"3:1 victory over the Red Devils, Blue Moon won 14 consecutive victories! "

"Manchester City tied Arsenal's record for the longest winning streak in the Premier League. If they win one more game, they will have the honor alone!"

Who can stop this Manchester City team?

"With 46 points in 16 games, Manchester City has broken the best start record in Premier League history and may break the Premier League single-season points record!"

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Without any surprise, after the match between Manchester City and Manchester United ended, major media outlets reported it on the front pages as soon as possible.

Before the game, many people expected Manchester United to stop Manchester City and end their winning streak.

But after Manchester United's defeat, this expectation was obviously completely dashed.

Manchester City's next opponent is Swansea, which is currently the second-to-last team in the Premier League. Given Manchester City's strength and stability when facing weak teams, the probability of losing this game is very low.

Therefore, after defeating the strong opponent Manchester United, Manchester City's probability of breaking Arsenal's 14-game winning streak has now reached at least 80%.

Manchester City certainly did not disappoint. In the 17th round of the Premier League, Manchester City, playing away, won 5-0 with goals from Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva and Aguero, winning 15 consecutive games and breaking the record of the longest winning streak in the Premier League that had been sealed for 15 years! There are still two games left before the end of the first half of the league, but Manchester City has accumulated 49 points, 11 points ahead of the second-placed Manchester United.

This not only allowed them to lock up the half-season championship three rounds in advance, but also made the outcome of the league championship almost a matter of suspense.

People really can’t imagine how big a mistake Manchester City will make to allow the pursuers behind them to overtake them and snatch the league championship trophy from them?

It's simply impossible! This Manchester City team seems to have no weaknesses at all. When we meet them, we can only hope for the best.

Of course, it would not be right to say that Manchester City has no weaknesses at all.

A week ago, their unbeaten streak this season was broken in the Champions League.

The team that defeated them was Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine! The main reason why Shakhtar was able to beat Manchester City was the severe cold weather at their home stadium.

In addition, this game is the final battle of the group stage, and Manchester City has already secured the first place in the group and is unwilling to waste the physical energy of its main players in the icy and snowy weather thousands of miles away.

So Manchester City sent out a substitute lineup for this game. Aguero, Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva and others did not even go to the away game, let alone play.

The substitute lineup led by Jesus, B Silva and others conceded two goals in the first half because they could not adapt to the extremely cold weather.

In the second half, thanks to Sane's goal, the team managed to pull one goal back and prevented the team from losing too badly.

Although Manchester City's unbeaten streak was broken, none of the major giants were happy.

Firstly, Manchester City’s main players did not play in this game at all, and there is a huge gap in strength between the substitutes and the main players, so this game is not of reference value.

Secondly, the home environment of the Miners is too bad, and it is difficult for other teams to have such a cold game environment, so they cannot expect to weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness through the environment before the game starts, like the Miners did.

Therefore, everyone is still at a loss as to how to deal with Manchester City. They can only pin their hopes on those top teams and expect to defeat Manchester City with their hard power and the on-the-spot performance of the head coach.

The team most likely to achieve this is the defending champion Real Madrid.

After all, they defeated Manchester City in last season's Champions League final, and their strength is among the best in Europe.

In addition, Real Madrid is in good form this season, so many people think that Real Madrid can compete with Manchester City in the Champions League.

Considering that Real Madrid is currently ranked second in Group H and Manchester City is first in Group F, they have a chance to draw Manchester City in the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.

Basically, every year's Champions League draw is questioned by fans as a script. In this case, some fans think that they might as well go for a big one and let Real Madrid and Manchester City meet in the round of 16. In this way, the majority of fans will be able to enjoy the peak battle between these two top teams in advance.

Of course, from the perspective of fans of both teams, they certainly don't want their teams to meet in the Champions League too early.

With their strength, it would be a pity no matter who is eliminated in the round of 16.

Fortunately, UEFA did not arrange such a script.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, Manchester City drew the Swiss team Basel.

Real Madrid drew the French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.

For Manchester City, this draw is very comfortable. The opponents are relatively weak and it is difficult for them to pose a threat, so they have less pressure to advance.

But for Real Madrid, the result is not so good.

