"3:1 defeated the Red Devils, Blue Moon won 14 consecutive victories! 》

Manchester City equals Arsenal's record for the biggest winning streak in the Premier League, and another win will be the exclusive glory! 》

Who can stop this Manchester City team? 》

"With 46 points in 16 rounds, Manchester City broke the best start record in the history of the Premier League, or will break the Premier League single-season points record!" 》

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There was no surprise, after the match between Manchester City and Manchester United, the major media reported it in the form of front-page headlines for the first time.

Before the game, many were counting on Manchester United to stop Manchester City and end their winning streak.

But in the wake of United's defeat, that expectation was clearly dashed.

Manchester City's next opponent in the next round is Swansea, who are currently the vice-leaders of the Premier League, and with the quality of Manchester City and the consistency they have against the underdogs, the probability of losing this game is very low.

Therefore, after winning Manchester United, the probability of Manchester City breaking Arsenal's 14-game winning streak has now reached at least eighty percent.

Manchester City naturally did not disappoint the outside world, in the seventeenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City, who were playing away, defeated the opponent 5:0 with the goals of Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva and Aguero, etc., winning 15 consecutive victories, breaking the Premier League's largest winning streak record in 15 years!

With two games to go until the end of the first half of the league season, City have accumulated 49 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Manchester United.

This not only allowed them to lock in the halfway championship three rounds in advance, but also made the ownership of the league championship almost out of suspense.

One can't imagine how much of a mistake City can make to get these pursuers behind them to overtake them and snatch the league trophy away from them.

It's impossible!

This Manchester City team does not seem to have any weaknesses at all, and when they meet them, they can only ask for more blessings.

Of course, it would not be so much if City had no weaknesses at all.

A week ago, their unbeaten run of the season was broken in the Champions League.

The team that beat them was Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine!

The main reason why Shakhtar were able to beat Manchester City was the cold weather at their home stadium.

In addition, this game is the final game of the group stage, and Manchester City has locked up the top spot in the group early, and is not willing to waste the physical energy of the main players in the ice and snow thousands of miles away.

So in this game, Manchester City sent a substitute lineup, Aguero, Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva and others, not to mention playing, did not go away.

The substitute lineup led by Gabriel Jesus, B and others scored two goals in the first half because they couldn't adapt to the cold weather in the local area.

In the second half, with Leroy Sane's goal, he barely pulled a goal back, and did not let the team lose too ugly.

Although Manchester City's unbeaten golden body was broken, the major giants were not happy.

As soon as the main force of Manchester City was not played at all in this game, there was a huge gap in strength between the substitute and the main force, so this game has no reference value.

Second, the home environment of the Shakhtars is too bad, and it is difficult for other teams to have such a cold game environment, so they can't expect to weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness through the environment before the game starts like the Shakhtars.

Therefore, everyone is still at a loss for how to deal with Manchester City, and can only hope that those top teams can rely on their hard power and the manager's on-the-spot performance to beat Manchester City.

And the most promising to do so is defending champions Real Madrid.

After all, they beat Manchester City in last season's Champions League final and are among the best in Europe.

In addition, Real Madrid's form this season is also good, so many people feel that Real Madrid can meet Manchester City in the Champions League.

Considering that Real Madrid is currently second in the H team and Manchester City is the first in Group F, they have a chance of drawing Manchester City in the draw for the Champions League quarterfinals.

Basically, the annual Champions League draw will be questioned by fans as a script, in this case, some fans feel that it is better to play a big game, so that Real Madrid and Manchester City will meet in advance in the round of 16, so that the majority of fans can enjoy the pinnacle battle of these two top teams in advance.

Of course, from the perspective of the fans of both teams, they certainly don't want their teams to face in the Champions League too soon.

With their strength, no matter who is stopping in the top 16, it is a pity.

Fortunately, UEFA did not arrange such a script.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, Manchester City drew Swiss side Basel.

Real Madrid drew Ligue 1 hegemons Paris Saint-Germain.

For Manchester City, this signing is very comfortable, the opponent is relatively weak, it is difficult to create a threat for them, and the pressure on them to qualify is relatively small.

But for Real Madrid, the result is not so good.

