The day of Liverpool‘s crowning as new champions of the Premier League is getting closer, especially after Arsenal‘s draw against Brentford on Saturday. But with Real return tie looming, and considering an unexpected 3-0 win in the first leg, nobody at the Emirates was complaining when Mikel Arteta rotated the team against the Bees. They responded with a well earned draw, but if the Gunners advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday, nobody will care.Arsenal and Brentford share spoils in African showdown“We still have six games to play in the Premier League, which are going to be really important, but for sure it is now all about Wednesday” said Mikel Arteta, which is another reminder how big the upcoming game is. The bigger the game, the bigger the concern for Thomas Partey. The Ghana midfielder again played as right back and even scored for Arsenal, but was substituted after he ‘felt something‘ and the coach didn‘t want to risk anything. Partey’s possible absence could create a headache for Arteta after Jorginho was unable to continue when he sustained a rib injury which left Arsenal contesting the closing moments with 10 men.Vieira and Fabregas on verge of making massive leap in their respective coaching careersAnd while the Spanish coach will sweat on Partey‘s condition until he gets a definite update from the doctors, he will be happy that his winger Gabriel Martinelli is healthy, especially after a nasty tackle by Brentford’s Christian Norgaard who was lucky to escape the red card.“I didn’t see that again but in the moment, if my foot was on the floor, he could break my leg. Norgaard said he didn’t mean it. I believe him but still he could have broke my leg. For me it was red. I need to see it again to be sure. But for me it was nasty“ said the Brazilian after the game.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 32SaturdayMan. City – Crystal Palace 5-2 (2-2)/De Bruyne 33, Marmoush 36, Kovacic 47, McAtee 56, O’Reilly 79 – Eze 8, Richards 21/Brighton – Leicester 2-2 (1-1)/Joao Pedro 31 pen, 55 pen – Mavididi 38, Okoli 74/Nott.Forest – Everton 0-1 (0-0)/Doucoure 90+4/Southampton – Aston Villa 0-3 (0-0)/Watkins 73, Malen 79, McGinn 90+4/Arsenal – Brentford 1-1 (0-0)/Partey 61 – Wissa 74/Sunday16:00: (1.32) Chelsea (5.60) Ipswich (8.50)16:00: (1.35) Liverpool (5.00) West Ham (9.00)16:00: (2.35) Wolverhampton (3.50) Tottenham (2.95)18:30: (1.75) Newcastle (3.60) Man.Utd. (4.90)Monday22:00: (2.25) Bournemouth (3.40) Fulham (3.20)***odds are subject to change***
