May 1, 2010...

Manchester.

Municipal Stadium!

There are still three hours left before the game begins, but at this moment, countless fans have gathered outside the municipal stadium!

This is the 37th round of the Premier League in 2009/2010. Manchester City will welcome Aston Villa at home!

Since Manchester City is currently leading Chelsea for three points, this is the second-to-last round of the league. In addition, when Manchester City faces Chelsea all season, they have three-to-one at home and five-to-2 away, and double-killing Chelsea. Therefore, in this game, Manchester City only needs to win Aston Villa. Then, no matter what the result of Chelsea’s game on another venue, Manchester City will win the league championship trophy one round ahead of schedule!

Considering that Manchester City is extremely likely to win Aston Villa at home and this is Manchester City's home game, the English FA brought the championship trophy to Manchester City and planned to award it directly to the home team after the game.

"Look, that's the car that transports the trophy." Manchester City fans noticed the car with the FA's logo and shouted.

This immediately caused a sensation, and the fans surrounded the car and made a burst of cheers.

The excited fans tried to open the car door, which scared the FA staff in the car. Fortunately, there were police officers nearby, and under their escort, the car carrying the trophy was moving forward in a hurry. The fans would keep bursting with huge cheers, as if they had won the league championship.

As time passed slowly, the ticket checking began at the entrance, and the enthusiasm of the fans began to burst out as they gradually occupied the entire stadium.

"Manchester City! Manchester City! Our Manchester City! Oh oh oh! Invincible Manchester City!"

"Manchester City! Manchester City - the most beautiful blue moon!!!"

When Manchester City players came out to warm up, they received huge cheers. The broadcast on the scene led all the fans to shout the names of each player. From their captain Zhang Yang to the second substitute goalkeeper who rarely appeared on the bench, they were cheered by the fans.

After the warm-up, the players returned to the locker room, their faces were full of redness, which was exciting!

The sounds created by the fans before the game made them excited. Thinking that they only needed to win this game, they would be the Premier League champion, and many people breathed rapidly!

Among them, veterans like Sun Jihai and Richard Dunn were even so excited that they could not control themselves. They dreamed that before retiring, they would have a chance to win the championship. Before retiring, they had already made them cry with excitement. Now, they found that they had a great chance to win the Premier League championship. Their emotions at this time could no longer be described as excitement! This is a dreamy feeling!

"I never thought I could win the Premier League championship." Sun Jihai said with emotion. He was a little lost when he listened to the cheers and singing outside the locker room.

Zhang Yang laughed, "Brother Sun, we are not only the Premier League champion, we also have the Champions League champion!"

Champions League champion?!

Sun Jihai is breathing rapidly. Yes, who could have thought that Manchester City could reach the Champions League final! They will have the possibility of reaching the top of Europe!

"I really didn't expect that we were only one step away from the Premier League championship."

"Yes, it's like a dream."

Wright Phillips's words aroused a lot of emotion. Everyone began to discuss heatedly, and some people even thought about how to celebrate the most memorable championship in their career after winning the championship.

When Van Basten came in, the players were discussing happily.

He did not say anything immediately, but waited until everyone finished what was at hand and the discussions were down, and then they cleared their throats.

"Everyone knows the importance of this game. Aston Villa is also an old opponent. When I was not your coach, I heard the story of you and Aston Villa." Van Basten said.

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Yang smiled even more proudly. The story of "must tell" between Manchester City and Aston Villa that Van Basten refers to is obviously referring to the "shocking the world" game in which Manchester City massacred Aston Villa 8-3. Zhang Yang scored seven goals in the game alone, causing a sensation around the world.

"So, I won't say much about technical and tactical things about this game. There are only a few points that I need to remind you here." Van Basten continued, and he raised a finger, "One, you can't underestimate the enemy. Although I know that even if I emphasize repeatedly, there may still be someone who underestimates the enemy, but I still want to remind you that if you lose the game because of your own reasons, or even lose the championship, this will be the last thing you regret in your life."

Everyone nodded. Although they were very confident in defeating Aston Villa, Van Basten's words still made many people feel shocked. Are they really underestimating the enemy and being too optimistic?!

"Two, be careful of Aston Villa's set pieces. When defending, be careful of Karu! Vincent, he is yours." Van Basten said to Kompani. The latter nodded and said that he would "take good care of Kompani".

"Three. Abanglaho is very fast, so the defense line should be vigilant. Both sides are not allowed to press up at the same time."

"Fourth, Aston Villa is definitely not willing to let us win the championship easily. I believe you realize this." Van Basten saw everyone nodding and continued, "So, this game may be more difficult. The important thing is how to score the first goal. Maybe the first goal will come later, but don't be nervous, and don't be impatient. Now, Chelsea is the one that needs to be nervous and impatient, not us! We only need to win one of these two league games. No matter what situation we face, even if Aston Villa scores first, don't panic, and keep your confidence and calm."

