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Chapter 1304 Will not give up the league

"We're not going to give up the league."

This sentence was not said by Benitez, it was Rong Guang who said it.

The background of his saying this is that the media are analyzing that Manchester City may give up the fight against Manchester United in the league because of the Champions League final. Anyway, they have won the league championship for two consecutive years. In the face of the huge temptation of defending the Champions League, the league championship does not seem so important.

Therefore, in order to avoid injuries, Benitez should make some adjustments to the starting lineup in the weekend derby to give those tired main players a chance to rest.

At the same time, his arrangement also means that Manchester City may give up the league.

Such analysis is rampant.

So Rong Guang took the initiative to talk about this issue in an interview.

"We have already won this season..." When Rong Guang said this, he paused, and then counted his fingers, "Community Shield Champion, European Super Cup Champion, Club World Cup Champion, League Cup Champion. We have already won so many champions, and of course we must also have the remaining champions."

"So, we will not give up the league." Rong Guang said these words in front of the reporters in an uproar.

The uproar among the reporters was the first time that Rongguang stated directly that his goal was not only to defend the Champions League, but also to win all the championships this season!
There are still three titles yet to be decided - the league title, the Champions League and the FA Cup.

The most recent is the FA Cup winner.

After this city derby, Manchester City will play the previously postponed league game with Norwich in the middle of next week.

Then next weekend, it's the FA Cup final.

Their opponent in the FA Cup final is Chelsea.

That's not an easy opponent either.

In a short period of time, there have been fierce battles, which is a huge and severe test for the entire Manchester City team.

The media felt that even if Rong Guang was a Superman, he would have no problem and could hold on, but what about his teammates?

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As the highlight of the No.30 six rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City's home game against Manchester United was put on the last game. On the evening of April 29, all league games were over, and the match between Manchester City and Manchester United began.

In this game, Manchester United sent the strongest lineup, and Manchester City, as Rong Guang said, they have no intention of giving up. Their starting lineup is exactly the same as the starting lineup in the last away game against Barcelona.

But in the eyes of Manchester United supporters, this is what they are happy to see.They believe that if Manchester City continues to use this lineup, Manchester United will have more chances to win.

After the game started, Manchester United was indeed aggressive in the game, as Ferguson said.

Both offensively and defensively, the action is huge.

In offense, they will counter-steal the ball as soon as they lose the ball.

Even if they can't grab the ball, it can interfere with Manchester City's counterattack.

It must be said that Manchester United's tactic is right. In addition, Manchester City's players are really tired, their condition is not very good, and it takes a long time to enter the game state.

So the two sides stalemate.

But Manchester United also paid a price.

After three and 10 minutes in the first half, the two sides failed to score a goal, but Manchester United got three yellow cards, an average of one every 10 minutes. In addition, Manchester City's central defender Kompany also got a yellow card.

In 10 minutes, the two teams got four yellow cards together, which shows the intensity of the game.

In the stands of the Manchester City Stadium, the huge boos have never stopped, basically all aimed at Manchester United.

Because Manchester United's tenacious and tough defense frequently interrupted Manchester City's offense, Manchester City fans were dissatisfied with Manchester United's style of play.

But a game like the same city derby... It seems that there shouldn't be any gentlemanly demeanor and sportsmanship...

Amidst the huge boos, the game was not going smoothly, and the neutral fans were also very painful to watch.

However, the two commentators understand the situation of the game.

"...After all, this is a game that is related to who can win the league championship. It is almost the same as the final of a major competition. Both parties must be cautious and cautious. And Manchester City can actually accept a draw. As long as they can draw with Manchester United at home, they will be on the same score with Manchester United if they have one game less. It will also overwhelm Manchester United with the advantage of goal difference and win the league championship...Therefore, there is no need for Manchester City to fight against Manchester United."

John Mortensen analyzes the thinking of both sides of the game for the TV audience.

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In the first half, neither of the two sides could score a goal, and the first half ended 0:0.

Although they failed to score in the first half, the Manchester City players were still in a good mood when they left the field, which can be seen from their relaxed expressions and movements.

As John Mortensen analyzed, even if it was just a draw at home, Manchester City would be perfectly acceptable.

