Premier League | One goal is worth a thousand gold! Blue Moon and Blue Lion caught the last round of the Champions League

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point reporter Yin Chengjun

Although no Premier League team advanced to the Champions League final this season, they won a great victory in the allocation of the Champions League quota next season, and won a total of six tickets, setting a new record. In the early morning of the 26th, the 38th round of the Premier League was over. In the last round of the competition, the owners of six Champions League tickets were also produced, and Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United were qualified. Among them, Manchester City and Chelsea only ensured their promotion without worries by defeating their opponents in the last round, and they can be said to be worth a thousand gold medals in one goal.

Since Liverpool won the Premier League title early, they were the first team to qualify for the Champions League next season, followed by Arsenal, the second-ranked one. Last week, Tottenham defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Cup final to win the championship. According to UEFA's reward policy, the UEFA Cup champion can also get a ticket to the Champions League next season. Therefore, as the 17th place in the Premier League, Tottenham entered the Champions League, which has also become a big miracle.

Originally, UEFA gave five UEFA Champions League places, and Tottenham Hotspur got another one, so six teams will enter the Champions League next season. However, the other three teams were unable to distinguish between the top and bottom until the start of the last round. Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are expected to stand out after the 38th round.

The final result is that Manchester City defeated Fulham 2:0, Chelsea narrowly defeated Nottingham Forest 1:0, Newcastle United lost to Everton 0:1, and Aston Villa lost to Manchester United 0:2. Among them, Chelsea competes with Nottingham Forest the most fierce competition because they are direct competitors and whoever wins will get ashore. Nottingham Forest, who must win, changed the defense that he usually relied on to survive and played offensive football with the more aggressive "Blue Lions", but Jiang was still old. After paying attention to the real-time scores of other games, the "Blue Lions" decided to defend and counterattack. After scoring a goal in the 59th minute, Colewell scored a goal and protected the victory, thus defeating his opponent with one goal, finally ranked fourth and advanced to the Champions League next season.

Manchester City also won third place in the league with a tough win. They have been in a state ups and downs this season and have been even worse than a mid-range team for a while, but under the leadership of Guardiola, "Blue Moon" still walked out of the quagmire. In the last round, their opponent was Fulham who had no desires. Although Manchester City had a high probability of keeping the Champions League even if they lost, this was not Guardiola's style. In the end, "Blue Moon" defeated the opponent 2-0, and advanced to the Champions League while standing rather than lying down, which left some dignity for the club and Guardiola.

The most fortunate thing is Newcastle United, another rich team in the Premier League. They lost 0:1 to Everton in this round, which is a big surprise. However, what they want to thank should be Manchester United, because in this round, Manchester United, who also had no pursuit, fought with Aston Villa for the sake of face and finally defeated their opponent 2:0. In this way, Newcastle United and Aston Villa, which were defeated at the same time and scored at the same time, did not change the rankings. The former ranked fifth with a goal difference advantage, thus winning the last Champions League place.

The Champions League has always been the cake that attracts wealthy families the most. The value of its value can be described as a thousand gold coins. The difference of one goal or one point may reduce the income of tens of millions of euros next season. How can such a gap not make the Premier League's wealthy families die for it? Now, everything has been settled, and the wealthy families are still able to enter the Champions League. Due to the expansion of the army, Newcastle United has also gained a share of the pie. However, while making money, Premier League teams should be tougher and strive to win back the long-lost Champions League championship with a huge lineup next season.

In addition, Aston Villa, ranked sixth and FA Cup champion Crystal Palace will qualify for the Europa League next season, while Nottingham Forest, ranked seventh, will qualify for the Europa League, and Leicester City, Ipswich and Southampton will be relegated.