In its past encounters against Brighton, it was during the 2021 premier league Brighton have recorded its win against Manchester City. The winning probability of Manchester is quite high, and I'm sure it is going to be a good match. Within a short the match gonna start and the first half will be the most interesting part that defines the position of the teams.
Focus will be on Alvarez in this game against Brighton who scored the winner for Manchester City Second team in their last game. Brighton have very good record against most big teams in the premier league this season, some weeks ago we saw how they defeated and embarrassed Arsenal, one of the teams this season. This game is still very important for Brighton, but not so much for Manchester City that have already won the premier league.
Yes, this match is very important for Brighton. And it will also be a good achievement if Brighton is able to beat Manchester City in this match. Although I think it's hard to happen. In the first half the resulting score was a 1-1 draw. And now the second half has just begun. And I wonder what changes there will be in this one match. Whatever the outcome, I wouldn't be surprised. It's just that with Haaland and De Bruyne on the pitch I think Manchester City should do better with this. although there is a change in position in the structure of the game this time.
The match is not very important for Brighton as they have already qualified for Europa whether or not they win this match. It is just that they are giving their best because they are playing against the Champions and also they don't have any other matches to play apart from thr English Premier League.
What I didn't understand is why Guardiola started with KDB and Haaland and still left them I the pitch till now knowing too well.that he has Manchester United Fa Cup finals and Inter Milan champions league final.
Correct. but I think Pep Guardiola introduced their 3 mainstay players from the first half namely Haaland, K.De Bruyne and B. Silva was meant to score early and would draw them after it felt Manchester City had the upper hand in the match. But in reality Brighton put in an extraordinary performance in this match. Even in the second half we can now see Brighton putting more pressure on Manchester City's defensive area. And a few minutes ago De Bruyne had been replaced by Alvarez. well, I hope Pep takes care of the safety of their core players to avoid injury. but for some reason he still plays some of their mainstay players until now.
in terms of ranking and points, this is not an important match for these two teams (Brighton and Manchester City). Because well, these two teams have achieved what they targeted. Manchester City already holds the title this season. and so do Brighton already hold a ticket to the Europa League.
But because this is a home game for Brighton, of course they don't want to disappoint their supporters in this match. And if Brighton is able to beat Manchester City in this match, as I said, it will be a great achievement for Brighton's achievements and reputation. So for Brighton this fight is still important.
currently the match is still at 1-1 and has entered the 74th minute. the two teams are still fighting fiercely.