Now that the Champions League has reached the final and the FA Cup has also entered the final, the Manchester City players are relatively relaxed. All they have to think about is the final. There are not as many things to think about before, and the burden on their hearts is less, so they are naturally in a good mood.

Benitez did not necessarily require his players to win the game just because it was a city derby.In his opinion, the gold content of the derby in the same city has declined after many collisions with Manchester United, and now he is more concerned about the championship.

As long as they can win the remaining three championships, it doesn't matter if they can't win this game, and it will not detract from the glory of Manchester City's unprecedented unique skills this season.

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Although Benitez doesn't care whether the game can be won, as long as it can be tied.

But Glory cares.

Although a draw can also ensure that Manchester City has the upper hand in the competition for the league title, he believes that victory is the safest.

If Manchester City can still lead Manchester United by three points with one game less than Manchester United, then after Manchester City completes the make-up match against Norwich, they will be six points ahead of Manchester United with the same number of games as Manchester United.

Winning the league title early is of great benefit to Manchester City.

In this way, Manchester City can devote all their energy to the FA Cup final and the Champions League final.

So this game has to be won.

In the second half, Manchester City kicked off. Taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity, Rongguang directly dribbled the ball straight to Huanglong.

This startled everyone and made the Manchester United players nervous.

Because just three days ago, at the Nou Camp, when Barcelona scored a goal, Rongguang took advantage of the kick-off opportunity, dribbled the ball straight to Barcelona's goal, and after a series of beautiful passes, shot the football into the goal.

Now Glory is repeating his old tricks, and people can't help but think of his goal against Barcelona...

So all the members of Manchester United rushed up, and successfully stopped Rongguang's progress at a distance of 33 meters from the goal.

Of course, Manchester United also paid a price.

Carrick, who fouled Rongguang, received a yellow card. This was Manchester United's fourth yellow card in the game.

And Manchester City also won a free kick 33 meters from the goal.

Rong Guang stood in front of the football. He had already set up the football and was waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Manchester United set up a human wall of as many as seven people, which is considered high-standard treatment.

There are only eleven players in a game. Except for the goalkeeper, seven out of ten players are in the wall, and there are only three other players. At this time, if Rong Guang passes the football to other players instead of direct free kicks, there may be a chance to shoot.

But it's not that Manchester United doesn't know, but they have no other way but to do this. After all, Rongguang's free kick level is very high.

If they missed one person on the wall and Rong Guang kicked the football directly into the goal, it would be useless for them to regret it.

At this time, we can only choose the lesser of two evils.They still believe that Rongguang will not give up this opportunity to others, and he will come by himself.

A wall of seven Manchester United players lined up in front of Rong Guang.

The referee blew his whistle, and Rong Guang started to run.

His approach distance is a little long, which is his typical elevator ball approach.

He doesn't care what kind of free kick he will take if his opponent guesses, because even if he is known, the opponent may not be able to save it.

Like... this time!
The football flew over the high jumping wall and flew towards the goal.

De Gea flew towards the football.

He raised his hand high, trying to shoot the football.

But he didn't touch football.

Because there is still some distance between his hand and the football.

After the football crossed the human wall, it deflected a little to the left. For the elevator ball, it is normal to go left and right.Sometimes, even Rong Guang couldn't control herself.

This also makes De Gea more difficult to attack.

He flew out without touching the football.

The football flew to the left of his fingertips and then... into the goal!

"The ball... the ball is in! The ball is in!" John Mortensen raised his arms and shouted. "Rong! No matter when, Rong is the most trustworthy and most worthy of expectation! A beautiful elevator ball! The football deflects in one direction in the air, making De Gea hard to guard against!"

The TV broadcast quickly cut to Rong Guang for a shot.

After scoring the goal, Rong Guang did not rush to celebrate, but stood still, raised his right hand high, and pointed his index finger to the sky.

And his teammates, like a ship that lost its way in the dark, saw the lighthouse and rushed over to surround him.

It seems that only under the light of the lighthouse can one find a sense of security.

Then the TV broadcast cut a close-up shot of Ferguson. In the shot, the old man was standing on the sidelines, his gray hair was a little messy. I don't know if it was blown by the wind or because of his violent actions...

In short, a little embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)