Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Burnley have been crowned second tier champions in England. The promotion ticket to the Premier League was already in for Vincent Kompany’s team, which secured the title on Tuesday evening by winning against Blackburn Rovers.
Kompany also takes the title in the Championship with Burnley
Burnley reigned supreme in the Championship this season, although there was some decompression after securing promotion. The team of left back Ian Maatsen has not won any of his last three games. At Ewood Park, Burnley straightened his back to cash in on the good starting position in the title fight.
In a game with few chances, Manuel Benson made the difference in the 66th minute. The 26-year-old Belgian, bought from Antwerp FC for four million euros last summer, had just come in at that time. He scored great. Benson came in from the right and hit the ball à la Arjen Robben with his left into the far corner: 0-1.
Blackburn, which is still in the race for participation in the play-offs for the third promotion ticket, tried to increase the pressure in the final phase, but it was in vain. After the victory in Lancashire, Burnley can no longer be traced by Sheffield United, which is also almost certain of a return to the highest level. Maatsen played ninety minutes with Kompany’s team.
Kompany outsmarts Tomasson: “This will be talked about for a long time”
Becoming a champion in the arch rival’s stadium. Burnley and Vincent Kompany had that pleasure on Tuesday evening: “This will be talked about for generations to come.”
Promotion to the Premier League was already a fact, the championship was added on Tuesday. “For people who don’t know how things are in this part of the world, this is a huge game,” coach Kompany said at Sky Sports about Burnley’s rivalry with Blackburn Rovers. “There couldn’t be a better, bigger game for us to win the title.”
“The season is very intense. This is game 44 in the league and then also all cup games,” said Kompany, who ran after the game to celebrate the championship with his players. “We guide them, but we are also part of them. As long as my legs allow, I’ll run with them.”
A wonderful goal from Kompany’s compatriot and Manuel Benson on Tuesday was enough to outwit coach Jon Dahl Tomasson’s Blackburn. Burnley played two more games for the emperor’s beard, away at Bristol City and at home against Cardiff City.
