This will be the third, but not the last, duel for Manchester City and Chelsea this season. So far, the account in the series is 1:1. In the first round of the current national championship, the “townspeople” beat the “aristocrats” on their field with a score of 3:1, after which the London club took revenge in the FA Cup semifinals (1:0). However, after the next meeting, the confrontation between the rivals is not over yet this season. The main one is the Champions League final. Josep Guardiola’s players are approaching the next Saturday match on a wave of five victories in the last official matches. After losing the FA Cup to Chelsea, the Mancunians managed to win the English League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final (1:0), defeating PSG twice in the Champions League (2:1 away and 2:0 at home) and the Premier League managed to beat Aston Villa (2:1) and Crystal Palace (2:0). The leading position of Manchester City looks unshakable. Manchester United citizens are already 13 points ahead, even if they played one more meeting. Nevertheless, with a victory over Chelsea in the next match, Josep Guardiola’s team can secure the league title ahead of schedule and calmly prepare for the Champions League final. Moreover, the schedule of the remaining tours looks easy. On the road, the Mancunians will play with Needle and Brighton, while at home they will host Everton. The Manchester City infirmary is empty. Perhaps due to illness, Eric Garcia will miss the game.
Atletico also left the Champions League in the first stage of the playoffs. The draw brought the leader of Primera of Chelsea to rivals, which twice defeated the representatives of Madrid dry. As it turned out, Abramovich’s team subsequently reached the final of the main club tournament in Europe. The start of the “mattress” in the Cup of the country ended in failure, where Diego Simeone’s wards stumbled at the stage of the 1/32 finals, losing to Cornellier (0:1) from the third league. In the La Liga championship, the “red-whites” captured the first position in the standings from the first rounds and by the end of winter had a serious advantage over their pursuers. Either fatigue, or an epidemic of injuries, but the metropolitan team lost motivation and ended up in dangerously close proximity to their competitors. For 34 rounds, Madrid chalked up 23 successful matches and seven peaceful outcomes, which brought 76 points and first place. In the last four rounds, leaders lost once to Athletic (1:2) and chalked up three victories over Eibar (5:0), Huesca (2:0) and Elche (1:0 ). Today, Jimenez and Renan Lodi, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to enter the field. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?
