We are winding down the season so let’s see where we stand.
Premier League Update
Match Week 33 is approaching this weekend. Only 6-7 games remaining and things are taking shape as far as Top 4 and Relegation teams. What did we learn this weekend…Chelsea is still struggling…just not their year. After taking a 1-0 lead in their biggest game of the year, it all fell apart quickly. An injury to their top GK forced a back up to take the limelight. It did not go well for him. Tottenham crushed Chelsea’s Top 4 dreams with a 3-1 win. See highlights below for a goal of the year candidate. GK did not even try to stop it, he was so fooled by the strike. Hard to report that as a Chelsea fan, but truth is truth!
The bottom three is taking shape as well, but still lots of movement possible in the 18-19 positions. Who will drop down?
Race for the Top 4.
Manchester City 27-3-1 84 points. 31 games.
Manchester United 21-5-5 68 points. 31 games.
Liverpool 19-9-4 66 points. 32 games.
Tottenham 19-7-5 64 points. 31 games.
Chelsea 17-5-9 56 points. 31 games.
Arsenal 15-6-10 51 points. 31 games.
Race for the Relegation Zone. Still a tight race and teams fighting to get out of the zone. Southampton and Stoke City both in danger of relegation but one win could pull them out. Crazy. Teams in 15-16-17 positions are all still at risk.
16. Huddersfield 31 points
17. Crystal Palace 30 points.
18. Southampton 28 points.
19. Stoke City with 27 points.
20. West Bromich Albion 20 points.
Big Matches Next Weekend
Manchester City v. Manchester United. #1 vs. #2. A Manchester Derby to boot. Does not get much better than this one.
Weekly Highlights
This is a hard one to show…a frustrating game for Chelsea. Check out the shot to tie the game at 1-1. Pretty amazing. How does he get the ball to dip like that. Oh my!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59Dy5OLAg8&feature=onebox
FA CUP Update
And then there were 4. The Semi-Finals are set.
Manchester United v Tottenham on 4.21
Chelsea v. Southampton on 4.22
Champions League Update
Round of 8 started today. Next two games are 4.4, here ae today’s results.
Bayern Munich 2 v Sevilla 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRHlhcYRrwM&feature=onebox
Juventus 0 v Real Madrid 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0K8_TYxhE&feature=onebox
It is worth five minutes of your day to catch these highlights. Christiano Ronaldo goes for two and the second is one of the more incredible goals you will ever see. The pure athleticism and skill is off the charts. Best player in the world does best player in the world stuff on the second goal. Most players would not even think to try this move. Even the ones that think about it would never try it…too hard and likely leading to an embarrassing miss. But Christiano….no problem…goal of the year candidate for sure! The third is kind of cool as well. This team is so talented!
Manchester United v Liverpool. Game 4.4
Barcelona v Roma Game 4.4 Can Messi one up Ronaldo….can’t wait to find out!
Shaping up to be an epic Final Four.