In the last tournament of the championship of England, today’s hosts managed to please the content and performance, which ultimately gives hope for a successful new football year. The start of the English League Cup brought a confident victory over Cambridge United (3:0), which gives them the right to play at the 1/16 final stage of this draw. In the Premier League tournament, the Red-Whites took only 15th place, which could be the starting point for this football year. In four rounds, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s wards lost twice, parted ways with Leeds (2:2) and achieved unexpected success on the road in a duel with Leicester (3:0). These results correspond to the 13th position in the Premier League standings.
In the past, Chelsea did not retain the Champions League title and this year it changed owners, which affected the results of the club. However, the Londoners made it to the playoffs, where they knocked Lille out of the draw, after which they could not resist in a duel with Real Madrid. Twice in the past year the team reached the domestic cup final, but lost in the penalty shootout, both times inferior to Liverpool. Over 38 rounds of the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel’s wards have chalked up 21 wins and 11 peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 74 points and third position in the table. The start of the new Premier League tournament is ambiguous. The capital lost points with Leeds United, while celebrating success twice with Everton (1:0) and Leicester (2:1). Before today’s match, the “pensioners” were in sixth position, the gap from the leader is as much as five points. More today soccer fixtures and predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
