Aston Villa dealt a strong blow to its host Arsenal’s hopes of winning the English Premier League title this season, after defeating them 2-0, today, Sunday, in the 33rd round of the competition.
Despite the many opportunities available to Arsenal, which is seeking to regain the title that has been missing for 20 years, during the first half, after it imposed its control for most of its periods, it failed to score, before punishment came from Aston Villa in the second half, during which the two goals of the match came.
Leon Bailey opened the scoring for Aston Villa in the 84th minute, while Ollie Watkins scored the second goal in the 87th minute.
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With this result, Aston Villa continued its superiority over Arsenal, after it also beat the London team 1-0 during the first leg that took place at Villa Park last December.
GOAL!
Ollie Watkins! A huge blow to Arsenal’s title hopes.#beINPL #ARSAVL pic.twitter.com/zpa8tOHhdJ
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This loss comes to disappoint Arsenal players and fans before the team’s upcoming meeting with its German host, Bayern Munich, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals next Wednesday, as the first leg that took place between the two teams in the British capital, London, last Tuesday ended in a 2-2 draw. The two teams.
Arsenal, which suffered its fifth loss in the competition this season, remained in second place with 71 points, two points behind leaders Manchester City, while it surpassed third-placed Liverpool on goal difference.
On the other hand, Aston Villa’s tally, which prevented Arsenal from regaining the top spot in the tournament, rose to 64 points in fourth place, qualifying for next season’s Champions League, reviving its hopes of participating in the continental championship.