Manchester City and Chelsea will meet on Saturday before the UEFA Champions league final. If the Citizens are already guaranteed to win the Premier League title, the Blues are still fighting for a place in the Big Four.
The two teams have met several times already this year, and City had won the 1-3 victory at Bridge, as the Blues were still coached by Lampard in the first leg.
In the FA Cup semi-final a month ago, the Blues, now coached by Tuchel, won 1-0 and joined Leicester in the final. Tuchel’s men will also make the Champions League final as they knocked out Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
If they manage to win this trophy, they will automatically qualify for the next major competition for European clubs.
Read : Man City star Riyad Mahrez hailed as “Best player in the world right now”
If not, they have to fight hard in the Premier League to carve out a place for themselves and so the next five matches before the Istanbul Champions League final are like five finals. Because West Ham, with a much lighter schedule, is backing down, and Liverpool could well catch up with the Blues.
So it won’t be easy for Chelsea now. The real tests for Tuchel’s team are just ahead. As for City, the situation is reversed. It is clear that Guardiola rightly brought the team to the final.
In fact, the remaining four games leading up to the Champions League final will serve as training for Man City. With the Premier League title everything has been decided, so City will play the rest of the games in full.
This does not mean that Manchester City are reaching points to opponents. Moving on to the upcoming game, I note that it is unlikely to be similar to the future Champions League final. Most likely, Guardiola will rotate the roster and there will be 6-7 changes.
You could say it will be hard to predict a win at City for a loss at Chelsea but it’s the Blues who need to play to win The result is very important for Chelsea, so Chelsea will play sustained and disciplined football.
I don’t see the most productive game here, but in my humble opinion Manchester City won’t lose, despite the fact that their opponents need three points. I chose 1X and TM (3.5) from various options for a modest odds of 1.69 in 1xBet.