host must win

Chapter 662 Waiting for the Champion
Three days later, at the White Hart Lane Stadium, a focus battle was played between Tottenham and Manchester United.

Although Tottenham currently ranks fourth in the standings, their results against Manchester United are very dismal.The last time they won Manchester United was on May 2001, 5, when Tottenham beat Manchester United 19:38 at home in the 3th round of the season.

However, the background at that time was that Manchester United had already won the league championship and did not pay attention to that game at all.

In the following five seasons, Tottenham faced Manchester United 9 times in the Premier League. The alley argument.

The most classic game between the two teams was the 2001th round of the 2002-8 season.

This game can be called the most soul-stirring reversal victory in the Premier League!

上半场比赛，热刺用一波边中结合3次洞穿曼联的球门。不过, 在弗格森中场开启吹风机模式之后, 下半场的曼联展现出了惊世骇俗的嗜血能力。范尼、贝隆、小贝等人连续进球，最终上演了0:3落后到5:3取胜的超级逆转。

Originally, Tottenham still had expectations for this game.Because Manchester United will usher in the first round of the Champions League semi-final in three days, Ferguson also let Yin Jun and other main players rest in this game to save energy for the Champions League game three days later, which allowed Tottenham to see the end against Manchester United Hopes for an embarrassing 9-game winless league record.

As for the motivation to win, Tottenham is even more full: they are currently ahead of Arsenal, ranking fourth in the league, and the temptation to participate in the Champions League next season will make Tottenham excited.

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Tottenham, full of fighting spirit, gave Manchester United a bad start at the beginning of the game: in the 2nd minute, Carrick passed the ball, Lennon broke through the penalty area with a low pass from Sylvester from the right, and Defoe made a tackle from the front, and the ball wiped The far corner uprights are slightly out of the way.

The attack scared United into a cold sweat and made them realize that Spurs are not a point boy who will do whatever they want, especially with their Champions League hopes in mind.

Subsequently, Manchester United seemed to be irritated, launched a fierce offensive towards Tottenham's goal, and scored in the 8th minute.Ruud van Nistelrooy broke through from the left and passed directly to Giggs. The Welsh veteran made a pass near the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area. Neither Robinson nor Lee Young-pyo could intercept the ball.

1:0, Manchester United took the lead!
This is Rooney's 15th league goal this season.

Just 8 minutes later, Manchester United scored again to extend their lead.Lee Young-pyo's clearance from the left side was seen by his national team teammates, Park Ji-sung blocked it, and then Lee Young-pyo dribbled the ball across the penalty area. Park Ji-sung stabbed the ball from behind, followed by Rooney from the right side of the penalty area and shot into the net from 8 yards from the right rib. Scored the 16th league goal of the season.

Although Tottenham scored a goal in the second half by Jenas, they could not prevent Manchester United from taking 3 points at White Hart Lane.

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Manchester United, which took all three points, has reached 95 points, breaking Chelsea's record of 93 points in a single season created last season.

Manchester United fans are very excited, because as long as Chelsea makes a mistake in the subsequent match against Everton, Manchester United can win the championship 3 rounds in advance.

Many Manchester United fans even flocked to Everton's official website to cheer for Toffee and encourage Moyes to stop Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

However, at the critical moment, Mourinho and Chelsea withstood the huge pressure. Lampard took the lead, Carsley was sent off for a serious foul, and Chelsea, who played one more man, was followed by Didier Drogba and Essien. City sealed the victory and scored 1 points steadily with a score of 3:0.

Chelsea, who scored 3 points, also reached 88 points, and continued to lag behind Manchester United by 7 points, retaining the last theoretical hope of winning the championship.

After 35 league rounds, the Premier League standings look like this:

曼联31胜2平2负，打进94球失34球，净胜球60个，积95分排名第一；

蓝军28胜4平3负，打进69球失21球，净胜球48个，积88分排名第二；
红军22胜6平7负，打进49球失27球，净胜球22个，积72分排名第三；
热刺17胜10平8负，打进50球失35球，净胜球15个，积61分排名第四；
枪手18胜5平12负，打进60球失30球，净胜球30个，积59分排名第五；
These five teams are also teams that continue to retain their hopes of competing for a place in the Champions League with 3 rounds left in the league. Further behind, Newcastle, ranked sixth, has at least 10 points behind the top four. There is no possibility of entering the Champions League.

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Manchester United defeated Tottenham 2:1. Ferguson said that the championship was "almost achieved". With 3 rounds left to lead by 7 points, and there are as many as 12 goal difference advantages, Chelsea's comeback only exists in theory.Next, Manchester United may win the championship in any way, "at home, away, or in a hotel", but Sir Alex obviously hopes to win the throne at Stamford Bridge when he plays Chelsea in the next round.

The significance of Chelsea's defeat of Everton is that the battle at Stamford Bridge on April 4 has become special. The Blues don't have to applaud the Red Devils before the game. At least they still have a chance to face Manchester United with dignity.

If they can beat Manchester United at home and delay their championship ceremony again, it will be good for the Blues' self-esteem and prospects for next season, as well as boost their confidence and morale.

After defeating Tottenham, Manchester United did not rush back to Manchester immediately, but watched the match between Everton and Chelsea in the hotel where they stayed, but the results they waited for were somewhat disappointing.

Fortunately, the 37th round match between Chelsea and Manchester United was brought forward before the game against Blackburn due to the FA Cup "stopping". This also avoided the embarrassment of Chelsea lining up at home to welcome the new champion.

After this round, the media were all talking about the significance of Chelsea's defeat of Everton. ESPN said that "Manchester United was forced to wait", while Sky Sports said, "Chelsea delayed Manchester United's coronation".

So how big is this theoretical final possibility?

With 3 points in 7 rounds and a goal difference of up to 12, Chelsea must first beat Manchester United away. In the remaining two rounds, the Blues need to win Blackburn and Newcastle away. At the same time, they have to count on Manchester United to play Manchester United at home Desburg and Charlton were all lost.

The probability of this happening is extremely slim. Even if Chelsea grit their teeth and fight for three games, it is unrealistic to expect Manchester United to lose three games in a row, especially when Manchester United played at home in the last two games.

(End of this chapter)