Unlike Paris Saint-Germain, beaten in Strasbourg (2-1) with a Bis team, Arsenal does not have the leisure to run and take its last championship matches with less seriousness. The Gunners showed up with a team close to the one who will try to reverse the situation at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, for the reception of Bournemouth on Saturday. White and Partey started instead of Timber and Merino in the eleven of Mikel Arteta, which did not stop the premises from losing (1-2) in front of their audience …
The Londoners opened the scoring before the break thanks to Declan Rice, not on a free kick this time, but at the reception of an offering by Martin Odegaard and after having erased Kepa, the porter of Cherries (1-0, 34th).
A little febrile defensively after rest, the dolphins of Liverpool cracked on a beautiful head placed by Dean Huijsen, the Spanish international crack that the best formations on the planet will probably tear up during the offseason. Upon receipt of a touch catapulted by Antoine Semenyo, the former Juventus player deceived David Raya (1-1, 67th).
Against Paris, it will be complicated …
Things were going from bad to worse behind, with an arsenal team dominated on its lawn and finally beaten a second time on a stopped kick resumed in combat by Evanilson (1-2, 75th). If the Gunners are also permeable on Wednesday, their chances of reaching the final of the Champions League are likely to be thin … As for the championship, Arsenal lets Manchester City return to three points and jeopardize its second place.
Earlier in the day, Aston Villa dominated Fulham (1-0) thanks to a goal from the former Monegasque Youri Tielemans, to return to equal points (60) with Chelsea, 5th, and Nottingham Forrest, 6th. In the duel of the already relegated teams, Leicester won (2-0) against Southampton, with achievements by Jamie Vardy and Jordan Ayew. Finally, Everton and Ipswich neutralized (2-2), Entiso and Hirst responding to Beto and McNeil.
