Match week 28, the English Premier League season 2022/2023 had a different development. In that week's game, Arsenal won 4-1 against Crystal Palace while Leeds United exited the relegation zone with a 2-4 win over Wolverhampton.
Alan Shearer announced the XI Week XI Team of the Week for the Week 28 match. Illan Meslier was the team's Goalkeeper of the Week. He made six saves in their 2-4 win over Wolverhampton. Theo Walcott and Alexander Isak were the strikers of the week. Walcott scored once and assisted once for Southampton in a 3-3 draw against Southampton while Isak scored twice for Newcastle United in a 1-2 win over Nottingham Forest.
Leeds United's Bukayo Saka and Jack Harrison were the wingers of the week. Saka scored twice and provided an assist in the 4-1 win over Crystal Palace while Harrison scored once in the 2-4 win over Wolverhampton.
Douglas Luiz and James Ward-Prourage are the quarterbacks of the week. Luiz scored 1 goal for Aston Villa in a 3-0 win over AFC Bournemouth while Ward-Prourage scored in a 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
This is the EPL team of the week 28
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A goal in the last breath, a celebration that will still be etched in the retina and a championship title begins to take on the color of the Blaugrana. Barça's win over Real Madrid allows them to get their hands on the trophy as often as 12 days from the close of the tournament. The team's hard work is about to allow them to reap the rewards, after four seasons of not being hailed as League champions.
Barca's numbers in the domestic league are on the verge of breaking all records. It was an almost perfect season. Only points left in four days:
two draws (Vallecano Ray y Espanyolboth at Spotify Camp Nou) and defeats (Real Madrid y Almeria, at home). At this moment, Xavi Hernández's army has 68 points and can break the 100 point mark, even losing one or two.
But let's go piece by piece because it's not easy for Barça. In fact, the first defeat came on the league debut against Vallecas. Iraola's men pulled off a goalless draw at the Estadi, which gave the team's critics refueling, fueling an already classic match. However, on the second day of the schedule, they defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 in a stellar team performance. Since then, including the match at Anoeta, the Blaugrana have had a streak of 7 consecutive victories:
4-0 v Valladolid, 0-3 v Sevilla, 0-4 v Cadiz, 3-0 v Elche, 0-1 v Mallorca and 1-0 v Celta de Vigo.
The first scripture and the change of leader
In the first classic match of the season, Real Madrid came back from a resounding 3-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu. The two teams entered the match with points and let Ancelotti's army ranked in the middle of the table.
Despite this difficult defeat, Barça never gave up and achieved the goal they had:
to come to the World Cup holiday as leader of the rankings. The Blaugrana didn't fail in any of the fights until early November, when Madrid were on a streak of two consecutive skateboarding games:
1-1 draw with Girona and 3-2 loss at home to Rayo Vallecano.
Xavi's men marched to El Sadar for their final meeting on the eve of the World Cup and, despite falling behind on the scoreboard, Pedri's goal and Raphinha's strike at the last breath, they gifted 3 points for Barca in one of the most heartfelt celebrations in the dressing room. Everything looks better from the rearview mirror at the top of the chart.
Win at the minimum and change the system
Iruña's is one of Barça's victories for the lowest earners. There were 12 matches where the culés settled with a one-goal advantage, nine of them 1-0 or 0-1. Rivals like Atlético de Madrid, Villarreal, Valencia or Athletic Club have experienced Blaugrana's 'unocerismo'.
Exactly, against the lions in the first round, Xavi integrated a technical variation in the team that allowed him to make that "click" and take a step forward as a team. The man from Egar sacrificed a pure striker to introduce a false left winger and act on the four centre-backs. Pedri starts out as this most "free" man, but the one who acts the most in this position is Gavi.
Xavi manages to build a solid block and keep all team members positive and inclusive. Starting from defence:
the best in all of Europe. Kounde, Araujo, Christensen and Balde attack first and defend best.
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