Paris is not a weak team, they beat Barcelona 4-0 at home last year, and Real Madrid has been fighting with Barcelona for so many years, and they know the strength of their old rivals.

The fact that Paris can win so much against Barcelona proves that they are very dominant at home, even if Real Madrid goes, I am afraid they will have to drink a pot.

But Real Madrid can only blame themselves for drawing such a lot.

If they had done a little better in the group stage and didn't make so many mistakes that they were pressed by Tottenham, they wouldn't have drawn such a strong opponent at this point.

Real Madrid is not satisfied with this signing, and Grand Paris is actually not satisfied with it either.

They managed to win the group against Bayern Munich in Group B, and you tell me, my next opponent in the next round is the defending champion Real Madrid?

So what's the point of all the hard work I've done in the group stage?

I met Barcelona last season, I met Real Madrid this season, and you two heroes in the Spanish Super League took turns bullying me?

Looking at the opponents they drawn, and then looking at the opponents drawn by Bayern, the second in the group, Grand Paris is even more depressed.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, most of the big clubs had good luck.

For example, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester United.

But there are also some teams that are more unlucky and meet very strong opponents.

Tottenham just crossed the mountain of Real Madrid and met Serie A hegemon Juventus.

The two teams are relatively close in strength, and either team has a chance to advance, which will obviously be a very anxious battle.

Chelsea, the defending champion of the English Premier League, drew the Western Super League giants Barcelona, although Barcelona's record in recent years is not ideal, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and their strength should not be underestimated.

And the European feud between the Blues and the Red and Blue Army, it is worth talking about three days and three nights, the two teams meet again in the Champions League, I don't know what kind of sparks will be sparked.

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After the Champions League group stage, the major leagues have begun to enter the winter break one after another.

But there is no such thing in the Premier League during the winter break.

So, while the players in other leagues are comfortably enjoying the sunny and sandy scenery, in the Premier League, 20 teams and hundreds of players are still cold and damp, and there is a fierce battle in the rain and snow from time to time.

December 17, the eighteenth round of the Premier League.

Manchester City are at home and are challenged by an uninvited guest.

Their opponents are Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently fourth in the Premier League.

Although Tottenham Hotspur was thrown away by Manchester City in the standings by a huge gap of as many as 18 points, but Tottenham's strength this season should not be underestimated, after the introduction of Son Xingmin, their overall strength is further than last season, especially the offensive firepower of the striker, can be ranked in the top three in the entire Premier League!

The reason why they are so far behind Manchester City is actually very simple, on the one hand, because Manchester City's own record is too rebellious, with 16 wins and one draw in 17 rounds, the efficiency of scoring points is extremely high, and they have remained unbeaten so far.

On the other hand, Tottenham, because they have to take care of the Champions League games, they stumbled in the league on both fronts, and only got a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

Just looking at the results does not seem to be ideal, but Tottenham have got all the points they should have, and the four losses have been to Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Leicester City and other giants or powerhouses.

Tottenham are not wronged if they lose.

Expectations for Tottenham are also high, although City have already broken Arsenal's record for the biggest winning streak in the Premier League set 15 years ago.

But there is still a lot of concern about who can stop them and end their winning streak.

Swansea's defeat in the last game made fans realize that it is impossible to count on these teams in the middle and lower reaches, and they must rely on those giants or quasi-giants at the top of the table to have a chance to beat Manchester City.

Tottenham are in that range.

And last season, Tottenham Hotspur faced Manchester City with one win and one draw, remained unbeaten, and the record was quite good, which further raised the fans' expectations for them!

In the face of such a fierce opponent, Manchester City has been in a good spirit, and Guardiola has sent all the main players, and the main players who have not gone to Ukraine before have all appeared in this round.

Manchester City, playing at home, quickly took the initiative after the opening kick, and in the 14th minute of the first half, Gundogan received an assist from Lin Quan's corner kick to help the team open the scoring.

Fifteen minutes later, Kevin De Bruyne assisted Lin Quan to score the second goal.

The defensive counter-attacking tactics arranged by Tottenham Hotspur, under the targeted pressing of Manchester City, only defense remained, and there was no counterattack at all.

