Chelsea starts with the experience of playing their 15th FA Cup final, the fourth in the last five years, losing two against Arsenal, in 2017 and 2020, beating Manchester United in 2018. Fourth English club in contested finals (13) and won (8), it is far from the great specialist of the tournament, Arsenal, with 14 victories in 20 finals.
Leicester are looking for their first trophy in the competition, in which they have played four finals, losing all of them. The last was in 1969.
* It will be the final 140 of the FA Cup, with Chelsea & Leicester becoming the 117 different couple to showcase the competition.
City celebrates title with 4-3 victory
Manchester City, mathematically champion of the 2020-2021 Premier League since Tuesday, celebrated its title yesterday with a 4-3 victory in Newcastle, with a triplet by Spaniard Ferrán Torres, on matchday 36. Paraguayan Miguel Almirón played as a starter in Newcastle and was participatory in his team’s plays.
* Program of the 36th day. Ayer: Newcastle 3-Manchester City 4. Hoy: 07:30 Burnley-Leeds (ESPN); 10:00 Southampton-Fulham; 15:00 Brighton – West Ham.
Mañana: 07:00 Crystal Palace-Aston Villa; 09:05 Tottenham- Wolverhampton (ESPN); 11:30 West Bromwich-Liverpool; 14:00 Everton – Sheffield United.
Already played: Manchester United 1- Leicester 2; Chelsea 0 – Arsenal 1.
Positions: Manchester City 83 (campeón), Manchester United 70, Leicester 66, Chelsea 64, Liverpool 60, West Ham 58, Tottenham 56, Everton 56, Arsenal 55, Leeds 50.
Italy: Ticket race to Champions
With Inter Milan mathematically champion for almost two weeks, the race for the ‘Champions zone’ monopolizes interest on the penultimate date of Italian football.
* Program of the 37th and penultimate day. Hoy: 09:00 Genoa-Atalanta (ESPN 3); 09:00 Spezia-Turin; 12:00 Juventus-Inter (ESPN 2); 14:45 Rome- Lazio (ESPN 2). Mañana: 06:30 Fiorentina-Naples (ESPN 2); 09:00 Benevento-Crotone; 09:00 Udinese-Sampdoria; 12:00 Parma-Sassuolo; 14:45 Milan-Cagliari. Monday: 14:45 Hellas Verona-Bologna.
* Positions: Inter 88 (campeón), Atalanta 75, Milan 75, Naples 73, Juventus 72, Lazio 67, Rome 58, Sassuolo 56, Sampdoria 46.
