Chelsea – Manchester Utd

At least three times will differentiate the opponents in the fight in the capital of England

The game between Chelsea and Manchester United in the penultimate round of the Premier League has been postponed to Friday for good reason. Of course, a meeting with such a "sign" in any other game day would have received "prime time" but next Wednesday the Red Devils will have to play in the most important match of the season. Ruben Amorim's men will face Tottenham in the Europa League final. The attitude towards the upcoming final in the Red Devils' camp is aggravated by the fact that Manchester United failed the season in the Premier League and will definitely not get a ticket to the next Champions League through the championship. It should be recalled that such a pass is a bonus to the trophy of the winner of the Europa League. Rival United will play their league match in Birmingham on Friday. Chelsea face their European final at the end of May, but there is another important issue on the Blues' agenda right now. A triumph in the Conference League will not qualify the club for the 2025/2026 Champions League, but Chelsea are still capable of doing so in the league. Not only that, the situation is in the hands and feet of Enzo Mareschi's charges. Occupying a marginal position in the Champions League zone, the Blues only need to win the upcoming match against Manchester United and the subsequent one against Nottingham Forest to guarantee themselves the next season in the elite of continental football. Of course, under such circumstances, the name or status of the upcoming opponent is completely irrelevant to Chelsea. They recently emphasised this attitude at their stadium to Liverpool, who were beaten 3-1 by the Blues already in championship status. Another thing is that in the upcoming match Chelsea will come out after a painful defeat to Newcastle, which interrupted the five-match winning streak of the capital team. Surely, this setback will give the Blues additional aggression in attack. Manchester United has long spit on the events in the Premier League. Amorim's team will come to the London pitch on a seven-match winless streak and a two-match losing streak. At the same time, the guests have no reason to sit back in defence, even if not all the main squad of the Red Devils will be on the pitch. There will be at least three goals in the match.