He Manchester City He had the opportunity to seal almost his classification for next Champions Leaguebut the simplest commitment in this end of the season was choked. The visit to the Colista field, the Southamptonit resulted in a goalless draw and must still row. It still depends on itself in the two days left to enter among the top five and achieve one of the five places for the maximum continental competition, although it will not be able to stop looking sideways at its rivals.
The City of Guardiola has a game at home against the Bournemouth (tenth in the table) and closes the season in the Fulham field (eleventh). This Sunday is lucky that Newcastle and Chelsea, direct opponents, face each other. Both have two points less. Nottingham Forest, who could appeal to one of the three, is four from the City and this Sunday receives Leicester, a comfortable party.
Pep Guardiola instructions De Bruyne in the match against Southampton. / Glyn Kirk / AFP
Very disastrous, in any case, it should be the final stretch of the Guardiola team to stay out of Europe. Of course, it will have to improve the benefits offered before the Southampton, which has only managed to score this course. A resounding colista, who opposed to be the worst in history. The draw frees him from the shame in the annals, hence when the referee whistled the end it was held at the ST 'Mary's Stadium as if it were a title. The humiliating record remains in the hands of the Derby County.
Retorno de Haaland
The clearest occasion of the City to undo the matched one came in the final stretch, when Omar Marmoush He crashed a shot in the crossbar. And little else. Not even Haaland's return after six weeks was served as Manchester to see goal. Little offered the Norwegian.
Data Sheet:
Southampton: Ramsdale; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Welington (Manning, m.88); Downes, Ugochukwu (Aribo, m.46); Fernandes (Smallbone, m.93), Sulemana (Stewart, m.88) y Dibling (Archer, m.66).
Manchester City: Ederson; Lewis (O'Reilly, m.76), Dias, Akanji, Gardol; Kovacic (Marmoush, m.84), Bernard, Bruyne; McAtee (Doku, m.46), Poden, m.76) and Haaland.
