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19:21
Mid-term conclusion:
At the break, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur were tied 1-1. The Spurs actually got off to a better start, surprising the Cityzens with their first counterattack and scoring the 1-0 through Kulusevski. After a good quarter of an hour, however, City had completely constricted the guests. The Spurs almost didn’t manage to relieve themselves and so the 1-1 was a matter of time. Nevertheless, it took a blunder from Hugo Lloris, which Ilkay Gündogan used to make it 1-1, which was overdue.
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19:17
Official injury time (minutes): 2
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19:13
Walker breaks through on the right and plays the ball low into the middle. Through friend and foe, the leather lands at Sterling, but his shot is blocked again.
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19:10
For the Londoners, of course, the first thing to do is to save themselves in the break with this 1-1. However, this will not be a sure-fire success, because City continues to constrict the Skyblues extremely.
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19:08
The compensation for the hosts is of course more than deserved. The Spurs play here on the counterattack, but they succeed too little. So the Londoners can hardly provide relief.
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19:03
Tooor for Manchester City, 1:1 by İlkay Gündoğan
There’s the overdue compensation! Sterling crosses from the halffield to the center where Lloris fails to catch the cross just before the ground. The ball falls at Gündogan’s feet, who dusts it off from eleven meters to make it 1-1.
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19:00
There are now 21 players, all but Ederson, well into half the Spurs. That has something of an absolute final phase and that after 30 minutes. City are waiting for the gap and Tottenham are passionately defending the whole thing.
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18:55
Again it’s about the right side of Spurs’ defense! It’s Sterling again who dribbles and crosses into the danger zone. Foden gets a shot, but Davies throws himself into the offensive man’s attempt.
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18:53
City is now really pushing! A cross from the right sails into the middle, where Gündogan puts the ball in the backcourt with his chest. Cancelo takes the template directly, but his shot turns a little too much to the outside.
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18:52
Ilkay Gündogan fails on post! Earlier this time, Sterling pulled into the penalty area from the left and put the ball across the German. Gündogan shoots at the long corner from the turn, but the aluminum saves.
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18:48
Great action by Cancelo, who doesn’t just pull into the middle from the left, but also makes three spurs look old. However, his flick to the far corner goes well past the goal.
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18:44
The Spurs, meanwhile, continue to counterattack. This time, some guests move up and it’s Emerson in the end who puts the cross on the back post. Sessegnon tries directly, but misses the ball.
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18:42
Manchester is in no hurry. The hosts have the usual high ball possession and act very patiently. Of course, 80 minutes of remaining playing time also allow for that.
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18:38
Of course, the Spurs, who were already defending deeply, have to be careful not to be caught on the wrong foot by their own leadership. Just managing this 1-0 will be brutally difficult against City and so Tottenham is well advised to always provide relief.
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18:34
Tooor for Tottenham Hotspur, 0:1 by Dejan Kulusevski
And suddenly it’s 1-0 for the Spurs! Kane gets the ball out of defense and immediately plays deep. The defensive trap of the high-standing hosts does not work and Son marches towards the box completely freely. The Korean unselfishly crosses and Kulusevski completes this strong attack with the early 1:0.
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18:33
As soon as City has possession of the ball, the guests drop deeply and form a five-man chain. Sure, you want to keep the currently so accurate Skyblues in check.
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18:31
Here we go! Both teams are in traditional dress. The hosts in sky blue, the Spurs in white and dark blue.
18:14
On the other side, Hugo Lloris is on the lawn for Spurs for the 400th time today. In front of the goalkeeper, Emerson, Kulusevski, Højbjerg and Dier move into the starting XI compared to last week. Moura, Winks, Doherty and Sanchez make way for the quartet.
18:12
As usual, Pep Guardiola can rotate in one position or another with his luxury squad. For example, Ilkay Gündogan returns compared to the CHampions League game. The national player leads the Cityzens onto the pitch as captain today.
17:59
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, paints the opposite picture. Guests from London come to Manchester with no real recommendations. The last three games were lost after having stabilized again under new coach Antonio Conte. The pressure on the Spurs is now growing again, because with the current eighth place you are again in danger of missing the goals of the season.
17:57
As so often in recent years, Manchester City is on course for the championship! With Liverpool’s win this afternoon, the lead in second place is now six points. Of course, City would like to extend the lead again with a similar performance as last time. In the last three games (incl. Champions League) there were three victories with 11:0 goals to celebrate. So the form is right for Pep Guardiola’s team.
17:44
Good evening and welcome to matchday 26 of the Premier League! The final match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur is this Saturday. The game starts at 6:30 p.m.!