Man City 1 – 0 Leicester: Ahead is the halo
(Baonghean.vn) - Early this morning (May 7), the football world all turned their attention to Etihad Stadium where Man City will host Leicester - the latest match of round 37 of the 2018/19 Premier League - also the final daunting challenge for The Citizens on the road to defending the throne.
If they win against the "foxes" in this match and beat Brighton in the remaining round, the "blue half" of Manchester will officially be crowned champions, despite all the efforts of their arch-rivals Liverpool.
With Leicester suddenly becoming Man City's biggest rival for the remainder of the 2018/19 Premier League title race, having beaten Man City (2-1) in the first leg, their current form is what the Etihad Stadium team is worried about.
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| Company became Man City's hero when he scored the only goal of the match. Photo: Getty |
Since appointing Brendan Rodgers as head coach (late February 2019), the “foxes” have transformed dramatically. They have won 6/8 matches in the Premier League, and are always a tough opponent for the Big Six teams.
Holding the power to decide the championship, Pep fielded the strongest lineup with the midfield quartet Silva, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo Silva, and two attackers Aguero and Sterling.
With home field advantage and the imperative to win to reclaim the top spot from Liverpool, Man City immediately invaded Leicester's field from the first minutes, but the away team quickly stabilized the game and showed that they were not at all inferior to the defending champions.
The first dangerous chance belonged to Leicester. In the 8th minute of the match, Ricardo Pereira finished close to the goal after a well-coordinated move, but the Man City defender was able to block it in time.
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| Aguero has no regrets about missing a chance to score when Man City already have 3 points. Photo: Getty |
Entering the second half, Man City continued to dominate the game and increase pressure on the opponent's goal. However, in a day of focused play, Leicester's defense made the home team continue to fall into a deadlock in finding a goal, including a very unfortunate miss by Sterling in the 50th minute of the match when the English player had a huge space to finish, but the English player's header sent the ball over the crossbar.
While Man City was really in trouble, their hero suddenly spoke up. In the 70th minute of the match, Belgian player Kompany made an incredible cannon shot from a distance of more than 30 meters, the ball hit straight into the dead corner, giving Schmeichel no chance to block it, opening the score for Man City in the joy of thousands of spectators present at Etihad Stadium. 1 - 0 for Man City.
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| Leicester players had a brave match against Man City. Photo: Getty |
Having broken the deadlock, Man City continued to increase the pressure, but no more goals were scored.
Closing 90 minutes at Eithad Stadium, home team Man City won 1-0 against Leicester in the late match of round 37 of the Premier League.
With this extremely important victory, Man City has 95 points and reclaimed the top spot from Liverpool, 1 point more than the Reds.
By overcoming Leicester, Man City has one hand on the Premier League championship trophy this season. In the final round, they only have to face the underrated team Brighton, while Liverpool will meet Wolves on May 12.
Final:
Man City 1-0 Leicester
Score:
Man City; Kompany (70')
Starting lineup:
Man City:Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Silva, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo Silva, Aguero, Sterling.
Leicester:Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell, Ndidi, Albrighton, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison, Vardy.