Dreaming back to the triple-tall season! The 30-year-old B-seater scored and led Manchester City to win the key game, which may be the curtain call at home

In the early morning of May 21, a focus battle was staged in the 37th round of the 2024/25 Premier League. Defending champion Manchester City beat visiting Bournemouth 3-1 at home to win the key game of Premier League five this season. In this game, Portugal's midfielder B started and scored 1 goal, dreaming of returning to the European Triple Champions League season as if running all over the field. However, this game may also be the home curtain call for B seats.

Before this game, Manchester City ranked 6th in only one game in the Premier League. If they cannot win this game, they will completely lose the initiative in the five major battles. Under heavy pressure, B's feet were pushed back to the right winger position. In the European Triple Champions League season, the Portuguese performed amazingly at this position. And in this game, he did not disappoint everyone.

In the 14th minute of the game, Marmush made a shocking world wave in the counterattack, the ball went straight to the dead corner, and Manchester City led 1-0 at home. In the 25th minute, De Bruyne shot and missed the opportunity to expand the score. In the 32nd minute, Evannielsson also shot and almost equalized the score. 7 minutes later, Manchester City scored again. B's steal in the frontcourt and initiated an attack. Gundogan passed the ball, B's shot followed up and hit the near corner, Manchester City led 2-0. This goal was scored by the 30-year-old B-seat steal-in-scheduling goal in one go, and it was a desperate attempt. In the first half, Manchester City led 2-0. In the 69th minute of the change of sides, the storm on the court suddenly changed. Gvadior made a mistake in the return pass, and Kovacic, as the last player on the defense, was sent off for a foul by a red card. Fortunately, 4 minutes later, Lewis Cook's flying tackle Nico Gonzalez was also sent off directly with a red card, and the two sides continued to balance the number of players. In the 89th minute, Nico Gonzalez scored his first goal in the Premier League with his personal ability, and Manchester City completely secured the victory 3-0. Bournemouth only scored a goal to save face in the 6th minute of injury time.

In this game, Manchester City's ball possession rate was 57%, 12 shots and 5 shots were on the verge of scoring 3 goals, and its offensive efficiency was still remarkable. B played in this game and scored 1 goal in 90 minutes, creating fouls in the game's highest score. In addition, he also had 1 key pass, 3 long passes, 1 steal, 2 clearances and 1 interception, and won 4 times in 5 ground confrontations. Judging from the sports hot map, the 30-year-old veteran is running everywhere. After the game, the B seat scored the highest score of 8.0 points, which is well deserved.

After winning this game, Manchester City scored 68 points and returned to the Premier League 3 and held 26 goals. This also means that as long as they score 1 point in the last round, they will have a high probability of ensuring the top 5 in the Premier League and qualifying for the Champions League next season. In this game, 30-year-old veteran B Seoul made great contributions. He had no choice but to stand up at the moment when the team needed it most.

However, this game is not only De Bruyne's home curtain call, but it is most likely that the last time B seat was wearing Manchester City's jersey and galloping at the Etihad Stadium. His contract with Manchester City will expire in the summer of 2026, but against the backdrop of a major midfielder change, the B seat, who has made great contributions to the Blue Moon Army for eight seasons, is also likely to say goodbye. However, judging from this game, the B seat is still good, and Manchester City also needs an experienced veteran to sit in the midfield. Therefore, next season, the B seat may not be without the possibility of continuing to stay at the Etihad Stadium.