Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain: Dominating with Unprecedented Winning Streaks

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have gone ‘cruising speed’. Pep Guardiolaand Luis Enrique they direct, with permission from Xabi Alonso and his ‘invincible’ Bayer Leverkusen [acumula 31 partidos sin perder]to the fittest teams in Europe.

Let’s go by parts. City has 11 consecutive victories in all competitions and 14 games without losing. They have not lost since they fell to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa (1-0) on December 6. A defeat that relegated the ‘sky blues’ – at that time they had gone four days without winning – to fourth position in the Premier. They were six points behind the lead.

City’s streak: 11 wins in a row and 14 games without losing

• Luton Town 1-2 Manchester City (Premier)
• Estrella Roja 2-3 Manchester City (Champions)
• Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace (Premier)
• Urawa Reds 0-3 Manchester City (Club World Cup)
• Manchester City 4-0 Fluminense (Club World Cup)
• Everton 1-3 Manchester City (Premier)
• Manchester City 2-0 Sheffiel United (Premier)
• Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town (FA Cup)
• Newcastle 2-3 Manchester City (Premier)
• Tottenham 0-1 Manchester City (FA Cup)
• Manchester City 3-1 Burnley (Premier)
• Brentford 1-3 Manchester City (Premier)
• Manchester City 2-0 Everton (Premier)
• Copenhague 1-3 Manchester City (Champions)

“We are struggling. We have to find a way to win games,” Guardiola recognized. It seems that he has found her. City has taken a radical turn in the situation. They have won the Club World Cup, they have passed two rounds of the FA Cup… and they have the lead in the Premier League within reach: They are second, two points behind Liverpool… but they have one game less.

History seems to repeat itself. City went 25 games without losing (20 wins and five draws) last seasonbetween February and May, which led them to win an unprecedented treble in the history of English football:Premier, FA Cup y Champions League.

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Now, again, they can repeat, although there is still a long way to go. “This is not a fairy tale. We have a 99.99% chance of not repeating [triplete]. Never, never, never, never… we had achieved it and the chances of repeating it are the same. What we have achieved in the past does not guarantee you anything. What I like about this period is that we are still alive in the Cups and we are close to the head in the League. I hope to reach March and April with the feeling that in May we will fight for all the titles. That is the objective,” warns Guardiola.

What I like about this period is that we are still alive in the Cups and we are close to the head in the League. I hope to reach March and April with the feeling that in May we will fight for all the titles

Pep Guardiola

The notable improvement of Luis Enrique’s PSG

Luis Enrique’s career in Paris did not begin in the best possible way. El PSG, who only added 8 points from the first 15, He had his worst start in Ligue 1 since 2010-11.

In the Champions League things weren’t much better either.. A controversial penalty converted by Mbappé against Newcastle (1-1) in the 98th minute allowed Paris Saint-Germain to reach the final day ‘alive’. “It was the script for a horror movie,” Luis Enrique acknowledged.. Although they were eliminated for several minutes, the draw in Dortmund (1-1), together with Milan’s victory at St. James’ Park (1-2), It gave them a pass to the round of 16 as runners-up in Group F.

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The classification of PSG, which was close to being out of the round of 16 for the first time since the arrival of Qatar Sports Investments in 2011, left many shadows. “Many would be very excited to see us dead, but we are still alive and well. Suffering, that’s my last name,” Luis Enrique joked.

Many would be very excited to see us dead, but we are still alive and well

Luis Enrique

And so alive. A streak of 17 games without losing -they have not fallen since they lost to Milan (2-1) on November 7- It has allowed Paris Saint-Germain to move into Ligue 1 with an 11-point lead!!! about Monaco.

PSG’s streak: 17 games without losing

• Reims 0-3 PSG (Ligue 1)
• PSG 5-2 Mónaco (Ligue 1)
• PSG 1-1 Newcastle (Champions)
• Le Havre 0-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
• PSG 2-1 Nantes (Ligue 1)
• Borussia Dortmund 1-1 PSG (Champions)
• Lille 1-1 PSG (Ligue 1)
• PSG 3-1 Metz (Ligue 1)
• PSG 2-0 Toulouse (Super Cup)
• Revel 0-9 PSG (Coupe de France)
• Lens 0-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
• Orléans 1-4 PSG (Coupe de France)
• PSG 2-2 Brest (Ligue 1)
• Strasbourg 1-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
• PSG 3-1 Brest (French Cup)
• PSG 3-1 Lille (Ligue 1)
• PSG 2-0 Real Sociedad (Champions)

There is more. Along the way they have won the French Super Cup -they beat Toulouse 2-0-, They have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cup [les espera el Niza] and they have put the Champions League tie back on track after beating Real Sociedad (2-0).

Luis Enrique, however, does not give up. “It’s always the same. We have to correct the team’s problems, win or lose. We need to improve our performance, our production. “I want to see a competitive team.”

Just when the road gets steep… Manchester City and PSG have put on the steamroller ‘mode’.

2024-02-17 10:13:49
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