Manchester United defeated Roma 3:1 as a guest, and Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 2:1 as a guest. Many European mainstream media speculated that Manchester United will join Real Madrid in this season's Champions League final.

However, the British media still hopes to see the Manchester Derby for the first time in the history of the Champions League final,"The Times"》、《post》、《Well-known British media such as Les Echos encouraged Manchester City, which lost at home, saying that Real Madrid could win away from home, and Manchester City could also defeat Real Madrid at Camp Nou and gain a chance to reverse the situation and advance.

If given the choice, Manchester United still hopes that Manchester City will advance to the Champions League final.

If nothing else, Manchester City is more familiar and easier to deal with. As long as there are no surprises, defeating Manchester City is a sure thing.

Real Madrid has rich experience in competitions, especially in the Champions League finals. It has won three Champions League titles in the four seasons from the 2013-2014 season to the 2016-2017 season. In addition, the lineup structure is stable and the players cooperate with each other tacitly. With the overall strength of Manchester United, at most five Five open.

After a short vacation, the Manchester United team resumed training at the Carrington training base to prepare for the league game two days later.

The focus of European mainstream media has gradually returned from the Champions League to their respective leagues. Among them, the 36th round of the 2017-2018 Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at home has attracted much attention.

Although Arsenal did not perform particularly well this season and ranked sixth in the league, considering the past grievances between the two teams, many media and fans believe that this league, which is about whether Manchester United can win the championship in advance, will definitely be a soul-stirring classic. Great war.

However, Arsenal has no hope of finishing in the top four in the league this season, and their hope of participating in the Champions League rests on the Europa League.

According to UEFA's latest rules, the winner of the Europa League can participate in the Champions League next season.

Arsenal drew 1:1 with Atletico Madrid at home in the first leg. They have a high probability of advancing to the Europa League finals this season and competing for the Europa League championship.

As we all know, the Europa League is the day after the Champions League match day ends, which means that Arsenal, who participated in the Europa League semi-finals, had two days less rest than Manchester United, who participated in the first match day of the Champions League.

Wenger knows the importance and has not been deceived by the media and fans. For him, visiting Old Trafford as a guest is a satisfactory answer as long as he does not lose to Manchester United.

If it's a draw, so much the better.

This is his last season coaching Arsenal. It would be a pity not to leave a championship, so it is a desperate move for the Europa League.

Before that, Manchester City, who had the task of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, challenged West Ham in the London Bowl. With the goals of Sane, Zabaleta, Jesus and Fernandinho, 4 :1 defeated the home team, and their points reached 91 points, becoming the highest second place since the establishment of the Premier League.

As Manchester City won the game, Manchester United lost the opportunity to win the championship without a fight, but with a 12-point lead, they can win the 2017-2018 Premier League championship as long as they do not lose to Arsenal in this game.

On the day of the game, the Old Trafford Stadium, which can accommodate 76,000 fans, was packed, and even the outer square was filled with die-hard Manchester United fans who did not have tickets.

They want nothing more than to celebrate with the team on the day they win the championship.

Manchester United leads Manchester City in points and will win the championship as long as they don't lose. Therefore, the staff of the Premier League transported the Barclays Cup, which symbolizes the Premier League championship trophy, to Old Trafford early and waited for the end of the game.

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Arsenal is desperate for the Europa League, and the league challenge to Manchester United as a guest is with a small number of main players + substitutes + youth team players.

The official lineup is 4231, goalkeeper Ospina, defenders Kolasinac, Chambers, Mavropanos and Bellerin, double midfielder Xhaka partnered with Niles, forwards Iwobi, Nelson and Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang is at the front of the striker.

Manchester United head coach Mourinho knew the final result when he saw Arsenal's starting lineup. To be safe, he played with semi-main players, such as this season's regular main players Van Kerry, Van Dijk and Pogba all sat on the bench. , in order to have a guaranteed second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester United's formation is 433, goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, De Ligt and Valencia, midfielders Fellaini, Herrera and McTominay, forwards Martial and Lu Kaku and Lingard.

Although Van Carey was sitting on the bench, he was still the most dazzling star of the game. The on-site director frequently gave close-ups to the most handsome boy in the game.

Manchester United, which did not send its main force, still took the initiative by virtue of its home court advantage. The goal that broke the deadlock was the home team Manchester United!

Ashley Young made a pass from the left. Lukaku defeated Mavropanos and Chambers at the back point and headed the ball back to the penalty spot. Header master Fellaini rushed to the top and the football plunged into the snow. White net.

Arsenal, who were lagging behind, consciously strengthened their offense in the subsequent game time. Mourinho had already taken precautions, and the 1:0 lead extended to the end of the first half.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United's old player Mkhitaryan scored a counter-attack to equalize the score in the 51st minute. After scoring, he did not choose to celebrate, but apologized to the Manchester United fans in the audience.

Manchester United fans appreciated Mkhitaryan's approach and applauded.

The score became 1:1. The home team Manchester United began to replace the main players. Pogba and Van Kerry came on the bench at the same time in the 58th minute.

"aooaoaooaoaooaooooooo——"

Suddenly, the auditorium rang with hysterical chants from Manchester United fans, as violent as a tsunami.

Seeing Van Kerry come on as a substitute, Wenger in the visiting team's coaching bench shook his head. He knew that the possibility of a draw with Manchester United as a guest would become very low. as expected!

Less than five minutes after Van Kerry came on as a substitute, he used an outflank in the penalty area to score to help the home team exceed the score again.

2:1.

In the 67th minute, Van Carey assisted Lukaku to score, widening the point difference.

And this goal was the last goal of the game.

Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3:1 at home, still leading by 12 points with one game less than Manchester City, and there are only three games left in the league, which means that Manchester City has no theoretical possibility of winning the championship, which also results in Manchester United Successfully defended the title and won the 2017-2018 Premier League championship.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

As the referee on duty, Kevin Fred, blew two short and one long whistles to end the game, the Old Trafford stadium instantly became crazy, like boiling water, and there was a wave of deafening shouts. Then a wave

"aooaaooaoaooaooooooo——"

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun's voice rose an octave, and he shouted with excitement:"The game is over! The game is over! Manchester United, the home team that defeated Arsenal 3:1, won the 2017-2018 Premier League championship! This championship is Manchester United's own. The second championship of the season! Congratulations to them! I hope they can have the last laugh in the FA Cup final and the Champions League!"

BBC commentator Lineker shouted almost crazy:"The 2017-2018 English Premier League champions The league winner is born! Manchester United from Manchester! 34 wins, 1 draw and 103 points in 35 league rounds! With the last three games of the league left, they can completely refresh the record of 108 points set last season!" The

Manchester United players on the field cheered. The substitute players rushed onto the court like crazy to vent their joy of winning the league title ahead of schedule.

The on-site director once again showed Van Carey a close-up shot of his face, showing that his handsome face has matured from the youthfulness he had when he first came to Old Trafford.

It was precisely because of his amazing performance that Manchester United won two consecutive league championships.

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