In fact, this is what Van Basten is most worried about. It is obvious that Manchester City's strength is better than Aston Villa. If you perform normally, Manchester City won is not a problem. However, considering the importance of this game, what he is most worried about is that Manchester City will perform abnormally due to tension. You should know that many people in this Manchester City team have never had such a heavyweight championship. This season, it won the League Cup championship, and it is even the first championship trophy in many players' careers.

Of course, there are still two champion stars in the team, Ronaldo and Zhang Yang!

Van Basten looked at Zhang Yang, "Zhang, you are the captain. You know what to do in this game."

Zhang Yang didn't say much, just nodded heavily.

The importance of this game is unquestionable. If the Premier League championship trophy can be won, it will be the most important trophy that Zhang Yang has won so far.

"Five--" Van Basten looked at the players with a serious expression and suddenly smiled. He waved his hand, "There is no fifth place. After this game, let us win the championship trophy! This is the reward you should get for your efforts this season! Go and run towards the championship, boys!"

"Champion!" Zhang Yang stood up, raised his right arm, and shouted loudly.

"Champion!" Everyone yelled! Their eyes were red and their breathing was rapid! This was a battle!

This is war!

Smoke filled the gunpowder!

The smell of gunpowder smells good!

A battle that makes men's blood boil!

Meanwhile, at Liverpool, Anfield Stadium, Chelsea are away games this round, and they will play against their last round opponent Liverpool here.

Compared with Manchester City's opponent Aston Villa, Chelsea's opponent Liverpool is obviously more difficult to deal with. What's more, even if Liverpool has a poor record this season, at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool is definitely an opponent that no team dares to underestimate! This is the most famous Devil's Stadium in the Premier League!

"In this game, our opponent is Liverpool, and this is Anfield Stadium. I have heard of the terribleness here. Some people say that Liverpool will have 12% combat effectiveness here!" Ancelotti said.

Hearing him say this, Lampard and others frowned, not understanding why the head coach "grows others' ambition" at this time.

Ancelotti looked at the players' reactions and continued, "But--" Hearing his words "But", everyone looked up and looked at him.

"But, what I want to say is, no matter where this place is, even Anfield! We come here, we only have one purpose in this game, we must win this game." Ancelotti said with a serious face.

"Only by winning, we can have the opportunity to continue to compete with Manchester City for the championship! From the beginning of the game, don't think about the match between Manchester City and Aston Villa! Because, now, for us, all we have to do is to play this game well! If we can't win Liverpool, then everything will be repaired again!"

The situation facing Chelsea is very unfavorable for them. If they want to win the championship, they must first win. It doesn’t matter how much they win. The key is to get three points. Then they also expect Manchester City to capsize at home and cannot beat Aston Villa. In this way, Chelsea will have a chance. If Manchester City loses to Aston Villa, then Chelsea will have the same score as Manchester City. Considering that Chelsea is at a disadvantage in the victory or defeat relationship with Manchester City, in the next round of the game, Chelsea can win the championship only if Manchester City doesn’t win. If Aston Villa draws with Manchester City, then the next round of the league is also the last round of the season. Chelsea must win, and Manchester City does not win, Chelsea can win the championship.

In short, in a word, the necessary condition for Chelsea to win the championship is that Manchester City will not win this round of the league and the next round of the league, and Chelsea itself needs to win these two games.

If Manchester City wants to win the championship, it is much more direct and simple. In this round of the league, Manchester City only needs to win Aston Villa at home. Then, no matter how many goals Chelsea wins Liverpool, Manchester City will win the championship one round ahead of schedule!

So, Chelsea is really fighting against the enemy now, success or failure is here. Of course, if they win the ball and Manchester City also wins the ball, then the championship trophy is still Manchester City. However, if this is the case, at least Chelsea will do their best and lose without regrets. And if Aston Villa blocks Manchester City and Chelsea himself fails to seize the opportunity, then the Chelsea will be completely disappointed!

"This is my first season in coaching Chelsea. We have been working happily for this season. I am very happy to be able to work with so many outstanding players. I am proud of you. I know so well how hard you have worked in this season! The league championship is the best reward!" Ancelotti looked at his players and said seriously, "Young guys, go, go to the arena. This game is like a league championship! Because your efforts and your hard work deserve any glory!"

Ancelotti's heartfelt words moved the players, and everyone felt that there was fire burning in their chests.

"Champion! For the championship! We are the champion!" Terry raised his right arm and shouted loudly.

"We are the champions!" everyone shouted loudly.

At the same time, in Manchester, in the locker room of the Municipal Stadium, Zhang Yang also raised his right arm, "Champion! Glory belongs to Manchester City! We are the champion!"

"We are the champions!" Everyone yelled together!
Chapter completed!