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<p>Manchester City &#8211; Chelsea will be an epic UEFA Champions League final on Saturday (start time 3pm ET, live analysis <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">online via NBCSports.com)</a> in Porto.</p>
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<p>Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel have huge respect for each other, and both City and Chelsea have so many stars, especially in attack, but their success this season has been built on defense.</p>
<p>Guardiola has led City to the Premier League and League Cup, while Tuchel led Chelsea to the top four after arriving in January but they lost in the FA Cup final to Leicester in recent days.</p>
<p>Both clubs have knocked off giants on their way to the final, with City beating Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals and PSG in the semifinals, plus Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid to get to that stage.</p>
<p>City are the heavy favorites to win a first-ever European Cup, but Chelsea have beaten them in the FA Cup and Premier League over the last six weeks and may hold a psychological edge.</p>
<p>Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City &#8211; Chelsea in the Champions League final. </p>
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<h4>Team news, Man City &#8211; Chelsea lineups</h4>
<h4>Manchester City injury news</h4>
<p>Guardiola and City have no real injury concerns, which has been one of the main reasons they kicked on midseason and have been imperious in the second half of the campaign.</p>
<h4>Chelsea injury news</h4>
<p>Chelsea had two big injury worries before this final, as both N&#8217;Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy were battling to be fit for the final. But Tuchel has declared both players fit to take part. Chelsea&#8217;s goalkeeper injured his ribs and came off in their defeat at Aston Villa on the final day of the season, but scans have shown no serious damage and he will likely start. If not, Kepa Arrizabalaga will start in goal.</p>
<p>As for Kante, well, his importance to Chelsea is immeasurable and although he has recovered from a hamstring injury (he has taken part in training this week but limped off against Leicester 10 days ago) if he isn’t 100 percent, that would be a hammer blow for Tuchel.</p>
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<p lang="de" dir="ltr">Here we go 😅</p>
<p>XI | Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden</p>
<p>SUBS | Steffen, Carson, Ake, Jesus, Aguero, Laporte, Rodrigo, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Cancelo, Garcia</p>
<p>⚽️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#UCLFinal</a> <br />🔷 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ManCity</a> | <a href="https://t.co/axa0klD5re" target="_blank">https://t.co/axa0klD5re</a> <a href="https://t.co/APXPDXtXTk" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/APXPDXtXTk</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1398696887155298313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Team news is in! 📝<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#UCLFinal</a> <a href="https://t.co/BrKdO0jdId" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BrKdO0jdId</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1398697695619997696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<h4>What they&#8217;re saying</h4>
<p>Kai Havertz on Chelsea&#8217;s mindset: &#8220;We’ve picked up a lot of self-belief over the last few months from our good results and how we’ve played. Self-belief is generally very important in football and ours has improved a lot, so it’s made a difference. It’s about giving your all in the game, having fun, and hopefully winning. Being in the tunnel, walking out, hearing the anthem, and then giving your all for over 90 minutes…it’s a childhood dream which has been reached but not yet fulfilled. We still need to win and we’ll do everything we can to do just that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ruben Dias on City&#8217;s winning mentality gaining momentum: &#8220;We have won the Premier League title but I can’t celebrate it enough because I’m already thinking about the next title. It’s difficult sometimes because you’re just into it. I heard someone at the club say not long ago: ‘We live in the middle of the storm!’ Sometimes, we don’t even have time to celebrate or think too much about things. We just move on. After you play a season, game after game every three days, the mentality is just that and it’s hard to shut off. We must not shut off. We just let it go. It’s beautiful what is happening &#8211; especially to win the Premier League and be in the Champions League Final.&#8221;</p>

<p>Odds and ends (<a href="https://nj.pointsbet.com/sports/soccer/UEFA-Champions-League" target="_blank">full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet</a>)</p>
<p>Manchester City are the big favorites at -110, while Chelsea are worth a punt at +340. The draw is +235. Seeing how close these games have been in recent times, that could be a smart move.</p>
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<p>Prediction</p>
<p>This will be a lot tighter than we think but I&#8217;m going for City&#8217;s attacking class to shine through. They beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge earlier this season when they were at full strength, and in recent games against Chelsea (which they lost) they&#8217;ve been missing some key players. Kevin de Bruyne in a false nine will cause havoc and Chelsea have some big injury concerns as players may not be fully fit. Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea.</p>

<p>How to watch, stream and start time</p>
<p>Kick off: 3pm ET, Saturday<br />
Online: Live updates via <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NBCSports.com</a><br />
How to watch: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/soccer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS Sports</a></p>
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This will be an epic UEFA Champions League final on Saturday in Porto.

