Manchester City fulfilled the predictions and won with ease the modest Luton Town 5-1 at home, this Saturday (13), in the 33rd round of the Premier League, where they managed to climb from third to first place, while waiting for the other games of the weekend.
City will sleep as leader this Saturday, now with 73 points, two more than Arsenal (2nd) and Liverpool (3rd), who will also play at home on Sunday, against Aston Villa (4th) and Crystal Palace (15th), respectively.
With the mission accomplished in this match, City can now start thinking 100% about the crucial game they will have on Wednesday of the new week, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League, against Real Madrid, again at the Etihad Stadium. The 3-3 draw in the first leg, last Tuesday, at the Santiago Bernabéu, leaves the fight very open and City sees its continuity in the main European tournament, where it is the current champion, threatened.
Thinking about this duel against Carlo Ancelotti’s team, Guardiola rested Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden.
“It’s not possible to always force the same players to play,” explained the Catalan coach. “Today we were patient and didn’t give us many chances”, he celebrated.
Luton (18th) remains second to last in the standings and remains in the relegation zone for the Championship (2nd division). The team is now one point away from the safety zone, which is closed by Nottingham Forest (17th), who drew 2-2 at home with Wolverhampton (11th).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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