Cong Phuong misses chance to face off in Japan; Xuan Truong suffers serious injury and must rest for 2 months

Arsenal lost, Man City won Premier League

On the night of May 20, Arsenal lost 0-1 to Nottingham in round 37 of the Premier League, thereby helping Man City become the 2022/23 Premier League champion.

Against the 16th-placed opponent, Arsenal had to win 3 points to keep their hopes alive, albeit very fragile, in the championship race. However, Coach Mikel Arteta's team disappointed when they let the opponent score in the 19th minute.

The London representative had more than 20 minutes in the first half, the entire second half and 10 minutes of extra time to find a goal but was still helpless against the home team's crowded defense, thereby accepting defeat.

Starting lineup.

This result helps Man City immediately become Premier League champions without having to play the remaining 3 matches. The gap between Pep Guardiola and his students and Arsenal is 4 points, while the "Gunners" only have 1 match left to play.

At 10pm tonight (May 21), Chelsea will have to line up to welcome the king of the Premier League. Man City will become the next club, after Man United, to win the English championship for 3 consecutive seasons.

Losing to Leipzig, Bayern is in danger in the championship race

On the night of May 20, Bayern lost 1-2 to Leipzig at home, thereby facing the risk of having a trophyless season.

Just need to overcome Leipzig, the Bundesliga title will almost certainly belong to Bayern Munich because in the final round, they only have to face Cologne, the club has no more goals to strive for.

Top 6 rankings.

However, the nightmare came to the home team at Allianz Arena. Coach Thomas Tuchel's team entered the match with great enthusiasm and opened the scoring in the first half. However, consecutive mistakes in defense caused the defending champions to concede 3 goals, in the 65th, 76th and 86th minutes respectively.

The gap was so big that Bayern had no chance to recover. The defeat caused Thomas Muller and his teammates to lose the right to decide in the championship race. At this time, the flag was handed to Dortmund. The Ruhr club will end Bayern's 10-year consecutive championship streak if they win both remaining matches of the season, against Augsburg and Mainz respectively.

Xuan Truong suffered a serious injury and had to rest for 2 months

Head coach Chu Dinh Nghiem revealed the reason why Luong Xuan Truong was not registered to play when Hai Phong Club visited Nam Dinh in round 8.V.Leagueevening of 20/5.

Luong Xuan Truong (right) had not played long before he was injured again. Photo: Bao Ngoc

“Xuan Truong suffered a fracture in his right thigh muscle during training when V.League was suspended. Truong has to rest for at least 7-8 weeks, so I did not register to play in this match,” Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem answered Zing’s question after Hai Phong drew 1-1 with Nam Dinh on the evening of May 20.

After the injury at the beginning of the season, Xuan Truong was gradually asserting his position at Hai Phong Club and was in good form before the V.League was suspended. His continued injury has caused Hai Phong's already thin squad to be disrupted again.

Tottenham at risk of losing European Cup spot

The 1-2 loss to Brentford in round 37 of the Premier League on the evening of May 20 (Hanoi time) put Tottenham Hotspur at risk of losing 7th place to the teams below.

Starting lineup.

The defeat to Brentford left Tottenham stuck in 7th place with 57 points after 37 matches. This 7th place is enough for the "Roosters" to participate in the Europa Conference League next season. However, they are likely to lose this position to Aston Villa (56 points after 36 matches) or Brentford (56 points, 37 matches). This is also the 5th loss of the "Roosters" in the last 7 matches in the Premier League.

Van Toan has good news in Korea

On the afternoon of May 20, the Korean second-tier club Seoul E-Land hosted Bucheon 1995 in the 14th round of the domestic league. Notably, Van Toan was arranged to start this match.

Previously, on May 3, Van Toan's ankle injury had recovered. He had 3 consecutive matches where he was put on the bench by Coach Park Choong-Kyun. Realizing that Van Toan was regaining his high form, against a strong opponent, ranked 3rd on the rankings, Coach Park Choong-Kyun made use of the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai star.

Van Toan performed quite well against Bucheon 1995.

In the first half, the match was a draw. Neither side had many good chances to score. However, Van Toan had a dangerous chance to shoot, making the opponent's defense "sweat", but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. No goal was scored and the first 45 minutes ended 0-0.

In the second half, Van Toan continued to play energetically. The times when Van Toan accelerated on the wing and then received the ball to cross or dribble were also bright spots in the home team's attack. However, overall, Seoul E-Land's game was not very bright to score. And when deciding that a change was needed, Coach Park Choong-Kyun withdrew Van Toan from the field in the 57th minute.

Although he did not play the entire match today, the fact is that in the matches in the Korean second division, Van Toan always performed quite well. He still showed his personal strengths such as speed, technique and also coordinated quite well with his teammates.

Cong Phuong missed the opportunity to compete in Japan

Afternoon of May 20 (Hanoi time),Cong Phuongwas eliminated when Yokohama FC defeated Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 in round 14 of J1 League.

Cong Phuong was not on the list of players when Yokohama FC surprisingly defeated Kawasaki Frontale with a score of 2-1. The victory helped Yokohama FC rise to 16th place in the Japanese National Championship. After 11 matches, the team's performance gradually improved with 12 points won.

Cong Phuong has not been registered for 14 consecutive matches in J1 League.

As for Cong Phuong, the Vietnamese national team striker has not played a single minute in Japan's number one tournament. Up to this point, the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai striker has almost disappeared from the Yokohama FC squad.

The player born in 1995 continues to experience sad days in Japan with 14 consecutive matches without participating in the number one tournament of the "Land of the Rising Sun"./.

Thanh Hien (zing.vn/vov.vn)