Chelsea went through a whole range of emotions in their first five games of the season. The Pensioners looked great when they beat Brighton (3-1) and Barnsley (6-0). However, the Blues’ mood was bleak after the home defeat to Liverpool (0-2), the draw at West Brom (3-3) and the relegation from the League Cup to Tottenham. Spurs beat Frank Lampard’s team on penalties. Considering that Chelsea have almost completely renewed their roster, it is somehow silly to demand that the team fulfill high goals. However, the start for the “pensioners” definitely did not go well. Chelsea are five points behind the Premier League leaders, in ninth place. Note that at home in the Premier League, the Blues won six matches in a row before losing to Liverpool. Moreover, the pensioners only from Tottenham and Manchester City conceded them. Billy Gilmore and Marcos Alonso will not play in the upcoming match. Ross Barkley has joined Aston Villa on loan. The participation of Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech is questionable.
The “Lights” became the “dark horse” of the playoffs, from which few expected such a fantastic result, but the club worked very hard. In the offseason it strengthened with the right performers, plus it is worth adding here the coaching talent of the main mentor and in the end we have the final. The Heats have come a long way, which began from the fifth place in the Eastern Conference, then the elimination games, where the team knocked out Indiana (4:0), showed class in the series with Milwaukee (4:1), but problems started in the third round. Erik Spoelstra’s guys played five matches against the uncompromising Boston, as this confrontation turned into a real hack, although in the last key game the Celts were simply blown away (125:113). Miami could not resist the Lakers in the first game of the final (98:116), while the opponent crushed Jimmy Butler and the company with his authority. The defense of the Lights could not do anything with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, so in the next meeting it is necessary to change something.
