This is a thing done for Liverpool. Between his two meetings against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, the Mersey club took a new step towards the title of Champion of England.
The Reds defeated Southampton (3-1) on Saturday, and the next day Arsenal could not do better than draw on the field of Manchester United (1-1). The gap is now 15 points between the two teams, and even if Liverpool has played one more match, the gap seems too important.
“I would now say that Arsenal must concentrate to stay in the top 4 of the Premier League, Summaged the former Gunner Paul Merson on Sky Sports. Liverpool is too far away. They have lost only one game all season. The title race is over. »»
Liverpool, focus on the Champions League…
According to OPTA statisticians, Liverpool has 99.66 % chance of winning the title. The Reds need 16 out of 27 possible points to win the title, starting from the principle that Arsenal won all its matches until the end of the season, which is not at all the case today.
Liverpool can therefore think a little less about the championship, and a little more of the other competitions: the League Cup final, next Sunday against Newcastle, and therefore the Champions League … provided that the route does not stop on Tuesday against PSG.
Note that Arne Slot, despite a favorable calendar (receiving the red lantern in Anfield) and a tight timing (six days between the two matches against PSG), did not practice a too wide turnover, with only three changes in its starting eleven. Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz played the whole meeting. As if Slot, after a difficult match in Paris (despite the favorable result), wanted his holders to be reassured …
