In just two rounds, first Manchester City lost, then Chelsea...
They are nine points and eight points behind Southampton respectively. With three rounds of the league left, they have almost no chance. Only Liverpool, which is five points behind, still has a chance.
But in fact, the chance of this is not great.
After all, five points in three rounds means that even if Liverpool can win consecutively until the end of the season, Southampton only needs four points to win the league championship. Their current goal difference is more than a dozen more than Liverpool.
So now Liverpool fans are very depressed. They feel that if Suarez had not left, then the championship would definitely be Liverpool's due to the ebb and flow of this season!
Of course, there is no truth to such speculation, and Southampton will not care about such speculation. They just adjusted their mentality and went to the away game to challenge Atletico Madrid.
A two-legged game, the first leg is away and the second leg is at home.
The schedule is relatively favorable, but this kind of schedule is not particularly advantageous right now.
After coming to Madrid, Atletico Madrid did not treat them harshly, and of course they did not receive preferential treatment. The two sides have no historical connection. It is just that Southampton defeated Atletico Madrid when they won the Europa League for the second time. In that game, Nan'an
Puton equalized the score at the last moment of the game and then won in overtime. For this victory, Atletico Madrid was actually a little bit unhappy.
This season, Atletico Madrid's overall performance is quite outstanding. They have eliminated strong teams along the way. Although Milan and Manchester United are not what they used to be, their strength is still well-known.
Atletico Madrid's strength this season lies in their iron-clad defense and the excellent form of Diego Costa in the frontcourt. Costa's goals this season are not as exaggerated as those of Messi, Ronaldo and Suarez, but his goals are
Extremely effective, helping Atletico Madrid advance on all fronts.
"In the away game, we don't want to rush forward. Atletico Madrid are very patient and methodical. We don't want to be interfered by them."
This is what Noriya said to the players before the game started.
The players nodded one after another. What Ji Ya said was normal and the right thing to do. Of course, you have to be more cautious in the away game.
However, even Noriya never expected that Simeone would go as far as he did.
They played very conservatively at home, almost holding on for the entire game.
Southampton did not expect that the opponent would use such tactics at first, and wasted a lot of time. After realizing this, they were worried about whether the opponent would launch a counterattack, and used their own opportunity to press forward to complete the counterattack...
Ever since, under such circumstances, Southampton had no choice but to defeat Atletico Madrid's defense, and in the end they could only accept a zero-0 result.
"I really didn't expect Coach Simeone to use such extreme tactics, but at our home court, we will defeat all teams." Noriya said at the post-match press conference.
"It's a good thing that the decisive battle is in the second round. After all, we are on the road and there will be less pressure." Simeone said.
"Then let's see how much pressure the fans at St. Mary's Stadium will create." Ji Ya dropped these words and walked away.
Obviously, although this game was a draw, there was a lot of discussion outside the court.
In fact, it is not unacceptable for Simeone to use this method. After all, Atletico Madrid still needs to be distracted from the competition for the league championship. However, Southampton has basically won the league championship. Atletico Madrid did this in order to focus their limited energy on
In the crucial game, Ji Ya could only do this.
So actually he was still holding back his anger.
And his last words at the press conference, as soon as they were sent back to Southampton, immediately aroused all the fighting spirit of the Southampton fans.
They are ready to welcome the next home game with the greatest enthusiasm!
In another game, another Madrid team at home relied on Benzema's goal in the first half to defeat Chelsea 1-0.
Mourinho, who led the team back to Camp Nou, failed to achieve a good result.
"It seems that Chelsea, as it is now, has no intention of blocking Liverpool." Ji Ya sighed.
But at this time, his mind is not on the weekend league, but on the Champions League next week...
However, in the home game against Everton, Noriya did not rotate the main lineup. This was not the time to rotate. He only rotated a small number of main players who had physical problems. For example, Matic replaced Casemiro.
Linkwalt replaced Mkhitaryan, and Coutinho replaced Ronaldo. These are all opposite rotations.
The opponent in this game is Everton. Everton actually has nothing to ask for in this game. They are currently ranked sixth, and their position is very stable, six points higher than Tottenham, which is seventh.
At this position, they have no hope of entering the Champions League, and qualification for the Europa League depends on the results of the FA Cup and League Cup. In fifth place, they are also a lot short of points. Under such circumstances, they certainly cannot
It would be too much effort.
Suarez, who failed to score in the previous round, scored twice in this game, accounting for the team's two goals. This is also his 33rd and 34th league goals this season.
!
There is only one ball left to reach the record!
This is undoubtedly good news.
And after the game, another piece of great good news came over!
Chelsea really have no intention of playing in the league in this round. They have no hope in the league itself, so Mourinho sent out almost all the substitutes in this game.
However, Liverpool failed to score. Instead, in the second half, Gerrard made a mistake. His slide allowed Benteke to score. Liverpool eventually lost to Chelsea 0-1 away from home!
As a result, Southampton's advantage suddenly expanded to eight points. With two rounds left in the league, they won this season's Premier League championship two rounds in advance!
This is indeed a surprise.
Because the game between Chelsea and Liverpool was to be played two hours later, when the game ended, Southampton's players had basically taken a shower and gone home. They all got the news at home, and then
They were driven out of their homes one after another and reunited for a crazy celebration!
Although the celebration was hasty, it was still grand. Almost the entire Southampton residents poured into the streets to celebrate that they defended the league championship!
"This is a great victory for Southampton! Our next goal is only the Champions League!" A reporter from Southampton's local TV station shouted excitedly in front of the live camera on the street.
