Premier League title race to the wire, Dortmund on Bayern’s heels. Another European football weekend is in the books, and once more there is controversy everywhere. Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne set records as Manchester City destroyed Southampton 4-1.
In other news, Villarreal shocked Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, Matthijs De Ligt scored a stunning goal for Bayern Munich, and Chelsea’s season is only getting worse all the time. Liverpool and Arsenal also played what might be the game of the season, drawing 2-2.
Mark Ogden, Julien Laurens, James Olley, Alex Kirkland, and Constantin Eckner, journalists for ESPN, lay down the most interesting and crucial information you should be aware of this weekend.
The race for the English Premier League championship was reversed.
Definitely down to the wire in the title race. With a comfortable 4-1 victory at Southampton on Saturday, Manchester City played first for the fourth straight Premier League weekend and won to increase the pressure on championship rivals Arsenal. Finally, the Gunners lost ground after being obliged to answer once more. The 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, though, was difficult to predict.
On the one hand, Arsenal had a 2-0 lead at Anfield and opportunities to win their first league game since 2012. On the other hand, Roberto Firmino’s 87th-minute equalizer, Mohamed Salah’s missed a second-half penalty in front of the Kop, and the need for Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to make three clutch saves late to preserve a point all contributed to a thrilling 2-2 draw that is a strong candidate for game of the season.
Premier League title race to the wire, Dortmund on Bayern’s heels
While Arsenal had control of the game and let it slip while also squandering late chances of their own, Liverpool finished with an anticipated goals number of 3.96, their best of the season and the third highest in any Premier League game current campaign.
When all is said and done, a point is probably a good result for Mikel Arteta’s team given the difficulty of traveling to Anfield, but it technically returns control of the title to City given that they are six points behind with a game remaining and will also host the Arsenal later this month at Etihad Stadium.
