Thus, the Premier League title race will take place until at least on Sunday, when Liverpool welcomes Tottenham Hotspur in Anfield (11:30 am), but barely after Arsenal conceded late and settled for a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in northern London on Tuesday.
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace – Protruding, summary facts and analysis
The Mikel Arteta team remains largely focused on their next equality in the semi-final of UEFA Champions League against PSG which begins next Tuesday (3 pm HE), but the Gunners are still the only side that could delay the Reds winning the title longer, even if they accepted their fate also probably weeks ago. Anyway, Liverpool’s fate is in their hands with a 12 -point lead and five games to play; A victory or a draw on Sunday would make an insurmountable difference of 15 or 13 points with four to travel both sides.
Reaction Mikel Arteta – What does Arsenal Boss said after a late draw with Crystal Palace?
“We are disappointed with the result and the performance. We did not find enough consistency in the actions to dominate the game. It is part of football and cost us two points. It can be difficult. In many aspects of the game, we should have done better today. We need consistency. Today, they were very organized and deserved.
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“It can be very difficult, but it is the standard required in the Premier League. In many aspects of the game, we should have done better today. ”
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“(Crystal Palace) was very organized and they deserve credit, but we must also be critical with ourselves and we know that we have to do much better.”
On the errors that cost them: “Certainly, it costs you points. It’s part of football. We have the most important match of the season in six games. We have to recover our energy.”
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“We could not see the matches and the margins were too small, several times with ten men. Especially when we were ahead in the matches, especially in the second period, we must be able to see the game.”
Leandro Trossard, on the disappointing result against Crystal Palace
“The quality was simply not there today. Compared to the last game (vs Ipswich), we were far from being.
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“(The spirits) should not be (elsewhere), we want to win each match in a competition. Especially today after the last match, we had a good feeling and that had to be better.”
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“I think the basics (sometimes missing). Do not pass the right foot or take it too easily, a touch too. I also speak for myself, just in general, it was not good enough. We have to increase this level in the coming days, we rest now and in a week, we must be there. ”