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<p>Usually, the &#8220;How will (Team X) line up?&#8221; posts ahead of a big game are pretty straight-forward on at least one if not both sides of the trophy, but not this time.</p>
<p>Thanks to the men making the lineups for Saturday&#8217;s UEFA Champions League Final &#8212; salt-and-pepper-shaker tacticians Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel &#8212; Manchester City and Chelsea could line up any number of ways.</p>
<p>This is more perilous than it sounds on the side of the favorites, where Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men are significant favorites if he rolls with a 4-3-3 or some sort of formation that has best delivered his system to the masses.</p>
<p>But he&#8217;s got a reputation for over-thinking himself in one-off situations, enough so that we consider <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/three-key-battles-for-chelsea-man-city-in-champions-league-final" target="_blank">Pep versus himself one of the key battles of the final</a>.</p>
<p>So what will we find from City and Chelsea in Porto on Saturday?</p>
<h4>Pep v Tuchel all-time</h4>
<p>Much has been made of Chelsea&#8217;s twin wins over Man City this season with Tuchel at the helm, the Blues besting the champs in a must-win (for them) Premier League match and in an FA Cup semifinal.</p>
<p>But Tuchel had been winless in five against Pep before that, all coming when Guardiola was the favorite, too, as Bayern Munich boss versus Borussia Dortmund and Mainz.</p>
<p>How did each man line up his players in those seven total matches?</p>
<p>Oct. 19, 2013 &#8211; Bayern 4-1 Mainz &#8211; Pep&#8217;s 4-1-4-1 v Tuchel&#8217;s 5-4-1</p>
<p>March 22, 2014 &#8211; Mainz 0-2 Bayern &#8211;  Tuchel&#8217;s 4-2-3-1 v Pep&#8217;s 4-2-3-1</p>
<p>Oct. 4, 2015 &#8211; Bayern 5-1 Dortmund &#8211;  Pep&#8217;s 3-5-2 v Tuchel&#8217;s 4-3-1-2</p>
<p>March 5, 2016 &#8211; Dortmund 0-0 Bayern &#8211;  Tuchel&#8217;s 4-3-3 v Pep&#8217;s 4-2-3-1</p>
<p>May 21, 2016 &#8211; Bayern 4-3 Dortmund &#8211; Pep&#8217;s 4-1-4-1 v Tuchel&#8217;s 3-4-2-1</p>
<p>April 17, 2021 &#8211; Chelsea 1-0 Man City &#8211;  Tuchel&#8217;s 3-4-2-1 v Pep&#8217;s 4-2-3-1</p>
<p>May 8, 2021 &#8211; Man City 1-2 Chelsea &#8211;  Pep&#8217;s 3-1-4-2 v Tuchel&#8217;s 3-4-2-1</p>
<p>So Pep has never lined up in a more focused 4-3-3, something with which he&#8217;s had great success this season, against Tuchel. So he gets to be cute and play to his strengths if he chooses the 4-3-3, one of the only possible formations Tuchel hasn&#8217;t seen deployed against him by the Catalan? Hmmm&#8230;.</p>
<h4>How will Chelsea line up in Champions League Final?</h4>
<p>Do you believe that N&#8217;Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy will be fit to start? That&#8217;s where projecting Chelsea&#8217;s lineup is tough.</p>
<p>That said, Tuchel may dare Guardiola by playing the same lineup, more or less, as the team that knocked City out of the FA Cup, albeit with a few changes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Mendy or Kepa</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Thiago Silva &#8212; Rudiger &#8212; Azpilcueta</p>
<p style="text-align: center">James &#8212; Kovacic &#8212; Jorginho &#8212; Chilwell</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Pulisic &#8212; Mount</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Werner</p>
<p>We consider the experienced back three an easy call, though Tuchel could opt to play Zouma and push Azpilicueta into a fullback spot. We have Christian Pulisic in for Hakim Ziyech. If Tuchel does go for this back three, perhaps his twist will be plugging Callum Hudson-Odoi at right wing back instead of James.</p>
<h4>How will Man City line up in Champions League Final?</h4>
<p>So, yes, we&#8217;re thinking a 4-3-3, with a bit of a twist in that Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez both drop back to deliver more in the middle of the park, sacrificing Raheem Sterling&#8217;s speed to the bench.</p>
<p>Perhaps, given the lack of true star power at left back, Guardiola plays center back Aymeric Laporte there when Chelsea has the ball and a back three when in possession. That could mean Joao Cancelo at right back over Kyle Walker.</p>
<p>The rest of the lineups writes itself, though you&#8217;d have to say that longshot-to-start Sergio Aguero makes some sense on a number of levels. But Pep has either been hiding the departing Argentine or just doesn&#8217;t think Aguero is his best choice.</p>
<p>And is Ilkay Gundogan 100 percent? He was limping at the end of training this week. If he&#8217;s fine, he starts. If not, it&#8217;s Fernandinho with Rodri underneath De Bruyne in a three-man midfield</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Ederson</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Walker &#8212; Dias &#8212; Stones &#8212; Laporte</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Rodri &#8212; Fernandinho</p>
<p style="text-align: center">De Bruyne</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Mahrez &#8212; Aguero &#8212; Foden</p>
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Can we learn anything from the seven previous meetings between Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola before the European Cup goes to either Chelsea or Man City?

