The Premier League is about to come to an end and at the beginning no one would have expected that Liverpool at this point were not in Champions League positions. The current champion of the English league has not been able to compete like the previous year, mainly due to injury problems that have seriously reduced the defense area.
He is currently 6th with 57 points and one game less than his competitors. Chelsea and Leicester are the teams that occupy the two Champions League spots that are still up for grabs, each with 64 and 63 points respectively. In 5th place is an astonishing West Ham that has been on top throughout the season.
A big week ahead ?
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The reds They have a late game against the always fearsome Manchester United that, despite having practically no chance of winning the league championship, will want to delay the City title as much as possible. If Liverpool beat United this week, they would be three points behind Champions League positions, specifically from the place of a Leicester that has a rather complicated calendar.
The foxes have to play these last three games against Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, three teams from the Big Six that are always fearsome. For its part, Liverpool would only have West Bromwich, Burnley and Crystal Palace, three teams without aspirations, neither above nor below. So a priori, if they beat United, they would be very expensive to snatch the place from Leicester, which does not seem capable of making a full 3 in the remainder of the league.
In the event of a tie on points between these two, the goal difference would prevail, which right now favors Leicester, so Liverpool will have to fight not only to win the remaining games but also to score. The other two closest rivals, Chelsea and West Ham should not be so highly regarded for different reasons. Chelsea, having 64 points, would need two punctures to be surpassed, something that seems unfeasible after the arrival of Tuchel that has made the team add three at a time and qualify for the Champions League final. For its part, West Ham should not be a rival if Liverpool beat Manchester United this week.
Therefore, we could say that Liverpool practically depends on itself, due to the difficulty of Leicester to make 3 of 3, taking into account their calendar, but Liverpool must also start by winning their late game. We will be very attentive to that meeting, because if we do not win, the reds they would see it almost impossible to play the Champions League next year.
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