Fair Games

A match for the history of both clubs...

The Spanish mark in the Champions League is even more significant this season. Last year, PSG coach Enrique won the first trophy for the French in the tournament. He joined the great Guardiola, who made a splash with Man City some time ago.

Now it is PSG's turn to defend their title from last campaign. The Parisians reached the final almost without any problems. Despite their weaker performance in the group stage, the French blew away their competitors in the eliminations.

Now they face the decisive clash that will make them one of the few teams to have won the Champions League in two consecutive seasons. But in the final, they will face the hungry Arsenal. The Londoners were hegemons in the group stage.

The "Gunners" won the preliminary round, without conceding a defeat. For the first time in 2 decades, they also won the English title. This triumph is even sweeter because it was achieved in Guardiola's farewell season.

After all, Arsenal was fully deservedly crowned champions of the Island. And now they are confidently looking towards their first European trophy. Even in the Wenger era, something like this had not happened. But the Spaniard Arteta patiently waited for his momentum.

And in the end, he managed to write his name in golden letters in the history of Londoners. PSG has 2 victories over its rival. They came in the last meetings between the teams from the last edition of the Champions League. Almost a year ago, the Parisians prevailed 2:1 at home.

And in the first match as guests, they managed to deceive the Londoners with the minimum score of 1:0. The matches were semi-finals of the Champions League, and the season turned out to be triumphant for the French.

The Catalans will try to achieve something significant this season...

Osasuna hosts Atletico Madrid in a decisive clash for the distribution of places in the European tournaments. The guests were eliminated from the Champions League during the week. Atletico lost their visit to Arsenal 0:1.

Thus, perhaps the last season of coach Diego Simeone in Madrid will end unhappily. But the manager left a bright mark in the history of Atletico and it is unlikely that anyone will soon repeat his successes at the helm of the "mattresses".

For Madrid, the season is almost over. They have nothing to fight for until the end. Atletico has already guaranteed themselves a place in the Champions League once again. The "Red and Whites" occupy the 4th position in La Liga with 63 points.

And they have a lead of 13 over Celta Vigo, who is in 6th place. Unlike their guests, the hosts from Catalonia are desperately fighting for a place in the European tournaments. Osasuna is in 10th position, but is only 2 points behind 8th place Real Sociedad.

It would hardly be realistic to bet on the participation of the "blue-reds" in the European tournaments. They have performed solidly in La Liga in recent years. But their strength is only enough to qualify for the first half of the Spanish championship.

Osasuna is in an unpleasant series of 2 consecutive losses in the elite. First, Levante turned the Catalans at home with 3:2. In this match, Osasuna managed to lead with 2:0, but ultimately lost. In the next match, Atletico suffered another defeat. This time from local rival Barcelona with 1:2.

This is one of the last chances for Londoners to save the season...

Chelsea have not found themselves this season. The year is turning out to be a disaster for the capital team. The team is only in 9th place in the standings. But if the circumstances are right, the Blues could end up in the European tournaments.

To do this, they need to overcome the gap with 7th place Brentford, who have a 3-point lead over Chelsea. But the last matches of the capital team do not give any hope of improving their situation.

Chelsea recorded an extremely unpleasant series of 5 consecutive losses in the Premier League. There were more reasons for joy in the other tournaments. During the week, the Blues reached the FA Cup final.

In their last match, Chelsea beat Leeds 1-0 with great difficulty and secured a decisive match for the trophy at the Wembley. In one of their final matches this season, the Blues face Nottingham at Stamford Bridge.

Forest were also in a rather unenviable situation two months ago. At the time, the Reds were very close to the relegation zone. But Forest managed to record a series of 9 matches without defeat in all competitions.

In the Premier League, 3 victories have been achieved since mid-March. The remaining matches ended in draws. Forest's last visit to London brought great joy to the Reds. They defeated Tottenham 3-0 at the end of March.

The season is already coming to an end in France. But there are still some uncertainties about the first and last places in it. But the fight for the championship title is already over. And the biggest contender for another year is PSG.

Their worthy competitors are the players from Lens. The "yellow-reds" were very close to a sensation this season. Alas, things did not develop in the best way for them in the spring. Racing won only 2 of their last 5 matches in Ligue 1.

This largely determines the outcome of the title fight. PSG is already 6 points ahead of the northerners. One of Lens' last matches this season is far south. In it, the "yellow- reds" are visiting the great disappointment - Nice.

The southerners had quite strong seasons a year or two ago. Then they also participated in European tournaments. But now things are completely different. Now Nice is fighting for its survival. In the last month, things have looked quite favorable for the “red-blacks”.

Saturday’s hosts are in 15th position in the standings. But they are already 5 points away from the danger zone. The best news for the southerners is their performance in the last matches of all tournaments.

Nice has qualified for the final of the French Cup. About ten days ago, the team beat Strasbourg 2:0 as a guest. And the final will be played precisely with … Lens.

In addition, the “red-blacks” have not lost in 4 matches from the various competitions. Nice has conceded only 2 goals in them, while scoring 4.

Fiorentina started to move away from the danger zone in Serie A. The “Viola” have not lost in the championship since the beginning of March. Then they were thrashed with a categorical 0:3 on their visit to Udinese.

Four rounds without defeat followed for the team. In them, Fiorentina recorded 2 wins and 2 draws. Great hopes for a better future for the team were given by one of the draws. At the end of March, the “Viola” reached a 1:1 draw at home with the leader Inter.

Then Fiorentina won the difficult visit of Verona 1:0. But last week, the “violets” suffered a decisive defeat 0:3 in the quarterfinals of the Conference League.

In one of the last rounds of Serie A, Florentines host Lazio. For the guests, the season is almost lost. The residents of the capital no longer has a chance to get into the European tournament zone.

The "Eagles" are 13 points behind the "eternal enemy" Roma, who occupy 5th position. And it is the last one, giving the right to exit to Europe. The only hope for the "sky blues" is the Italian Cup.

A week ago, Lazio reached 2:2 in the first semi-final against Atalanta. Now the "Eagles" has a difficult away match ahead of them. And all their forces will definitely be directed towards elimination the "Bergamos" and a dream final.

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