Manchester City confidently passed the Champions League group stage, where they managed to get ahead of PSG. The first spring stage of this championship brought Sporting to rivals, the outcome of the meeting with which was already decided in the first game, when the heavenly left no stone unturned from the representatives of Primeira. In the 1/4 finals Pep Guardiola’s wards met with Atletico Madrid. The duel with the defending champion of Spain turned out to be difficult, however, thanks to De Bruyne’s home goal, the “citizens” left the “mattress” out of the tournament. The team confidently passed the FA Cup tournament distance. The “sky blue” easily dealt with the opponents in the first stages, after which they left Southampton out of work (4:1), but the forces to bypass Liverpool were not enough. On April 16th ” the Reds took over this field with a score of 3:2. After 33 rounds the Mancunians are in the lead in the English Championship, being ahead of the closest pursuer by one point. The blues have 25 wins and five draws, which brought 80 points. It is impossible not to note the best defense in the league, which conceded only 21 times. In the last two rounds, the hosts beat Brighton (3:0) and Watford (5:1). Walker, Stones, Mendy and Cansela, who have too many yellow cards, will not be able to play today.
We can say that the “jazzmen” were saved. The team managed to level the score in the series, although during the first round of the playoffs they were inferior in terms of results. Wards of Quin Snyder look disassembled, but gradually come to their senses. In the previous meeting, it was not without luck, since it was Utah that scored the last winning two-pointer (100-99). Jordan Clarkson paired with Donovan Mitchell showed themselves great in attack, as they scored 48 points between the two. The Jazz will play the next match on the road, which means they will have to tune in to the fight again.
