Considered to be slightly better off by having a ticket to the Champions League knockout round 2 matches early, Tottenham has proven their advantage when they have a stronger team, with depth, balance and promise, and led by a young, modern and ambitious coach.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have slipped away from losing 4 matches in the past 11 rounds, adding to the worry about the force, when Koscielny and Giroud are not strong enough to play, while the two pillars Sanchez and Ozil are in a "ways and never" situation. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's team is determined to take all 3 points against Arsenal.
Liverpool patches defense with Van Dijk
With Mauricio Pellegrino admitting that he could not stop Van Dijk from leaving in the winter transfer window, Liverpool's bosses were ready to send a new offer to St Mary's. After recruiting the Dutch midfielder in the summer, coach Jurgen Klopp extended his arms to welcome Van Dijk, because he really needs a solid and effective midfielder.
In recent times, defense has been Liverpool's weak point, causing them to suffer many unnecessary goals, typically the mistakes of center back lovren or goalkeeper Mignolet. At one point, Klopp had to pull right-back Joe Gomez to play as a centre-back.
4 championship trophies for the 2017 V-League final
With increasingly complex developments in the race to the championship, this year's Toyota V-League organizers have had to prepare 4 gold-plated bronze cups to award to the crowned team.
Topping the current rankings are Quang Nam, Hanoi, Thanh Hoa and Khanh Hoa - one of these four teams will step on the throne in the last match (round 26 V -League). Therefore, the BTC decided to make 4 24K gold-plated copper trophies to prepare for the V-League day. Any championship team has been prepared in that yard.
In addition to the award ceremony, the Organizing Committee also hired foreign referees to officiate some important matches in the last 2 rounds. Specifically, Thai referee Pummarin Khamruen (born in 1987 and appointed FIFA referee in early 2017) will officiate the match between Hanoi and Quang Nam in the 25th round of V-League.