In the early morning of February 18th, Beijing time, world football ended a number of wonderful battles, some giants accidentally overturned, rewriting the situation of the league championship, and some teams were thrilling and stunning, and escaped death at the last moment!
The first big club to play is the leader of the Premier League, Liverpool. Facing Brentford away, Liverpool did not let the suspense of the game last long, and they scored three goals in a row in the first half to take a 3-0 lead and kill the suspense of the game in advance. In the final moments of the game, both teams scored a goal to make it 4-1, and Liverpool easily won a big win to continue to lead the table.
Not to be outdone, the Arsenal team followed closely behind, facing promoted Burnley, the Arsenal team once again staged a big **. Following a 6-0 away win over West Ham United in the previous round, Arsenal thrashed Burnley 5-0 in this round, winning five consecutive league games and continuing to sit second in the table with a two-point deficit. Their city rivals Tottenham were not so lucky, conceding a goal in each half at home to a visiting Wolves, losing 2-1 and being overtaken by Aston Villa behind them.
One of the most talked-about match-ups of the day was undoubtedly the powerhouse between Manchester City and Chelsea. Although Manchester City are third in the table, they are actually the favourites to win the title because of the game less. With two title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal winning back-to-back, Manchester City will have to snatch three points from Chelsea if they are not left behind. But the Blues are not a 'belly' to be slaughtered, and although City were firmly in control of the ball after the game began, it was Chelsea who really created the killer chance. Their counter-attacks repeatedly penetrated City's defence, and if it weren't for the Blues' lack of ability to take chances, the deadlock might have been broken sooner rather than later.
However, before half-time, Chelsea still took the lead in the goal, Sterling received a ball from a team-mate in the penalty area, calmly dunked away from Manchester City defender Walker, and then decisively fired into the far corner of the goal to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead! After the rematch, Manchester City, who were behind the score, launched a frantic counterattack, but it was not until the 83rd minute that they scored a goal from midfielder Rodri to make it 1-1. The score was maintained until the end, when Manchester City, who were playing at home, unexpectedly overturned, ending their 11-game winning streak in all competitions and only a draw.
In the game played at the same time, Barcelona and Manchester City encountered the same predicament, the difference is that the long-term Barcelona created a penalty in injury time by the 16-year-old Yamal, and it was with this penalty opportunity that Barcelona completed the stunner at the last moment, with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Celta and retained the hope of winning the title.
It is also worth mentioning Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. At the beginning of this month, Ronaldo celebrated his 39th birthday, and many professional players at his age have long said goodbye to the arena and began to enjoy their retirement life, but the 39-year-old Ronaldo is still fighting on the court. Against Al Ahsa Conquest, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal in the opening 17 minutes to help his team open the door to victory. In the AFC Champions League in midweek, it was with Ronaldo's key goal that Riyadh Victory was able to retreat from the away side and take away the victory. Ronaldo also used the performance of consecutive goals to interpret what is called the ageless god of war!