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How will Man City, Chelsea line up in UEFA Champions League Final?

<p>The UEFA Champions League final is here and two Premier League giants collide as Manchester City &#8211; Chelsea takes center stage in Porto, Portugal.</p>
<p>Throughout the 2020-21 tournament I&#8217;m revealing my predictions for the games as well as the latest odds for Europe&#8217;s top continental tournament.</p>
<p>[ LIVE: <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard">Champions League scores</a> ]</p>
<p>Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel have huge respect for each other, and both City and Chelsea have so many stars, especially in attack, but their success this season has been built on defense.</p>
<p>Guardiola has led City to the Premier League and League Cup, while Tuchel led Chelsea to the top four after arriving in January but they lost in the FA Cup final to Leicester in recent days.</p>
<p>City are the heavy favorites to win a first-ever European Cup, but Chelsea have beaten them in the FA Cup and Premier League over the last six weeks and may hold a psychological edge.</p>
<p>Below is a look at my predictions, the odds for the games for the semifinals, plus outright winners, and how to watch and follow all of the fixtures in the USA.</p>
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<h4>How to watch Champions League final, stream, schedule, start time</h4>
<p>When: 3pm ET, Saturday May 27<br />
Location: Porto, Portugal<br />
How to watch: <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBS Sports</a><br />
Live updates: <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UCL here at NBCSports.com</a></p>
<p>Group stage recaps</p>
<p><a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/10/21/champions-league-wrap-bayern-throttles-atleti-lukaku-saves-inter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Week 1 recap</a><br />
<a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/10/28/champions-league-wrap-messi-leads-barca-at-juve-dortmund-psg-win/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Week 2 recap</a><br />
<a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/11/04/champions-league-wrap-juve-wins-big-barcelona-outlasts-12-save-teen-goalkeeper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Week 3 recap</a><br />
<a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/11/25/champions-league-wrap-bayern-seals-group-real-madrid-tops-inter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Week 4 recap</a><br />
<a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/12/01/uefa-champions-league-wrap-wild-results-set-up-chaotic-final-matchday/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Week 5 recap</a><br />
<a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/12/09/uefa-champions-league-wrap-gladbach-madrid-sides-take-final-spots/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Week 6 recap</a></p>
<p>Semifinal first legs<br />
Tuesday, April 27: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/04/27/three-things-we-learned-from-real-madrid-chelsea/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea</a><br />
Wednesday, April 28: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/04/28/three-things-we-learned-from-psg-man-city/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Manchester City</a></p>
<p>Semifinal second legs<br />
Tuesday, May 4: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/05/04/man-city-oust-psg-to-reach-champions-league-final/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manchester City 2-0 (4-1 agg.) Paris Saint-Germain</a><br />
Wednesday, May 5: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/05/05/three-things-we-learned-from-chelsea-real-madrid-pulisic-watch-champions-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea 1-0 (2-1 agg.) Real Madrid</a></p>

