Liverpool has an appointment with the coronation
With a 25 point lead 9 days to go over Manchester City, which has a late match, Liverpool have a hand and a half on the coveted trophy since 1990. The semblance of uncertainty should not last long, the forced truce in because of the coronavirus which made it possible to spare the men of Jürgen Klopp who marked the blow physically at the beginning of March.
Even if City made a faultless, six points would be enough for the happiness of the Reds who could be titled as soon as they resume Sunday against Everton in case of failure of their runner-up Wednesday against Arsenal. If he wins the title in his first three matches, Liverpool will become the earliest English champion in history. Eliminated in the Champions League and the English Cup, deprived of collective celebrations by the general lock-up and the bans on rallies near the stadium, there would only remain at the Reds a hunt for records to spice up the end of the season.
With 82 points on the clock, the absolute record of 100 points over a season, established in 2017-2018 by City, seems in their strings, as is that of the biggest gap with the 2nd, which dates from the same season (19 pts ). With 27 wins in 29 games, including 15 at home and 12 away, the Reds can make history in these three categories, which are currently benchmarks of 32, 18 and 16.
Everything is open for C1
If the suspense is fanned for the title, the race for the Champions League remains very open. It remains partially suspended from the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (CAS), which will decide in early July if it cancels or confirms the exclusion of Manchester City from European competitions for violation of the rules of Financial Fair Play.
A sanction against the Citizens, practically promised on the podium with their 57 points, ie 8 better than Chelsea (4th), would make 5th place qualifying for the C1. This would greatly improve the chances of Leicester, 3rd with 53 points and the Blues. But, behind, the rat race would be epic since 6 units separate Manchester United (5th, 45 pts) from Crystal Palace (11th, 39 pts), with Wolverhampton, Sheffield United, Tottenham, Arsenal and Burnley interspersed.
Having recovered the wounded and not the least - Son Heung-min and Harry Kane, on one side, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba on the other - during the truce, Tottenham and Manchester United, who compete for the resumption Friday evening , seem the best armed on paper.
Fear of the void for relegates
Far from the gold of continental competitions, the last matches of the season will also decide the name of the teams which, in addition to being hit financially by the Covid-19, will fall back into the much less lucrative Championship (D2). Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth currently occupy the three accursed places, but the Villans have one game less, played Wednesday against Sheffield United.
Watford and West Ham, who are only out of the red zone thanks to a less bad goal difference, and Brighton, who only have a 2-point lead over the 18th, fear this recovery where they have everything to lose. If we rely on the average ranking of opponents that remains to be played, Bournemouth has the toughest course in the entire Premier League, while they had 7 defeats in the last 10 days. Norwich has the least delicate calendar among the poorly classified, but the 6 points behind the maintenance seem complicated to resume in 9 days when Chelsea and Manchester City are on the program ... Everything remains to be played.
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