Chapter 707: Chapter 706: Sixty-One Undefeated Games
If Mourinho were to face them in the Champions League final, he would still have a fifty percent confidence.
But in any encounter after the UEFA Champions League, Porto would definitely be crushed by Manchester City.
Don’t ask why.
Just that Manchester City has remained undefeated this season so far!
Not just undefeated in the league, not just in one, two, three, four, five, six, seven games...
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But undefeated in all competitions!
Carabao Cup!
FA Cup!
English Premier League!
Europa League!
This is insane!
They have set the record for consecutive victories in Europe!
Starting from last season’s FA Cup final, up to now, Manchester City has gone sixty-one official matches unbeaten!
If you consider friendly matches, that is, not counting last season’s FA Cup final,
they are still sixty matches unbeaten.
Either way, it’s astonishing!
What the hell kind of team is this?
"All Football App" has made the most widely accepted comment on this: "If you just look at the number of unbeaten games in the Premier League, Arsenal has a few more than Manchester City."
"Because Manchester City lost the last round of the league last season, they were focusing on preparing for the FA Cup final."
"Arsenal needs a few more wins."
"If you only look at European competitions, Porto and Monaco both have the chance to become Champions League winners, which obviously has a higher value than winning the Europa League."
"But!!!"
"Manchester City’s unbeaten run across four competitions is far more shocking than Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Premier League."
"This season, Arsenal has lost quite a few games, even crucial Champions League knockout matches."
"Manchester City, on the other hand, has truly not lost a single one."
"Etihad Stadium has even forgotten what it feels like to lose; they are the happiest fans in the world, bar none."
"And for Porto and Monaco, if they win the Champions League, it’s because they deserve it."
"But if Manchester City wins the Europa League, it’s because that’s the only competition they are in!"
"I believe that this season’s Manchester City, playing in any competition... Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Europa League, UEFA Champions League, Euros, World Cup... whatever they play, they can win it!"
"This is Manchester City this season!"
"This is the undefeated Blue Moon under Deng Kai’s reign!!!"
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Fans very much agree with this view.
Not only Manchester City fans regret, fans of many other teams also lament why Manchester City isn’t playing in the Champions League this season.
If that were the case, then everyone would witness a super miracle this year.
A spectacle never seen before.
Of course, even playing in the Europa League, there’s still a chance to create a super spectacle.
It’s just that, compared to the Champions League, the Europa League is just a tiny bit less prestigious.
At the current stage, besides Arsenal, who’s competing with Manchester City for the Premier League title, Manchester United, who’s contesting the FA Cup, and Valencia, who just entered the Europa League finals to compete with Manchester City, everyone else is quite happy to see Manchester City break records.
After all, when the gap is small, there can be some envy.
When the difference is too big, admiration is all that’s left.
And this season, as most battles have settled,
everyone has the leisure to continue watching Manchester City’s performance.
"Sky Sports": "Manchester City might hold on! Manchester City’s three championships will be decided by the last four matches!"
"Kicker": "This season, Manchester City has already held on for sixty matches! Now they just need to face a mere four more matches!"
"Bild": "What’s pessimistic is that the pressure of the last four matches may be greater than any single one of the previous sixty matches!"
"AS Newspaper": "To exaggerate, the pressure of Manchester City’s last four matches might be greater than all of the previous sixty matches combined!"
Thirty-eight rounds of league games.
Over a dozen rounds in the Europa League.
Eight rounds of the Carabao Cup.
Seven rounds of the FA Cup.
It’s reasonable for Manchester City to be plagued by injuries this season.
The games were really too numerous.
A good team generally plays around fifty matches in a season.
And many play just over forty.
With players prone to injuries, a player might only participate in twenty games.
But some Manchester City players played what others did in three seasons—in just one!
It’s too damn overwhelming!
Yes, I’m talking about you, Kai Dog!
May 8th.
The whole world turned its attention to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The Premier League officials brought the Championship Trophy to the stadium.
In this match, Manchester City would host Leicester City at home.
Theoretically, they could clinch the title.
If Arsenal lost, and Manchester City secured a point.
Then Manchester City would be crowned champions with a round to spare.
So, the Manchester City players were especially motivated for this game.
Nearly the full starting lineup played.
Anyone who was fit played.
Deng Kai and Ribery provided assist after assist, helping the team to a 4-1 victory over Leicester City.
However, at the same time, news came from Arsenal.
They too defeated their opponents and took all three points.
The gap between Manchester City and Arsenal continued to hold at two points.
Manchester City ninety-one points.
Arsenal eighty-nine points.
In the final round, Arsenal theoretically still had a chance to stage a comeback.
The Premier League once again extended the suspense of the title race to the last round, becoming the big winner in viewer ratings.
May 15th.
The thirty-eighth round of the Premier League kicked off.
The Premier League champion was about to be decided.
Manchester City would decide the fate of three Championship Trophies, including this game and the last three matches!
Manchester City faced a challenge away against Middlesbrough.
Leicester City, who lost to them in the previous round, were set to challenge Arsenal.
The authentic Championship Trophy appeared on the Manchester City side of the match.
A replica was present on Arsenal’s side.
Today, football fans around the world would watch these two matches at the same time.
Because any changes could potentially determine the champion!
Soon, good news came from Leicester City—they managed to score a lightning goal in the second minute.
Arsenal—undefeated all season in the Premier League—was finally brought to their knees!
But Arsenal did not disappoint their fans.
Wu Xudong, referred to as "Tong Liao Khan" and "Wu Genghis Khan," scored on a counter-attack, charging solo to help Arsenal equalize.
Arsenal still had the possibility to overturn Manchester City’s lead.
Almost at the same time, Manchester City conceded a goal as well.
Middlesbrough was leading one-nil at home!
Arsenal’s live score was just one point behind Manchester City!
In the final moments of the first half.
King of Highbury, Henry, stepped up.
He launched a shot from the top of the arc that pierced through Leicester City’s goal.
Changing the score to two-one!
It was his thirtieth goal of the season!
Leading Deng Kai and Adriano, both with twenty-nine goals, he stood alone at the top of the Premier League scorers chart!
For the first time after Manchester City overtook Arsenal in points during the second half of the season, Arsenal went ahead of Manchester City by one point!
Ninety-two to ninety-one!
In the second half, Manchester City made three substitutions.
Defensive midfield powerhouse Essien was replaced by the attacking midfielder Fabregas.