<h4>Champions League betting odds: Final &#8211; <a href="https://nj.pointsbet.com/sports/soccer/UEFA-Champions-League" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Provided by our partner PointsBet</a></h4>
<p>(-110) Manchester City v. Chelsea (+340). Draw: +235</p>

<h4>Champions League score predictions: Semifinal, second leg</h4>
<p>Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea</p>
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The UEFA Champions League final takes center stage and here are predictions, betting odds, live updates and everything you need to know.

UEFA Champions League: How to watch Manchester City – Chelsea, odds, picks

<p>Manchester City &#8211; Chelsea will be an epic UEFA Champions League final on Saturday (start time 3pm ET, live analysis <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">online via NBCSports.com)</a> in Porto.</p>
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<p>Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel have huge respect for each other, and both City and Chelsea have so many stars, especially in attack, but their success this season has been built on defense.</p>
<p>Guardiola has led City to the Premier League and League Cup, while Tuchel led Chelsea to the top four after arriving in January but they lost in the FA Cup final to Leicester in recent days.</p>
<p>Both clubs have knocked off giants on their way to the final, with City beating Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals and PSG in the semifinals, plus Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid to get to that stage.</p>
<p>City are the heavy favorites to win a first-ever European Cup, but Chelsea have beaten them in the FA Cup and Premier League over the last six weeks and may hold a psychological edge.</p>
<p>Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City &#8211; Chelsea in the Champions League final. </p>
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<h4>Team news</h4>
<h4>Manchester City injury news</h4>
<p>Guardiola and City have no real injury concerns, which has been one of the main reasons they kicked on midseason and have been imperious in the second half of the campaign.</p>
<h4>Chelsea injury news</h4>
<p>Chelsea have two big injury worries, as both N&#8217;Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy are battling to be fit for the final. Chelsea&#8217;s goalkeeper injured his ribs and came off in their defeat at Aston Villa on the final day of the season, but scans have shown no serious damage and he could be fit. If not, Kepa Arrizabalaga will start in goal.</p>
<p>As for Kante, well, his importance to Chelsea is immeasurable and if he fails to recover from a hamstring injury (he has taken part in training this week but limped off against Leicester 10 days ago) that would be a hammer blow for Tuchel.</p>

<h4>What they&#8217;re saying</h4>
<p>Kai Havertz on Chelsea&#8217;s mindset: &#8220;We’ve picked up a lot of self-belief over the last few months from our good results and how we’ve played. Self-belief is generally very important in football and ours has improved a lot, so it’s made a difference. It’s about giving your all in the game, having fun, and hopefully winning. Being in the tunnel, walking out, hearing the anthem, and then giving your all for over 90 minutes…it’s a childhood dream which has been reached but not yet fulfilled. We still need to win and we’ll do everything we can to do just that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ruben Dias on City&#8217;s winning mentality gaining momentum: &#8220;We have won the Premier League title but I can’t celebrate it enough because I’m already thinking about the next title. It’s difficult sometimes because you’re just into it. I heard someone at the club say not long ago: ‘We live in the middle of the storm!’ Sometimes, we don’t even have time to celebrate or think too much about things. We just move on. After you play a season, game after game every three days, the mentality is just that and it’s hard to shut off. We must not shut off. We just let it go. It’s beautiful what is happening &#8211; especially to win the Premier League and be in the Champions League Final.&#8221;</p>

