Chelsea opened the Champions League tournament powerfully this year, where the team got the second place in the group, losing only to Juventus. At the play-off stage, the Blues defeated Lille in the first stage, with the French champions losing with a total score of 1:4. The second stage was the last in this tournament for the current holder of the title of the winner of the main club trophy of the continent. In the first match at home, the “pensioners” lost to Real Madrid (1:3), after which the return game did not have enough strength and luck. This week in the FA Cup the capital club beat fellow countrymen from Crystal Palace (2:0) in the semi-finals, which eventually brought a ticket to the final of this trophy. In the Premier League Thomas Tuchel’s team has 18 wins and eight draws after 30 rounds, which brought 62 points and third position in the standings. In the last match the Londoners defeated Southampton (6:0). Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Barkley and Lukaku, who has an Achilles injury, will not be able to play today.
Brighton, in general, can record the current season for itself as an asset. The team managed not only to once again maintain a residence permit in the elite division, but also pleased with meaningful football. The start of the FA Cup brought success in the game with West Brom, followed by a defeat at the stage of 1/16 finals from Tottenham (1:3). In the Premier League the Seagulls are unstable, while for such a composition, the figures of nine wins and 13 draws, which brought 40 points and 10th place, can be considered a serious achievement. In the last two rounds Albion beat Arsenal (2:1) and Tottenham (1:0) in turn, which they managed to avenge for the fiasco in the FA Cup. Alsate, Moder and Duffy, who has a hip injury, will not be able to play today. More prediction for today games football can be obtained from the link provided.
