- The Premier League resumes this Wednesday in Britain.
- 20 Minutes offers you a catch-up session so as not to be lost when you resume.
After Germany and Spain, make way for Fra… oh no, still not. By cons, and there is no joke, football is finally about to resume in England. The Premier League returns first on our screens this Wednesday with the continuation and end of the 28th day (Aston Villa - Sheffield and especially Manchester City - Arsenal) then Friday with the 30th (no, it's not a mistake, we know how to count, thank you). No fight for the title, which should quickly return to Liverpool, but a big fight for European places, for the maintenance and for the honorary title of top scorer. Small practical guide made in 20 Minutes .
The recovery program
Continuation and end of the 28th day
Wednesday June 17
Aston Villa - Sheffield
Manchester City - Arsenal
30 th day
Friday June 19
Norwich - Southampton
Tottenham Manchester United
Saturday June 20
Watford - Leicester
Brighton - Arsenal
West Ham - Wolves
Bournemouth - Crystal Palace
Sunday June 21
Newcastle - Sheffield
Aston Villa - Chelsea
Everton - Liverpool
Monday June 22
Manchester City Burnley
Challenges
Difficult to invent any suspense on the top floor of the rocket. Containment or not, lack of rhythm or not, the title can no longer escape Liverpool, 27 wins, a draw, a defeat, and 14,000 points ahead of Manchester City (if not more). Just below, the second place should be played between the Citizens and Leicester, almost returned to its level of 2016. We will keep an eye on the surprising Wolves and Sheffield who titillate the fifth place of Manchester United and to a lesser extent the fourth of Chelsea.
A little lower, Arsenal and Tottenham have the choice between catching up and getting stuck in the soft belly of the Premier League with Burnley, Everton and others. The maintenance will be played between Brighton, West Ham, Watford - not relegated - Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Norwich City, the latter already having a foothold in the grave.
The decla to remember Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) : "We have never been nine weeks without training in our lives since we play football. This is all different but also interesting, said the coach when he resumed training at the Liverpool site. It makes all the difference for us, to be honest, to get together and have an hour or two here together. You have this contact, this interaction, directly in the field, and not via a computer or a screen. It's a huge, huge relief. "
The strong men of the season
At the individual level, the sharing of wealth seems better assured than at the top of the Premier League. Top scorer Jamie Vardy peaked at 19 goals, two more than Aubameyang and three ahead of Mo Salah and Kun Agüero. As for smugglers, it will be recalled that Kevin de Bruyne spent his weekends distilling caviar with his City buddies (16 dice passes) just in front of the Alexander-Arnold phenomenon (14 assists ). And if you don't like numbers, you can always turn to the defensive efficiency of Van Dijk, the vista of Bobby Firmino or the praloches of Ruben Neves. Ah, and a nod to Heung Min Son, who took advantage of the confinement to recover from an injury and to illustrate himself during his military service in South Korea to the point of finishing among the five best marines of his contingent . Encouraging at the time to find the martial regime of José Mourinho.
The said to remember Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal): "Recently I have not received a proposal, said the striker Gunners, very evasive about his future at the microphone of Telefoot . Of course we talked to the club. It's been quite a few months. They know very well why nothing happened. Arsenal have the keys to my extension. It’s up to them [the leaders] to do their job and then we’ll see how it goes. It was a turning point in my career. I want to be very frank with everyone. It will necessarily be a very difficult choice to make. Because I still haven't chosen, be careful. We'll see. It may be the most important choice of my career, but nothing has been decided yet. "
"Arsenal have the keys to my extension. It will surely be the most important choice of my career, but for the moment nothing is decided"
His situation, the resumption of the PL, his relationship with Lacazette, his memories of ASSE: @ Aubameyang7 confided in exclusion to @Yassin_YN pic.twitter.com/Xf0K0KyHxI
And the French, then?
Unlike PEA, Olivier Giroud extended him with Chelsea until June 2021. Not far from a miracle in view of the last winter transfer window which had almost confirmed his departure for Inter Milan. "I'm not going to go back on what happened but the coach [Frank Lampard] spoke to me privately and said he would give me more games. He kept his word and ... I just took my chance to give him back the faith he placed in me, "he explained on the Blues website. Still at Chelsea, N'Golo Kanté returned to training last week after being allowed to stay out of training for fear of coronavirus.
This rolled up left N'Golo Kanté full skylight 😍
"Oulala!" 😅pic.twitter.com / BfZLdLSJ7o
Finally, and since we will not spread over all the French Premier League at the risk of not finishing writing before the end of 2029, we are very curious to see if Anthony Martial will be able to recover his beautiful form (five pawns over the last ten games). His duo with Bruno Fernandes looked promising, and Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not hide the fact that he hoped to see the tandem continue to "flourish".
The statement to remember Hugo Lloris (Tottenham): "This season has been strange for all players, everywhere," said Lloris on the official website of Tottenham. “In this kind of situation we try to be positive. In my case, I took the opportunity to regenerate myself. After fifteen seasons at the highest level, you never have time to settle down and take a break. From one season to the next, we barely have time to recover that we have to start a new one. This period was very important for me because it allowed me to spend time with my family, and therefore to rest my mind and my body. "
The chic type
The world of football is not only made up of players with large credits to honor. There are also those who work for a good cause. Marcus Rashford, for example. The Red Devils striker has raised the funds necessary to allow the FareShare association to offer three million meals to disadvantaged people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic across the United Kingdom. Rashford had launched a campaign in early April, the aim of which was to allow children deprived of school and therefore of canteen to be able to feed themselves. He himself had put “50,000 or 60,000 pounds” out of his pocket to help it take off. In total, just over 22 million euros in financial or food donations have been collected. Nice score, Marcus.
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