The god of the final battle, Gundogan scored 2 goals alone! Manchester City 2-0 Fulham, winning 18 consecutive victories to advance to the UEFA Champions League

As the champion team in the UK that has exceeded the last four seasons, Manchester City has performed poorly this season, and all fronts have been blocked completely. It has been confirmed that all four of them are empty. For them, the most important goal is to strive for a Champions League place in next season. Due to the outstanding performance of the Premier League in the European Championship, the top five of this season can compete in the Champions League next season. If the Blue Moon Army wants to lock in the top five, it still needs to look at the performance in the last round.

On this match day, ten final rounds of the Premier League started at the same time. Manchester City rushed to challenge Fulham away. Gundogan, who was teased by fans as the god of the final battle, once again scored in the last round of the Premier League. In addition, he also created a penalty kick to help Manchester City defeat Fulham 2-0, completing an 18-game winning streak against the latter, and locked in a UEFA Champions League place.

[Match Highlights]

Before the last round of the league, Manchester City temporarily ranked third in the standings. As long as they defeat Fulham in the final battle, they will definitely advance to the Champions League. Fulham, who has no desires, is the favorite point-giving boy of the Blue Moon Army. In the last 17 matches between the two teams, Manchester City has maintained a complete victory, which is also the reason why fans are optimistic about Manchester City's continued strong performance before the game.

In order not to be upset by the opponent, Guardiola did not relax at all in this game. In the 4231 formation, Ederson was allowed to guard the rooster, Nunes, Rubendias, Akanji and Gwadior built the back defense, B Shi and Gonzalez partnered with double midfielders, Marmush, Gundogan and Doku were in the midfield, and Haaland was the single arrow.

[Match Review]

With the referee's whistle, Manchester City besieged Fulham on the field. In the 6th minute, Marmush's free kick at the front of the penalty area was directly shot and the ball flew out of the baseline. The Blue Moon Army, which had been attacking fiercely, broke the balance on the field in the 21st minute. Nunes entered the hinterland on the right and made a cross. The ball fell to the back point after refracting and scored a barb, and scored in the final match of the Premier League in three seasons, helping Manchester City to take a 1-0 lead.

5 minutes later, Fulham created a very threatening counterattack opportunity. Adama's powerful shot from the right side of the penalty area was bravely resolved by Ederson. In the 32nd minute, Fulham passed the ball to the frontcourt. Unfortunately, Adama stopped too much and wasted a one-on-one opportunity. Before the end of the half, Fulham made a comeback. Wilson's low shot still could not break Ederson's ten fingers. Relying on the goalkeeper's high contact, Manchester City led back to the midfield locker room with one goal.

The change of sides and the opponent continued to fight, Manchester City's offensive remained unabated. In the 60th minute, he got a very good position in the frontcourt set-piece opportunity. Gundogan sent the ball to the back point, and Haaland grabbed the first point. Unfortunately, his header missed the goal and did not pose a substantial threat to Fulham.

JD.com, who broke the deadlock for the team in the 70th minute, made another contribution. After reaching Fulham's penalty area, he was kicked down by a defensive player. The referee decisively gave Manchester City a penalty kick. Haaland took the penalty steadily, breaking the goal drought and freezing the score for 2-0.

After successfully defeating Fulham away, Manchester City did not need to look at the face of any team and obtained a ticket to the Champions League next season. They will also participate in the Club World Cup next time. Whether they can play a more dominant performance after Rodri returns, let's wait and see.