VIDEO Tangled fight for the Champions League: There is a team quartet in the game for the fourth place in the Premier League – Športky.sk

Cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United to win over Norwich Source: SITA / AP / Jon Super LONDON – The close losses of Tottenham and Arsenal, but also the victory of Manchester United in Saturday’s round 33, dramatized the situation in the fight for 4th place in the English Premier League guaranteeing in next season Champions League. For Tottenham, the home loss to Brighton 0: 1 was the first loss of points after four victories, while Arsenal did not score in three consecutive games. Tottenham also crashed last week after losing Arsenal to Brighton, who is in 10th place. Tottenham’s four-match winning streak ended after not sending a single shot on goal. The “Roosters” lost a scoring point for a goalless draw in the 90th minute when Leandro Trossard scored from the penalty area. “We did everything slowly today. It wasn’t our match. If you can’t find your way to victory anymore, you should do everything you can to avoid losing. Simply when you don’t have your day, you have to be very careful on the defensive. Especially “At the end of the match. This is a lesson for us today,” said Tottenham coach Antonio Conte. According to former Tottenham striker Darren Bent, it will be Conte’s wards who will occupy the 4th place. “I think Hotspur have a chance to repeat the six-match winning streak they had before losing to Brighton. They are currently in fourth place and it is in their hands,” Benta quoted premierleague.com as saying. Teams on 1.-4. The team will secure a seat in the Champions League, the rebound defender Manchester City and FC Liverpool have played 31 matches and will share the title. The third Chelsea London has played 30 duels and a 5-point lead over the fourth Spurs. They have played 32 rounds so far, as well as the fifth Manchester United, ahead of which they have a three-point lead. The “Red Devils” won at Old Trafford thanks to Cristiano Ronald’s hat-trick over the last Norwich 3: 2. Arsenal, like United, has 54 points, and unlike him, Spurs still has a good match. However, the seventh West Ham is not yet out of the game for 4th place with 51 points out of 32 duels. The “Gunners” prevailed on the Southampton field, but did not use it, and after the goal of the Polish defender Jan Bednarek, they lost 0: 1 in the 44th minute. They were better against the home team in holding the ball (76%: 24%), the total number of shots (23: 9) and also in shots on goal (6: 3). “We managed to hold the ball and we created dangerous situations, but the end result is bad. It won’t be anything new when I say you have to shoot goals to win. The boys played the way we wanted, but they didn’t break through the opponent’s defense.” said the guest’s coach Mikel Arteta, who missed the striker Alexandre Lacazette due to illness. Southampton’s victory, the first since February 25, was scored by Bednarek after a corner kick. For the “saints” it was the first league victory over Arsenal since December 16, 2018. Author: © VIDEO list: Hoofoot Source: TASR