Because he didn't get enough support in the frontcourt, Kane, who was getting more and more anxious, even received a yellow card for too much action when grabbing the ball.

In the second half, Tottenham tried to change their tactics and push the formation out, unwilling to continue to be beaten in this way.

However, with Manchester City already gaining momentum, their change of formation not only did not achieve any effect, but further broke down their own defence.

In the 55th minute, Mbappe burst into the box and was brought down by the opposing defender, and Manchester City won a penalty.

Lin Quan conceded the penalty to Mbappe, who scored the penalty he had created.

Since losing on penalties in last season's Champions League final, Mbappe has been honing his penalty skills this season.

As for the effect, it can be seen from the effect of his penalty kick.

After 3-0, Manchester City played more and more relaxed, and the players were often able to play some amazing and wonderful combinations on the pitch when they were relaxed.

Needless to say, Manchester City's players have good foot skills, they can proudly boast that in the entire Premier League, there is no team with better foot skills as Manchester City.

And this group of players is not only technically good, but also creative.

Especially the trio of Lin Quan, De Bruyne and David Silva.

Their occasional flash of inspiration is simply breathtaking, and I have to sigh that football can still be played like this!

Compared with the morale of the opponents, in the deafening cheering of Manchester City's home stadium, the more the Tottenham players played, the more uncertain they became.

They can't figure it out, obviously they can already wrestle with a top team like Real Madrid in the Champions League, but why can't they beat Manchester City?

It's not that they haven't studied the opponent's new tactical play, and when they talk on paper, they think they have found the opponent's flaws, but in fact, when they try it on the court, they know that the tricks they think of are useless!

In the 70th minute, Manchester City's two midfielders completed the connection, and Gundogan assisted De Bruyne to score a goal to expand the score to 4:0.

A big win is no longer running, and the only suspense now is that there are more than 20 minutes left before the end of the game, can Manchester City continue to score goals before the end of the game?

The answer is yes!

In the 80th minute, substitute Sane received an assist from Gabriel Jesus, who also came on as a substitute, and scored Manchester City's fifth goal!

In stoppage time, Eriksen pulled a goal back in the open game to make it 5-1.

In the end, Manchester City, who was playing at home, won a hearty victory at home with a score of 5:1, extending its winning streak to 16 games, once again shattering all expectations from the outside world.

Tottenham Hotspur can't stop Manchester City's winning streak.

After watching this game, the news media and fans are sighing and wondering, where is the ceiling of this Manchester City team?

There is still one game left in the first half of the season, and Manchester City's points have accumulated to 52 points, which is terrifying!

On December 23, Manchester City continued to sit at home, with Lin Quan's brace, Aguero and De Bruyne scored one goal each, defeated Burns with a score of 4:0, won 17 consecutive victories, and increased their points to the terrible height of 55 points!

55 points in the halfway, let alone in the history of the Premier League, even in the entire five major leagues, is also an explosive existence.

The only team to achieve this achievement was Barcelona in the 2012-2013 season, when they set a La Liga record of 55 points in the half-time league and the all-time record in the entire top five leagues.

There are few teams in the Bundesliga, even if they win all 17 rounds, they will only have 51 points.

As for Ligue 1 and Serie A, the record is 51 points in the halfway of 15 years and 52 points set by Juventus in the 13-14 season, respectively, which is not a small gap from 55 points.

For Pep Guardiola's team, the right to record something is the icing on the cake, it's good to have it, and it doesn't matter if you don't.

He will not be jealous of the record that Vilanova set at Barcelona, after all, even if Manchester City does win in the next round, at most it will only equal this record and cannot break it.

In cases where records cannot be broken, it is naturally easier for people to remember the first team, and it is easy to forget the teams that came after.

But it will be too difficult to break this record, because the only hope of breaking this record is to win all of them in the first half of the season.

Barcelona and Manchester City, which are as strong as they were at their peak, can't do this, which shows how difficult it is to accomplish this goal!

It is worth mentioning that due to Manchester United's defenders at the King Power Stadium, Manchester United's future 'aircraft carrier' Maguire drew a draw, which led to their points being further stretched apart from Manchester City, and the current difference between the two teams has reached 13 points, a desperate number! (End of chapter)