Chelsea still have four Premier League games to play before officially facing Juventus on April 15.

Their opponents are Southampton, Hull City, Stoke City, and Arsenal.

The first opponent, Southampton, has now revealed its weakness in the thickness of the lineup. The recent momentum is not as strong as it was at the beginning of the season, and its ranking in the standings has also dropped to seventh place.

Moreover, since the game against Southampton is at home, it is actually not a problem for Chelsea.

Therefore, in Chelsea's home game against Southampton in the 28th round of the Chelsea Premier League on March 15, Chelsea won the game relatively easily.

Although Southampton scored the first point with Pellet's header in the opening stage, Chelsea quickly responded and relied on Lukaku, B seat, and Marcos Arsenal, who had just returned from injury.

Ronso's goal defeated the opponent 3:1.

However, when they faced Hull City away from home on March 22, who were fighting for relegation, Tiger City performed to a very high level.

They scored two goals in a row after falling behind 0:2, and finally drew with Chelsea at home!

This also made the British media lament after the game: "The relegation team at the end of the season is really not easy to mess with! The temptation of 100 million euros!"

This score also made Chelsea's plan to win the championship in March failed.

Of course, since Manchester City also won these two rounds, in fact, even if Chelsea wins Hull City, they will not be able to win the championship in advance.

After all, this is only the 29th round. Want to win the championship 9 rounds in advance? It is too exaggerated.

You know, before this season, the record for the fastest championship in Premier League history was held by Manchester United.

They won the championship five rounds ahead of schedule in the 2000-2001 season, that is, after 33 rounds!

So judging from Chelsea's current momentum, it should be relatively easy to break this record.

Then there is the home game against Stoke City on April 5.

This is also a "revenge" battle for Chelsea!

Because the only game Chelsea drew in the first half of the season was against Stoke City.

If they cannot defeat Stoke City, then Chelsea will not be able to defeat all Premier League teams this season!

However, after leaving the blessing of the Britannia Stadium, "City in the Sky" also lost its magic at Stamford Bridge.

They were quickly defeated by Chelsea's indiscriminate bombardment, and finally suffered a 0:4 defeat.

After this round, Chelsea is only one step away from the championship.

They have 28 wins and 2 draws with 86 points. In these two rounds, although Manchester City won both games, they only had 64 points. Chelsea's lead is still as high as 22 points!

There are eight rounds left in the league and they are 22 points ahead. In other words, as long as Chelsea win the next round, they will win the Premier League championship this season seven rounds in advance!

However, Pan Yi still needs to think carefully about the next few games.

After the away game against Arsenal on April 12, it will be immediately followed by the home game against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals on April 15, then the away game against Tottenham on April 19, and then immediately the away game on April 22

Second leg against Juventus.

In other words, within 10 days, Chelsea will play four games in a row against Juventus and North London!

The most important part of this game, for Chelsea, is of course the two Champions League games against Juventus.

But Pan Yi doesn't want to give up the other two Premier League games directly.

After all, if we can win the Premier League record seven games ahead of schedule, it will greatly improve the morale of the entire team.

In addition, these two Premier League opponents are city rivals in London, and Tottenham are mortal enemies. Of course, no one hopes to lose to them.

As an opponent of Chelsea, Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has also said that he definitely does not want Chelsea, an enemy from the same city, to celebrate the championship at the Emirates Stadium!

Of course, for Wenger, what is more important is that he needs these three points.

After some good performances in recent rounds, Arsenal's points have reached the third position. Although there is no hope of winning the championship, there is still hope for fourth place.

On the premise that there are not too many games left in the league, every game and every point is important.

They have been eliminated from the Champions League, so the league and FA Cup are their last battlefields.

Coupled with the fact that there is no multi-line pressure from the European war, Arsenal will definitely go all out in this home game!

Moreover, if Chelsea can be prevented from winning the championship, and then let Chelsea go to Tottenham's home court to celebrate the championship in the next round, this can be regarded as a "gift" to their mortal enemy.

For the outside world, this game still has several gimmicks.

One of them was Arsenal knocking out Chelsea in the FA Cup, and that was the only game Chelsea actually lost in all competitions this season.

So for Chelsea, this is also a real battle of revenge!

Also, this is the first time that Cech, Gnabry and Martin have officially faced each other in the Premier League after exchanging clubs.

The battle for championship + the battle for fourth place + the BIG6 civil war + the London derby + the battle of revenge + the battle with the old club...

