The thirty-eighth and final round of an extraordinary and hard-fought Premier League outlined the verdicts that were still uncertain and as always provided many emotions.
La copertina: i verdetti dell'ultima giornata
Bournemouth's historic qualification for a European competition (Europa League), Aston Villa's victory at the Etihad in Pep Guardiola's last match as coach of the Citizens who did not "give" the Champions League dream to sixth in the table, the victory of the new English champions at Crystal Palace and the very important victory for Tottenham which condemned West Ham to relegation. The verdicts also say that Chelsea with the defeat at Sunderland does not qualify for any European competition for the next season.
Qualified for the Champions League: Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool;
Qualified for the Europa League: Bournemouth and Sunderland;
Qualified for the Conference League: Brighton.
If Crystal Palace were to win the Conference final against Rayo Vallecano they would automatically qualify for the next Europa League.
Le gare più significative del 38° turno
At the Selhurst Park Stadium the league leaders and new champions of England win 2-1 against Crystal Palace. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal closes the Premier League with a victory, ending an extraordinary journey with a bang. Only applause for the Gunners who after 22 years brought the title back to London on the red and white side.
Pep Guardiola's last match as City coach took place at the Etihad. The Spanish coach leaves the English club after 10 years and 20 trophies won. Despite the festive atmosphere, the hosts fell against the fresh winners of the Europa League. The Villains defeat the Citizens 2 to 1 and end the season in 4th place in the standings. For Unai Emery, a long and tiring journey that led to the achievement of great goals ends in the best possible way.
In the bottom of the league, a long-distance challenge took place with great tension between Tottenham and West Ham. Both teams achieved victory, but only one rejoiced. De Zerbi's Spurs remain in the Premier League with the victory over Everton and condemn West Ham to relegation.
I risultati del 38° turno
Manchester City 1 v 2 Aston Villa
Brighton 0 v 3 Manchester United
Fulham 2 v 0 Newcastle
Tottenham 1 v 0 Everton
Liverpool 1 v 1 Brentford
Burnley 1 v 1 Wolverhampton
Nottingham Forest 1 v 1 Bournemouth
West Ham 3 v 0 Leeds
Sunderland 2 v 1 Chelsea
Crystal Palace 1 v 2 Arsenal
Classifica definitiva
1 Arsenal 85 2 Man. City 78 3 Man. United 71 4 Aston Villa 65 5 Liverpool 60 6 Bournemouth 57 7 Sunderland 54 8 Brighton 53 9 Brentford 53 10 Chelsea 52 11 Fulham 52 12 Newcastle 49 13 Everton 49 14 Leeds 47 15 Crystal Palace 45 16 Nottingham Forest 44 17 Tottenham 4118 West Ham 39 19 Burnley 22 20 Wolves 20