In the early hours of the 25th morning, the Premier League match was a 1-1 draw between Brighton and Manchester City, the dominant team in the league. The result not only ended City's 11-game winning streak, but also put Brighton in 6th place for the first time in their history, thus locking up a spot in next season's Europa League. In this match, Brighton suppressed Manchester City, with 19-year-old star Ansell winning the Premier League Ballon d'Or for this season with a 30 meters away world goal, which won the applause of the fans.
Although City have already won the title early, they still fielded starters such as Aynin Chalant and Chiyun Dibny in this match. Brighton, who had just qualified for Europe, were also determined to win the Europa League with a point. The two teams went on the offensive, and in only 25 minutes, Enninchalant broke through the Brighton defense and passed the ball to an unmarked Phil Cotton, who scored with ease. Brighton then went on the attack and came close to scoring, including a shot by Mitani Kaoru that was parried by the keeper.
Brighton, who had 18 shots on goal in the game, had their climax on 38 minutes when Paraguayan starlet Anssu got the ball in midfield and took just two steps forward before blasting a cannonball shot from 30 meters from goal to score at the dead center of the net, which even City fans behind the goalkeeper could not help but applaud. City also scored once in the second half with a goal scored by Aynin Chalant, but it was ruled offside. In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.
With just one round of the league remaining, Brighton are four points clear of seventh-placed Aston Villa and have managed to lock up qualification for the Europa League. This was the first time that Whiteleyton had played in a European competition since it was founded 121 years ago. After the game, the Europa League music was played at the home ground, and leader Dissa said after the game, "It's always a tough battle against Manchester City, but we put in an outstanding performance, and this is a point worth having and deserving of a place in the Europa League."
