Arsenal made their way to the English League Cup semi-finals confidently, beating West Bromwich (6:0), Wimbledon (3:0) and Leeds (2:0) in the early stages. After that, in the quarterfinals the Gunners dealt with Sunderland (5:1). According to the results of the last championship, representatives of London did not make it to the European cups, which was the main failure of the tournament. In the English Premier League tournament Mikel Arteta’s wards started uncertainly, but during the season the Gunners gained momentum and after a series of successful matches the Red-Whites took the fourth place in the standings. Over 20 rounds the hosts have won 11 victories and two draws, which corresponds to 35 points, which is 18 less than the leader’s. The team’s performance in the attacking line looks very modest, which has been distinguished 33 times. After a streak of victories at the finish of last year, on January 1st the current hosts lost to Manchester City at home (1:2). Today Kolashinats, Nketia and Aubameyang will not be able to take part in the game.
Napoli looked very powerful at the start of the season. Luciano Spalletti’s team immediately took the lead and did not lose points over the course of nine rounds. However, the Neapolitans could no longer maintain such a pace and the team gradually lost shape. At the same time, the Parthenopians still remain in the Champions League zone. With 39 points they occupy the third place in the table. From the leader of Inter, Napoli is seven points behind and is still a contender for the Scudetto. Milan are ahead by three points. In the past few months the Neapolitans have seriously surrendered as a football. In five rounds before the winter break they managed to get only one victory in the championship and in the last meeting, Napoli even managed to lose 0:1 at home to Spice, having suffered their third defeat in the last four rounds of Serie A.