Paris Saint-Germain is not a weak team. Last year, they beat Barcelona 4:0 at home. Real Madrid has been fighting with Barcelona for so many years and knows the strength of their old rival very well.

The fact that Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona by so much proves that they have a strong dominance at home. Even if Real Madrid went there, they would probably have to suffer a setback.

But Real Madrid can only blame themselves for drawing such a lot.

If they had performed better in the group stage and hadn't made so many mistakes that led to them being suppressed by Tottenham, they wouldn't have been drawn against such a strong opponent at this time.

Real Madrid is not satisfied with this signing, and Paris Saint-Germain is actually not satisfied either.

They finally beat Bayern Munich to get first place in Group B, but now you tell me that my next opponent is the defending champion Real Madrid? What's the point of all the hard work I put in in the group stage? Last season I faced Barcelona, ​​this season I faced Real Madrid. So you two Spanish giants take turns to bully me?

Looking at the opponents they drew and then looking at the opponents drawn by Bayern, the second-placed team in the group, Paris Saint-Germain became even more depressed.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, most of the top teams had good luck.

For example, Manchester City, Bayern, Liverpool and Manchester United.

But some teams were unlucky and encountered very strong opponents.

Tottenham Hotspur had just overcome the huge mountain of Real Madrid and met the Serie A champion Juventus.

The two teams are relatively close in strength and either one has a chance to advance. It will obviously be a very tense battle.

The defending champions of the Premier League, Chelsea, drew with the Spanish Super League giants Barcelona. Although Barcelona's record in recent years has not been ideal, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The European war feud between the Blues and the Red and Blues is worth talking about for three days and three nights. I wonder what kind of sparks will be created when the two teams meet again in the Champions League.

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After the Champions League group stage, all major leagues have gradually entered the winter break.

But there is no such thing as a winter break in the Premier League.

So, while players from other leagues were comfortably enjoying the sunshine and beach scenery, 20 teams and hundreds of players in the Premier League were still fighting in the cold and damp weather, with occasional rain and snow.

December 17th, the 18th round of the Premier League.

Manchester City, at home, faced the challenge of an unexpected guest.

Their opponent is Tottenham Hotspur, currently fourth in the Premier League.

Although Tottenham has been left behind by Manchester City by a huge gap of 18 points in the standings, Tottenham's strength this season cannot be underestimated. After the introduction of Son Heung-min, their overall strength has been further improved than last season, especially the offensive firepower of the forward line, which ranks among the top three in the entire Premier League!

The reason why they are so far behind Manchester City in points is actually very simple. On the one hand, it is because Manchester City’s own record is too incredible, with 16 wins and one draw in 17 rounds, the efficiency of scoring points is extremely high, and they have remained unbeaten so far.

On the other hand, Tottenham had to take the Champions League into consideration, so they had a bumpy time in the league fighting on two fronts, and only got a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

Looking at the record alone it does not seem to be ideal, but Tottenham Hotspur has earned all the points they deserved. The four games they lost were all to Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Leicester City, which are big clubs or strong teams.

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It’s not unfair for Tottenham to lose to them.

The outside world also has high expectations for Tottenham, although Manchester City has broken Arsenal's record for the longest winning streak in the Premier League set 15 years ago.

But everyone is still concerned about who can stop them and end their winning streak.

Swansea's defeat in the last game made the fans realize that it is impossible to rely on these mid- and lower-level teams. They must rely on the top-ranked giants or quasi-giants to have a chance of defeating Manchester City.

Coincidentally, Tottenham is within this range.

Moreover, Tottenham Hotspur had one win and one draw against Manchester City last season, remaining unbeaten, which was a pretty good record, which further raised the fans' expectations of them! Facing such a strong opponent, Manchester City played with full spirit. Guardiola sent out all the main players, and all the main players who did not go to Ukraine before appeared in this round.

Manchester City, playing at home, quickly took the initiative in the game after the opening. In the 14th minute of the first half, Gundogan received an assist from Lin Quan's corner kick to help the team score the first goal.

In the 15th minute, De Bruyne assisted Lin Quan to score the second goal.

Tottenham's defensive counterattack tactics were reduced to defense under Manchester City's targeted pressing, with no counterattacks at all.

Because he did not get enough support in the frontcourt, Kane became more and more anxious and even received a yellow card for his excessive movements when trying to grab the ball.

