Premier League - Manchester City VS Bournemouth: After all four major seasons are gone, the qualification for the Champions League is in danger

In the field of football, measuring a team's strength often depends on the players' value first. However, the value is often not proportional to the performance. In the 2024-25 season, Manchester City, which ranks first in the world in terms of total lineup value, and Real Madrid, both of them were all vacant in the four major seasons ahead of schedule.

Manchester City completed four consecutive Premier League championships last season. This season, the Premier League championship was a big hit early, missed the knockout round of the Champions League, and once fell out of the Champions League zone. Entering 2025, Guardiola's team gradually regained its true nature as a top-level team. By the end of the season, it has regained the initiative to compete for the Champions League qualification and hopes to win the FA Cup championship.

Although the FA Cup lacks weight, it can at least prevent Manchester City from losing all four major seasons. The opponent in the final is Crystal Palace, which is just a team that is stronger than the relegation team in the Premier League. At Manchester City, he lost 0:1 to Crystal Palace and missed the championship. Of course, there were some controversial punishments in this game, and Manchester City itself wasted some good opportunities. In the first half, the Crystal Palace goalkeeper blocked the ball with his hand from outside the penalty area, but was not sent off. Manchester City received a penalty kick, and Haaland asked Marmush to come and missed it.

Football is round, and Manchester City has no excuses to find such a result. They have to play 12 points and play the last two rounds of the Premier League this season, otherwise, they may even lose their qualification for the Champions League.

In the last two rounds, Manchester City will play Bournemouth at home and Fulham away. These two opponents are more difficult to deal with than Crystal Palace.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth

Nature of the match: Premier League round 37

Match time: May 21 3:00

In the current Premier League standings, Manchester City ranked sixth with 19 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 65 points, and 1 point less than Newcastle, 3rd, Chelsea, 4th, and Aston Villa.

In this game, if Manchester City can beat Bournemouth at home, they will rise to third with 68 points and take the initiative to compete for the Champions League qualification; if they draw, they can also rise to third with a goal difference advantage; if they lose, the qualification for the Champions League qualification will be in danger. Even if they defeat Fulham away in the last round, the initiative will not be in their own hands.

Bornemouth has 14 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses in 36 games, ranking 11th in the Premier League standings, 12 points less than Manchester City, and has missed the European game next season in advance. In January, Bournemouth had hope of competing for the Champions League qualification. He defeated Newcastle 4:1 away in the 22nd round and defeated Nottingham Forest 5:0 away in the 23rd round. So before the 24th round leader Liverpool competed for the record of winning the Champions League stage. He hid 9 main players away against Eindhovenxue (finally lost 2:3), just to fight against Bournemouth, which shows his attention to the opponent.

But next, Bournemouth quickly dropped the chain and drifted away from the European War Zone.

Manchester City has won 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 games in all competitions, and has not won 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 games of the Premier League and FA Cup.

Bornemouth has won 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 games, and lost 0:1 to Aston Villa at home in the last round, and was ended in 5 unbeaten.

The two sides have faced each other in the last 10 times, with Manchester City having the upper hand in 9 wins and 1 loss. This season's first leg of the Premier League, Manchester City lost to Bournemouth 1:2 away.

In this game, we should still believe in Manchester City when we have to win to ensure the qualification of the Champions League.