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3-1! 1.31 billion giants return to the top three, win in the last round = advance to the Champions League, the World Footballer returns after 241 days

7:29am, 21 May 2025【Football】

In the early morning of May 21, the last game of the 37th round of the Premier League was staged on time, with Manchester City sitting at home against Bournemouth.

In the FA Cup final last weekend, Manchester City, with a total value of 1.31 billion, suffered a terrible upset, losing to Crystal Palace 0-1. The four majors this season were all gone, and the 10 unbeaten games in all competitions ended here.

Not only that, in the last round of the league, Manchester City actually drew with Southampton, who is at the bottom of the league. Although they have 5 wins and 3 draws in the last eight league rounds, Manchester City has fallen to 6th place in the standings before the start of this game. Considering that it is only one point behind Newcastle, which is ranked third, Blue Moon still takes the initiative in the competition for Champions League tickets.

However, Manchester City's opponent in this round has long lost its intention to fight. He has only won two games in the last 10 rounds, and Bournemouth has fallen to 11th place in the standings.

After this game, Manchester City will hold a farewell ceremony for De Bruyne. Less than 4 minutes into the game, De Bruyne sent a magical pass, and there were bursts of applause from the Etihad Stadium. In the 8th minute, Kovasic suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area, and the ball hit the post slightly, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger. In the 14th minute, Marmush's long shot from 30 meters was even more sudden. The ball hit the post and bounced into the net, and Kepa had no choice.

This wonderful world sweep ignited the Etihad Stadium, and Marmush scored his seventh goal of the season.

Manchester City's offensive was higher and higher. In the 22nd minute, the Pudding line, which was less frequent, was staged again. De Bruyne made a cross, and Haaland's extremely difficult shot failed to threaten Kepa.

Two minutes later, De Bruyne missed a good opportunity to score, and Marmush's cross was no longer perfect. De Bruyne faced the empty goal and hit the ball on the crossbar.

Manchester City's offense completely suppressed Bournemouth, and the second goal was about to come out. In the 38th minute, Manchester City continued to put pressure on Bournemouth.

Gundo'an's assist after getting in was so great that he scored a great score. He scored a goal in one go. Manchester City, which led two goals, occupied the best position in the Champions League ticket competition.

ended with the half-time, Manchester City temporarily led Bournemouth 2-0 with goals from Marmush and B. In the 67th minute, a somewhat dull game suddenly caused a stir. Gvadior's pass was given to Evanielsen alone, and Kovasic pulled him down from behind and got a red card. In the 73rd minute, Nico Gonzalez, who had just replaced De Bruyne, encountered a frontal kick from Cook. The referee immediately showed Cook a red card, and Bournemouth's advantage in numbers was gone. In the 82nd minute, Rodri replaced Haaland on the court. After 241 days, the World Footballer finally made a comeback. In the 88th minute, Nunes made a wonderful pass and Nico Gonzalez scored his first goal in his Premier League career. Bournemouth won a goal in the last moment of stoppage time. In the end, Manchester City, with a total value of 1.31 billion, defeated Bournemouth 3-1 at home, remained unbeaten in the last 9 rounds and won 5 games in the last 6 rounds. With this victory, Manchester City scored 68 points and regained the third place.

Before the start of the last round, Newcastle, Chelsea and Villa had 66 points, Nottingham Forest had 65 points, and the five teams will compete for 3 Champions League tickets. Since Manchester City has 17 more goals than Villarra, the Blue Moon will lock in a Champions League place as long as it draws against Fulham away.