In the second half, Tottenham tried to change their tactics and push out their formation, unwilling to continue to be passive in this way.

However, as Manchester City was already gaining momentum, their change of formation not only failed to achieve any results, but instead further collapsed their own defense.

In the 55th minute, Mbappe broke into the penalty area and was brought down by the opponent's defender, and Manchester City won a penalty.

Lin Quan gave the penalty to Mbappe, who scored the penalty he created in one fell swoop.

Since losing the penalty shootout in the Champions League final last season, Mbappe has been concentrating on training his penalty kick ability this season.

As for the effect, it can be seen from the effect of his penalty kick.

After the score was 3-0, Manchester City played more and more relaxed. When the players were in a relaxed state of mind, they often made some amazing cooperation on the field.

It goes without saying that Manchester City's players have excellent footwork. They can proudly boast that in the entire Premier League, no team has footwork as good as Manchester City's.

Moreover, this group of players not only have good skills, but also good creativity.

Especially Lin Quan, De Bruyne and David Silva.

The occasional flashes of inspiration and cooperation they produce are simply breathtaking, and one cannot help but sigh that football can actually be played this way!

Compared with the opponents' boosted morale, Tottenham players became more and more uncertain as they played amid the deafening cheers from Manchester City's home stadium.

They just couldn't understand why they couldn't beat Manchester City when they could obviously compete with top teams like Real Madrid in the Champions League?

It's not like they haven't studied the opponent's new tactics before. When they were discussing it on paper, they thought they had found the opponent's flaws, but when they actually tried it on the court, they knew that all the tricks they thought of were useless! In the 70th minute, Manchester City's two midfielders completed the connection, and Gundogan assisted De Bruyne to score a goal, expanding the score to 4:0. A big win is inevitable. Now the only suspense is that there are more than 20 minutes left before the end of the game. Can Manchester City continue to score goals before the end of the game?

The answer is yes!

In the 80th minute, Sane, who came on as a substitute, received an assist from Jesus, who also came on as a substitute, and scored Manchester City's fifth goal! In injury time, Eriksen scored a goal in the open play, setting the score at 5:1.

In the end, Manchester City, playing at home, won a resounding victory with a score of 5:1 at their home ground, extending their winning streak to 16 games, once again shattering all expectations from the outside world.

Tottenham couldn't stop Manchester City's winning streak.

After watching this game, the news media and fans were all sighing and curious, what is the ceiling of this Manchester City team? There is still one game left in the first half of the season, and Manchester City's points have accumulated to 52 points, which is simply terrifying! On December 23, Manchester City continued to play at home, relying on Lin Quan's double, Aguero and De Bruyne each scored a goal, and defeated Burns 4-0, winning 17 consecutive victories, and raising their points to a terrifying height of 55 points!

55 points at the first half is an explosive record not only in the history of the Premier League, but also in the entire top five leagues.

The only team to achieve this achievement was Barcelona in the 2012-2013 season. They set a La Liga record of 55 points in the first half of the league that season, which is also the highest record in the history of the entire top five leagues.

There are fewer teams in the Bundesliga, and even if they win all 17 games, they will only have 51 points.

As for Ligue 1 and Serie A, the records are 51 points at the halfway point set by Paris Saint-Germain in 2015 and 52 points set by Juventus in the 2013-14 season, which are still a long way from 55 points.

For Guardiola and his team, records are just icing on the cake. It's good to have them, but it doesn't matter if you don't have them.

He would not be jealous of the record that Vilanova set at Barcelona. After all, even if Manchester City really won the next round, at most they would only tie the record, but would not be able to break it.

When the record cannot be broken, people will naturally remember the first team more easily and forget the teams that came after it.

But it is too difficult to break this record, because the only hope to break this record is to maintain an undefeated record in the first half of the season.

Even teams as strong as Barcelona and Manchester City at their peak couldn't do this, which shows how difficult it is to achieve this goal!

It is worth mentioning that Manchester United was equalized by Leicester City defender Maguire, Manchester United's future "aircraft carrier" at the King Power Stadium, which further widened the gap between them and Manchester City. The current gap between the two teams has reached 13 points, a despairing number! (End of this chapter)