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Will United Crack?曼联是否将被击破?
Ballack scored twice to give Chelsea victory Chelsea have caught up with赶上了Premier League leaders Manchester United on points积分after a thrilling victory激动人心的胜利over their rivals对手at Stamford Bridge. The Blues蓝军won the game after German midfielder Michael Ballack scored from the penalty spot罚球点with only five minutes to go.
His second goal of the game gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over United; a result which could be decisive决定性的in what has been a tightly-contested激烈角逐season that looks like it will go down to the wire最后关头.
Though the two teams are level on points积分持平, Manchester United are still top of the table as they have a vastly superior goal difference在进球数量上占绝对优势over Chelsea. The Red Devils红魔will win the Premier League if they win their last two games.
Chelsea now have to make sure they win their last two games against Newscastle and Bolton, and hope United slip up失误in either of their final games against West Ham or Wigan.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant said that United might crack under the pressure在压力下崩溃in their final matches.
Michael Ballack also thinks that Chelsea now have the psychological advantage心理优势, and said the pressure is on压力集中在Manchester United now.
Pressure
Last week they had a five-point lead and now we have closed the gap. They still have everything in their hands but the pressure is on them.
Michael Ballack, Chelsea
Ballack said it is significant that Chelsea have "closed the gap" on their rivals. Originally the gap, or difference, was five points, but this has now been closed, as both teams have the same number of points.
He said that although Manchester United will be feeling the pressure, they still have "everything in their hands". This means they can still control whether they win the league or not.
Of course, it's not just about the Premier League. Both teams now face important Champions League semi-finals欧冠半决赛this week.
Incentive
Everybody is disappointed to lose a game of football but with the incentive of a big game like tomorrow night you put it behind you quickly.
Manchester United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, said he was disappointed with the result at the weekend, but that the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona gave his players an incentive刺激to forget about the Chelsea game.
Talking about the Chelsea defeat, when he said "you put it behind you", he meant you don't worry about it for too long, you just accept it happened and move on.
Whatever happens, Ferguson will hope his team can keep focused继续专注for the final, crucial极紧要的games of the season.
