The Premier League title fight is getting more and more exciting after Liverpool and Manchester City tied the scores at 1-1. When comparing the final programs, the advantage is on Liverpool’s side.
In the Premier League, an extremely important match for the series championship was played, when Liverpool faced Manchester City at home. Before tonight’s meeting, the teams were only one point away from each other.
Both were aiming to climb past Arsenal, who have 64 points after 28 games played.
City took the lead in the match after twenty minutes of play. Kevin De Bruyne from the corner kick he continued the ball into the goal John Stones.
The second half started dramatically. City goalkeeper Ederson poured By Darwin Nunez in the penalty area. Alexis McAllister surely shot the ball into the net. The goal was the third of the season for the Argentinian midfielder.
After the equalizing goal, Liverpool took control of the match. The home team had some excellent chances to score. In extra time, Liverpool’s possible penalty kick was still considered, but it was not awarded. This is how the scores were tied at 1–1.
The Premier League’s championship battle thus became even tighter. Arsenal still leads the league with a better goal difference, even though Liverpool went level on points (64). City is a point away with 63 points.
This is what the final programs of the master candidates look like
All three top teams now have ten games left. Liverpool have one significant advantage over Arsenal and City: Pool no longer plays against either. City and Arsenal face each other at the end of the month.
All teams play five more home matches and five away matches. Liverpool will only face two teams who are currently in the top five in the league. On the other hand, it still faces ManU, West Ham and Wolverhampton, who are currently in sixth, seventh and eighth place.
Arsenal will face City and Tottenham away from the top five teams. City, on the other hand, gets to play against Arsenal and Aston Villa at home. City have not lost a single home game in the Premier League this season.
All the match dates are not yet known, as City and Arsenal still play in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup next weekend. If the teams advance, they may find themselves in a tougher match jam at the end of the series.
Of course, the European games also bring their own spice.
Liverpool continues its games in the Europa League. The team is on its way to at least the quarterfinals, as the opening part of the quarterfinals against Sparta Praha ended 5–1 for Pool.
Arsenal will play against Porto in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday. Arsenal starts the home game from the chasing position after losing the opening part 0–1.
City have already advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
You can see the Premier League standings at this link.