Precisely because there are so many topics, this contest between the two London teams has also attracted widespread attention from global media and fans!

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Wenger stands in the home team's dressing room at the Emirates Stadium.

In front of him were the eleven starting players he carefully selected.

The goalkeeper is Czech veteran Cech.

Since the departure of legendary England goalkeeper David Seaman and German goalkeeper Lehmann, Arsenal's goalkeeper position has been in frequent turmoil.

First it was Fabianski, and then due to his inconsistent performance, Szczesny gradually took the main position.

But Wenger was actually not very satisfied with Szczesny, so he introduced Colombian goalkeeper Ospina from Nice this summer, but the result was still unsatisfactory.

So Wenger found a way to discuss with Pan Yi the loan of veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Cech has always won the love of fans with his outstanding and stable performance. Although his peak period was at Chelsea, even when he came to Arsenal at an age close to retirement, he still guaranteed the confidence of Arsenal's defense.

Therefore, he also secured his position as the main goalkeeper.

In Wenger's plan, Cech will definitely be bought out after the end of this season. As for Szczesny and Ospina, they can only wait and see if anyone takes over.

Let Cech start against Chelsea, and the professor also believes that he will have an excellent performance against his old club and try to keep the goal!

Wenger's lineup today is a 4-2-3-1.

In the defense, from left to right are Monreal, Koscielny, Merdesack and Bellerin.

The midfield double midfielder is Cazorla and Cochrane, and the frontcourt attacking trio is Sanchez, Wilshere and Ramsey.

At the front is center Giroud.

This is almost the strongest starting lineup that Arsenal can currently field, and it is also the guarantee that they can grab points and compete for fourth place recently.

Wenger's eyes swept over the eleven players one after another and received positive feedback from the players.

Everyone looked at the professor and were ready to listen to his speech.

"I believe everyone knows how important today's game is to us!"

"We are now in third place, but we only have one point more than Manchester United behind us, and not much more than fifth-place Liverpool."

"In other words, if we lose today's game, we will probably fall to fourth or even fifth, and it will be difficult to guarantee our Champions League spot."

"Therefore, we must win this game! Even if the opponent is Chelsea, who are ranked first!"

When Wenger said this, he still looked at the players in front of him.

He also saw everyone's determined eyes.

Especially captain Arteta.

Although due to his increasing age, he is now less and less able to play in the team and his retirement has been put on the agenda, he is still an important member of the locker room.

He will also use his mental strength to inspire the young players in the team.

Wenger continued:

"Our opponent Chelsea is very strong. They have done a very good job both offensively and defensively. They have remained undefeated in the Premier League so far and have adjusted very well."

"But they are not invincible. Don't forget, we defeated them in the FA Cup!"

"Moreover, they still have to face the pressure of the Champions League quarter-finals, so it is difficult to let go in today's game."

"Judging from their starting lineup, they have sent a lot of rotation players. They probably want to solidly defend our home court first, and then wait for opportunities to counterattack."

"It is precisely because Chelsea's defense is very good and the counterattack is very sharp, so we cannot give our opponents any chance!"

"We must seize the initiative from the beginning of the game and put pressure on Chelsea from the first minute of the game."

"This requires our frontcourt players to stay focused at all times and harass Chelsea's midfielder and backfielder. It also requires our midfielder to put enough pressure on the opponent."

When he said this, Wenger once again emphasized his tone and reminded his players:

"We must end this battle by scoring a goal in the shortest possible time!"

Arsene Wenger has been coaching Arsenal for so long, so it’s impossible not to be unclear about Arsenal’s strengths and weaknesses.

Arsenal's players are more experienced, but they are also relatively older and will be weaker in fighting a protracted game.

In other words, the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for Arsenal.

Since Arsenal's advantage is offense, they must attack quickly. From the beginning of the game, they swept through Chelsea's defense zone like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

As long as they can score one goal, Arsenal can take control of the initiative. If they score two goals, they are almost guaranteed to win.

"Finally, I want to say that tonight, we will definitely be able to bring this victory to the fans at the Emirates Stadium!"

“As long as everyone here works together, it’s not hard to do!”

"Perhaps Chelsea will still win the Premier League championship early, but it will never be today!"

The players, led by captain Arteta, also roared in response.

At this time, the referee's bell also rang to urge the referee to enter the stadium.
To be continued...