Provocation at Manchester City Stadium
In the English Premier League, the tenth testing of players and club employees at COVID-19 took place. A total of 1829 people underwent the procedure from June 17 to 21. On Monday evening, it became known about one case of the disease. His identity, as well as the name of the team, were not disclosed. The championship continues to observe enhanced security measures and, in particular, does not allow spectators to the stands.
However, the tournament continues. Manchester City postponed the Liverpool championship for several days, which, after a Sunday draw with Everton, could secure a title on June 24th. This required the townspeople to lose points in a home game against Burnley.
The sensation, however, did not happen. Josep Guardiola's team sent five unanswered goals (5: 0) into the goal. Phil Foden and Riyad Marez, who drew doubles, and also David Silva, lit their names on the Etihad scoreboard. It is curious that for the entire previous period of performances in the City, Foden distinguished himself only once. As for Marez, two accurate shots on goal by Nick Pope helped him climb to tenth place in the list of the most successful Premier League players with 17 points (9 goals and 8 assists).
The start of the game in Manchester was marked by an incident with political overtones. After the players knelt in front of the referee's whistle in solidarity with the slogan Black Lives Matter (“Black lives matter”), an airplane appeared over the stadium. On a rope attached to it was written: “White Lives Matter” (“White lives matter”).
Who was behind the action is not yet known. “Burnley” before the end of the match managed to apologize on his website for what happened. The club categorically rejected their involvement in this and promised to cooperate with the authorities.
The gap between Liverpool and Manchester City narrowed to 20 points (83 and 63, respectively), so it is likely that the Merseysides will become champions of England at Etihad on July 2.
Since there is no real intrigue in the fight for the trophy for a long time, Guardiola begins to try on the next season. The other day, he said that striker Leroy Sane refused to renew the contract and would definitely leave the team.
Ronaldo first distinguished himself after a pause
Meanwhile, Juventus rehabilitated in front of its fans after a recent defeat against Napoli in the final of the Italian Cup. The champion of the country of the past eight years risked giving the Roman Lazio a chance to overtake himself in the standings in case of loss of points in the away game with Bologna. However, misfires were avoided. It was worth the mentor of “Old Signora” Maurizio Sarri on the eve of the game to express hope for a speedy transformation Cristiano Ronaldo, as the Portuguese scored the first goal since February 22.
At the 23rd minute, he realized a penalty awarded for a foul on Matteis de Ligte and reduced the gap from the leading goal scorers in the race to Ciro Immobile to five goals (22 vs. 27). Moreover, in order to determine a violation of the rules, the judge had to resort to a video review. The outcome of the meeting was largely predetermined after 13 minutes, when Paolo Dybala shot from the penalty line into the “nine” (2: 0). As a result, Turinians increased their advantage over Lazio to four points, but he spent less on the game.
The first of the season, a major victory was won by AC Milan. Stefano Pioli's team successfully went to visit Lecce (4: 1). The first goal in this meeting was scored in the middle of the first half by the Spanish legionnaire Rossoneri Samu Castillejo. Soon after the break, the home team player Marco Mancozou restored parity from the penalty spot. However, Giacomo Bonaventure and Ante Rebic in about three minutes not only returned everything to normal, but also increased their advantage. After another 15 minutes, Rafael Leau brought the score to a crushing one.
Conducting an unsuccessful season, “Fiorentina” could not defeat Florence in the last line in the Serie A table “Brescia” (1: 1). It is interesting that guests have not known victories since December 14 of last year.
“Villarreal” and “Sevilla” scored each other two goals
In Spain, Sevilla has so far regained the third line in the table, lost after a draw with Barcelona. Wards Julena Lopetega confidently stay in the Champions League area, and ousting them from the first four opponents in the remaining matches will be difficult.
An application for this, if successful in a home game, could be made by Villarreal. The team of Xavi Kalehi had a great time after the resumption of the championship, having won three victories in a row with a score of 1: 0. In just six days, the “yellow submarine” turned from a middle peasant into a candidate for a ticket to European competition.
But in the starting game of the 31st round, “Villarreal” on his “Estadio de la Ceramica” for the first time after a pause missed and lost points. The hosts twice pulled ahead: in the middle of the first half, Andalusian goalkeeper Tomas Watslik upset Paco Alcácer, and moments before the break Pau Torres followed suit. He was assisted by 35-year-old Santi Cazorla, who at the end of the season can leave the team and continue his career in Qatar.
But “Seville” in both cases found the strength to equalize the situation. The scored goals were recorded as Sergio Escudero and Munir El Haddadi (2: 2). The final result probably did not suit both teams. “Villarreal” missed a chance to come close to the top 4, and “Seville”, although it returned to the top three, according to the results of the tour can release “Atletico” by two points already.