The season of Premier Leaguewhich yesterday welcomed lowly Luton Town as new members, ended this Sunday, with the title decided but a tough battle for the last places for the European Cups – Dibu Martínez’s Aston Villa entered the Conference League– and for the permanence, in which Everton survived a campaign to forget and condemned Leeds to relegation -already far from the glory days of Marcelo Bielsa- and leicesterwhich returns to Championship only seven years after being anointed king of England.
Everton managed to retain their First Division status thanks to a solitary goal from the Malian Abdoulaye Doucoure, who with a powerful shot from the croissant before the quarter of an hour put Goodison Park on its feet. It had finished 1-0 bournemouththat he had to Marco Sienaex San Lorenzo, in court.
Watch out for what was happening on Liverpool’s blue side, it was leicester (18th), which despite beating 2-1 against West Ham (14th) could not avoid relegation. Seven years ago, on these same dates, a Claudio Ranieri On the verge of tears, he enjoyed Andrea Bocelli’s “Nessun Dorma” at the King Power Stadium. Leicester, in those days, had just won the most impossible Premier League in history and the music reflected their success. Now that same Leicester, in spirit, not players, goes to the Championship, the pit, the Second Division.
THE Foxes to the blackburn rover in the dubious honor of being the only Premier League champions to be relegated and tragically end a journey that has led them to win a league title, play in a Champions League quarter-final, be a regular in Europe and win an FA Cup.
Couldn’t get off leedswho capped off a disappointing season by losing in their own stadium 4-1 against Tottenham (8th), with a double of Harry Kane. Vanished between bad choices and worse results, Bielsa’s latest masterpiece for the Yorkshire team reborn under the wing of a wise Bielsa, exonerated for some time.
This win, however, didn’t help Spurs qualify for the Conference Leagueand will be the astonville (7th) of Unai Emery who will compete next season in the third European competition, thanks to the 2-1 victory against Brighton (6th). Dibu Martínez he started for the Bad guyswhich had 22 minutes of Emiliano Buendia. On the other hand, they were titles Alexis McAllister AND Facundo Good night.
At the head of the standings, where everything had already been decided, the champion Manchester Citywith Giuliano Alvarez on the field, lost to Brentford (9th) for 1-0 and second Arsenal beaten 5-0 a wolverhampton (13th) with a brace from the Swiss Xhaka granite in his last game as a Gunner.
Manchester Utd (3rd), which had Alexander Garnachor as owner, he certified the podium by beating 2-1 fulham (10th) e newcastle (4th) closed a great season with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea (12th), who once again had the services of Enzo Fernández awaiting the disembarkation of Maurice Pochettino like DT.
Liverpool (5th) took the lead at home to the already relegated southampton for 2-0 but the descent Saints of the former Racing Carlos Alcaraz -played 90- they overturned the score and made it 4-2 before the reaction of networks, who scored two goals in one minute for the 4-4 final. With nothing at stake Crystal Palace (11th) e Nottingham Forest (16th) drew 1-1 in the other match on matchday 38.
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