag itself would have made his physical condition vulnerable.

Moreover, every recent game has been a point grabber or a key battle regardless of the strength of the opponent, and the dedication will be greater than in the first half of the season.

After Qin Xiong got off the court, he sat between Henry and Pire, and all three of them were sweating, drinking water while watching the game intently.

Arsenal began to defend with all their might, reducing the pace of the game, although Middlesbrough fought back with all their might, but their ability to attack was limited, and it was difficult to do anything in Arsenal's danger zone.

When the game ended, Qin Xiong saw his teammates and the coaching staff talking about each other.

He seemed to hear Chelsea's name, and then he was shocked, grabbed Henry's arm and asked, "What?" What happened? ”

Henry stood up directly, pulled Qin Xiong up and hugged him with a happy face, and shouted excitedly: "Chelsea were forced to draw at home by Birmingham!" Now we are level on points, but we have three more goal difference than Chelsea! Arsenal are back at the top of the table! ”

When Qin Xiong heard this, he immediately hugged his teammates and jumped up and down in celebration.

This loosened their tense nerves.

The leaders who once changed hands in the middle of the season are back in the hands of Arsenal!

Arsene Wenger looked so happy after the game for the first time in a long time.

Stamford Bridge is shrouded in a fog of worry.

Birmingham are wantless, but that doesn't mean Birmingham will kneel in front of Chelsea and give away the three points!

Coupled with the fact that Chelsea did not give their most in this round, they looked like they were lacking in the back of the net when they faced Birmingham's stubborn resistance, and then lost a victory that everyone thought they deserved!

Jose Mourinho said after the game that Chelsea had not lost the title race as there was still a league game between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, when Chelsea would need to win Arsenal to return to the top of the table.

Arsene Wenger gave Mourinho what he had said after the game: Arsenal will not give Chelsea any chance.

The Times highlighted the Chelsea vs Arsenal match report.

"By the end of the 32nd round of the Premier League, Arsenal and Chelsea have increased their points to 81 points at the same time! The two teams broke through the average 80-point mark of the Premier League championship at the same time! 80 points is very close to or guaranteed to win the championship in the history of the 20 teams in the Premier League, but now the problem is: there are two teams with 81 points! This season is undoubtedly the most competitive and brutal season in the history of the Premier League since its inception! With six league games remaining, we don't have to wonder if Arsenal and Chelsea will cross the 90-point mark at the same time. From the 95/96 season to the 03/04 season, only Manchester United won the title with 91 points in one season, Arsenal won the title with 90 points last season, and in the other 7 seasons, as long as the team with 90 points won the championship! Now it is Chelsea and Arsenal that are bound to have a team with a record that surpasses the seven, or even eight, and nine championship points in the past nine years, but can only be relegated to the runner-up! It's a cruel fact, but this is the Premier League this season, more intense and brutal than ever! (To be continued......)