This week Chelsea have managed to secure their third win in the current Champions League and are now in second place. In the last two rounds the retirees defeated Malmo (4:0 and 1:0), which practically secured their place in the spring stage of the main club tournament of the continent. It is impossible not to note the best performance of the team in the defense line, which conceded only once. Roman Abramovich’s team looks powerful in the English Premier League tournament, where after ten rounds it occupies the top line in the table, being ahead of the second Liverpool by three points. In the last four games, the capital beat Southampton (3:1), Brentford (1:0), Norwich (7:0) and Newcastle (3:0). The defensive performance is very impressive, which allowed them to score only three times, while the attack line hit the opponents’ goal 2.6 times per game. Werner, Kovacic, Lukaku and Mount, who has coronavirus, will not be able to play today.
In the first match of the new season, Manchester City lost the FA Super Cup, after which they lost in the first round to Tottenham (0:1). Such a start set the rhythm for the whole tournament and today the townspeople occupy an unusual third position. In ten rounds Pep Guardiola’s wards won six victories and drew twice. It should be noted the modest performance of the team in attack, where they scored two goals on average. After the success in the duel with Burnley (2:0) and Brighton (4:1), the “heavenly” suffered a fiasco in a home match with Crystal Palace (0:2), which confirms the depth of the game crisis of the champion of England. In the Champions League, Man City chalked up three victories in four rounds with 15 goals scored, which brought the team to the first position. In the last two matches the Mankunians have defeated Club Brugge twice (5:1 and 4:1). It should be noted that the team conceded seven times, which is almost two goals per game. Delap, Laporte, Mendy, Torres and Edozy, who has a knee injury, will not be able to enter the field today.
