Pep Guardiola\u2019s attention to detail is well known. The manager\u2019s dedication to tactical preparation once led him to pull a muscle in his back after watching hours of footage of an opponent at Bayern Munich ahead of a preseason match. That same obsessive approach now meets a tighter calendar. The Premier League have belatedly announced dates and kickoff times for remaining fixtures, handing Manchester City a compact schedule which has left them \u201cfrustrated,\u201d per BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
City\u2019s remaining fixtures are:<\/p>\n
Monday, May 4 \u2014 Everton \u2014 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
\nSaturday, May 9 \u2014 Brentford \u2014 Etihad Stadium, Manchester
\nWednesday, May 13 \u2014 Crystal Palace \u2014 Etihad Stadium, Manchester
\nSaturday, May 16 \u2014 Chelsea (FA Cup final) \u2014 Wembley Stadium, London
\nTuesday, May 19 \u2014 Bournemouth \u2014 Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
\nSunday, May 24 \u2014 Aston Villa \u2014 Etihad Stadium, Manchester<\/p>\n
The scheduling headache stems from the unresolved Crystal Palace fixture. The match was first postponed in February once City qualified for the Carabao Cup final and has not been rescheduled because of Palace\u2019s run in the Conference League. City reportedly preferred playing Bournemouth on May 13 to finish with consecutive home games, but the Premier League instead placed that trip on May 19, three days after the FA Cup final. Andoni Iraola\u2019s final home game as Bournemouth boss could prove to be an emotional setting for City\u2019s penultimate league contest.<\/p>\n
Arsenal face their own congestion with the Champions League semifinals, but the sequence is more manageable. Their fixtures are:<\/p>\n
Wednesday, April 29 \u2014 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid \u2014 Metropolitano, Madrid
\nSaturday, May 2 \u2014 Fulham \u2014 Emirates Stadium, London
\nTuesday, May 5 \u2014 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid \u2014 Emirates Stadium, London
\nSunday, May 10 \u2014 West Ham \u2014 London Stadium, London
\nMonday, May 18 \u2014 Burnley \u2014 Emirates Stadium, London
\nSunday, May 24 \u2014 Crystal Palace \u2014 Selhurst Park, London<\/p>\n
Arsenal\u2019s Champions League complication produces four games in 12 days, but Mikel Arteta has a five-day break before the West Ham trip and free weeks before Burnley and Crystal Palace. Arsenal also remain in London for May unless they reach the Champions League final in Budapest after the league season.<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s remaining fixtures are:<\/p>\n
Monday, May 4 \u2014 Nottingham Forest \u2014 Stamford Bridge, London
\nSaturday, May 9 \u2014 Liverpool \u2014 Anfield, Liverpool
\nSaturday, May 16 \u2014 Man City (FA Cup final) \u2014 Wembley Stadium, London
\nTuesday, May 19 \u2014 Tottenham \u2014 Stamford Bridge, London
\nSunday, May 24 \u2014 Sunderland \u2014 Stadium of Light, Sunderland<\/p>\n
Chelsea\u2019s hopes of Champions League qualification remain alive under a specific condition. Should Aston Villa slip into fifth place and win the Europa League, the team which finishes sixth in the Premier League would also get a spot at the continental top table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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