The ten-time champion and winner of the Spanish Cup this season failed to advance beyond the first stage of the Champions League playoffs, where they failed to cope with Chelsea (0:1 and 0:2). If in the main club tournament in Europe the Madrid club managed to please fans with success at the group stage, then in the Cup of the country the Indians were eliminated at the 1/32 finals stage, losing to Cornellier (0:1) from the third league. In the La Liga championship, the mattress team became the first team to secure a place in the Champions League next year. For 31 rounds the “red-whites” have 21 wins and seven matches tied, which brought 70 points and first place in the standings. After a misfire in the game with Sevilla (0:1) Diego Simeone’s charges shared tournament points with Betis (1:1) and in the last round with declassified Eibar (5:0). In the infirmary of the team are Joao Felix and Suarez, who has a muscle injury.
The Citizens failed twice in the last stretch of the season. First, in the championship Josep Guardiola’s team unexpectedly lost at home to Leeds with a score of 1:2. The defeat happened on the eve of the return game in the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund, so the failure can still be understood somehow. By the way, the match itself “Manchester City” won and went to the semifinals of the prestigious European Cup. However, this past weekend the Mancunians lost again. This time they lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals and were left behind. Over the next two weeks, the “townspeople” have a number of important matches. Besides, the schedule is quite tight, namely they have the semifinal match in the Champions League with PSG, as well as the game in the League Cup final with Tottenham. However, one should not expect that Guardiola’s men will start playing carelessly in the Premier League, where, although they have a solid handicap in front of their rivals, they have not yet secured the championship title. In the championship standings Manchester City are now in first place, being eight points ahead of their closest rival, Manchester United. In terms of the away game, the Citizens are currently the best club in the current championship. The Mancunians have won away in the last nine matches in a row and in the previous three they have not even conceded. In general, out of 15 away matches of the championship, Manchester City won eleven, losing only once. Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and striker Sergio Aguero will not play in the next match due to injuries. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?
