Manchester City are English champions without taking the field, after defeat of Arsenal

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London team was the only one with mathematical chances of still playing for the title, but lost to Nottingham Forest this Saturday (20)

Sao Paulo-SP) – Manchester City won the English Premier League for the ninth time this Saturday (20), even before entering the field for the 37th and penultimate round of the Premier League.

Coach Pep Guardiola’s team let out the cry of champion after the defeat of rival Arsenal to Nottingham Forest, away from home, by 1-0. The London team was the only one with a mathematical chance of avoiding the Citizens’ third consecutive championship.

The turnaround was already pretty unlikely by this point. Even if the young team coached by Mikel Arteta left the field victorious, City would lift the trophy with a home victory over Chelsea this Sunday (21).

The team led by maestro De Bruyne and top scorer Haaland would still have two opportunities to win the cup: against Brighton on Wednesday (24), in a game postponed from the 32nd round, or against Brentford the following Sunday (28).

City reached this penultimate round four points clear (85-81) and one game behind Arsenal, after a polarized season between the two teams – the closest opponent in the table is Newcastle, with 69 points. .

The Gunners led the Premier League in 27 of the first 32 rounds, but suffered a drop in income in the final stretch of the second round.

At the same time, they saw the Citizens amend an overwhelming sequence, which could reach 12 straight victories this Sunday – the series includes a 4-1 defeat in the direct confrontation, in the 33rd round.

“Probably the best team in the history of the Premier League”, assessed Arteta when talking about Guardiola’s City before the duel against Nottingham Forest.

“This team has the capacity to gain 105 or 110 points… They didn’t do it thanks to the level of the championship, and we were side by side with them for ten months”, praised the Arsenal coach.

This is City’s fifth domestic title in seven years under Guardiola, and the first trophy of what could be a historic season for the club.

In the coming weeks, the team will still play the finals of the FA Cup, against rival Manchester United (June 3) and the coveted Champions League, against Inter Milan (June 10).

With the ninth cup of the English first division, City equals Everton as the fourth biggest national champion. Ahead of them are Manchester United (20), Liverpool (19) and Arsenal (13).

So far, with three matches remaining for the end of the campaign, the champions register an 81% success rate. There are 27 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with 92 goals scored and 31 conceded. Coaches who worked with Guardiola and are influenced by him

*With information from Folha de S.Paulo

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