In the last round “Toffee” embarrassed once again. Carlo Ancelotti’s team could not justify the status of favorite in the home meeting with Fulham. Moreover, having made two failures in defense in the second half, the Liverpudlians were left without points at all. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of defeat for Everton in the tournament plan. For the first time in many years the team is fighting for a place in the Champions League and three lost points with an outsider have not yet greatly influenced the position in the standings. Now Ancelotti’s wards are in seventh place. They are five points behind the fourth Chelsea and have played two fewer games than the higher teams, with the exception of Manchester City. We must say that Everton play much better away than at home during the season. The “toffee” have already earned 24 credits away, while at home they managed to replenish their spectacled luggage with only 14 points. At the moment, the series without Everton’s victories in the home arena has already reached the mark of four games in a row. During this period, apart from Fulham, the Liverpool club also lost to Newcastle (0:2) and West Ham (0:1) and also drew with Leicester (1:1). In general, during the current championship Everton has achieved only four victories at home. The butterscotchs have questioned the main striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has scored 13 goals, as well as goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and midfielder James Rodriguez. Jean-Philippe Gbamen will definitely not play due to injury.
Borussia fell into a fairly simple group, where they were initially considered the main favorite. In the company with Lazio, Zenit and Brugge, the Bumblebees clearly stood out and eventually coped with their task, finishing first. Nevertheless, Lazio managed to get around by only three points, Brugge was five points behind and only Zenit failed to impose any struggle. After the end of the Champions League group stage, Borussia played a series of inexpressive fights. After a crushing 1:5 defeat from Stuttgart, Lucien Favre was dismissed. They didn’t look for a replacement for him and left to lead the team of an assistant Swiss specialist in the person of Edin Terzic, who has not had much success so far. At the moment, Borussia is in sixth place in the Bundesliga table with 33 points in the asset. There is already an abyss from the leading Bayern Munich in the form of 16 points behind, which exclude the bumblebees from the championship race. The remainder of the season Borussia will most likely be fighting for a place in the Champions League, which promises to be very hot. Bayern and Leipzig will probably not be able to move from the first two places, so two tickets to the Champions League remain vacant. In addition to the bumblebees, Eintracht, Wolfsburg, Bayer and Borussia from M?nchengladbach also apply for them. Borussia can hardly be called a favorite in this fight, especially considering that in the last seven matches the Bumblebees have won only one victory.