<p>Odds and ends (<a href="https://nj.pointsbet.com/sports/soccer/UEFA-Champions-League" target="_blank">full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet</a>)</p>
<p>Manchester City are the big favorites at -110, while Chelsea are worth a punt at +340. The draw is +235. Seeing how close these games have been in recent times, that could be a smart move.</p>
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<p>Prediction</p>
<p>This will be a lot tighter than we think but I&#8217;m going for City&#8217;s attacking class to shine through. They beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge earlier this season when they were at full strength, and in recent games against Chelsea (which they lost) they&#8217;ve been missing some key players. Kevin de Bruyne in a false nine will cause havoc and Chelsea have some big injury concerns as players may not be fully fit. Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea.</p>

<p>How to watch, stream and start time</p>
<p>Kick off: 3pm ET, Saturday<br />
Online: Live updates via <a href="https://scoreboard.nbcsports.com/soccer/season/77549/scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">NBCSports.com</a><br />
How to watch: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/soccer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBS Sports</a></p>
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Manchester City – Chelsea: How to watch, odds, injury news, start time, prediction

<p>Christian Pulisic is fired up and ready to become the first USMNT player in history to win the men&#8217;s UEFA Champions League trophy.</p>
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<p>He wants to do the damn thing.</p>
<p>Pulisic, 22, is expected to start for Chelsea against Manchester City in Porto on Saturday, and in doing so he would become the first-ever American to play in the Champions League final.</p>
<p>Asked about the significance of that, Pulisic told our NBC Sports analyst Tim Howard that he is focused on one thing and one thing only: winning the Champions League.</p>
<p>&#8220;Not really, it is more of a personal and team goal, I want to go out and win that thing before I think of anything else,&#8221; Pulisic said. &#8220;It is incredible and also, Zack [Steffen] on the other team, who would have thought, two dudes from Pennsylvania you know!? I can see how it is a massive thing and it makes me very proud but I&#8217;m focused on this game and I want to win this thing.&#8221;</p>
<h4>Fourth time lucky for Pulisic at Chelsea?</h4>
<p>Since he&#8217;s been at Chelsea they have played in three finals (two FA Cup finals and the UEFA Super Cup final way back in August 2018) and lost all three.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s nothing on Pulisic. He&#8217;s actually played pretty well in most of those finals and been very unlucky. In the Super Cup final he had a fine goal ruled out for offside, then in the FA Cup final in 2019 he scored against Arsenal but suffered a horrible hamstring injury and in the FA Cup final this season he came off the bench and was brilliant as Chelsea also clawed it back against Leicester.</p>
<p>But you can tell in Pulisic&#8217;s eyes that he is fed up of him and Chelsea being the &#8216;nearly men&#8217; and just being happy to get to finals or finish in the top four.</p>
<p>This young group of players want to win something and Pulisic has had a taste of silverware in Germany, winning a German Cup with Borussia Dortmund, but that&#8217;s it so far in his young career.</p>
<h4>How big of a role will Pulisic play?</h4>
<p>Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea are the underdogs against Manchester City despite beating them twice in recent months in the Premier League and FA Cup, but you get the sense there is a bit of destiny working in Chelsea&#8217;s favor here.</p>
<p>Pulisic has played a key role throughout the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds and he looks ready to save his best until last. His battled against Joao Cancelo or Kyle Walker should be epic and we all know what he did against Manchester City last season.</p>
<p>This season, Pulisic has caused City a lot of problems centrally and played a big role in their comeback win at Manchester City in May, albeit against a weakened City side. Pulisic has played as one of the two underneath forwards for Chelsea this season under Tuchel and it will be intriguing to see if he starts with Mason Mount underneath Werner, or if Tuchel prefers Kai Havertz or Hakim Ziyech over him.</p>
<p>Why would Tuchel do that? Well, he has confessed many times that Pulisic is a great impact player off the bench and he could plan it out so that the he comes onto the pitch in the second half to be the hero. Wouldn&#8217;t that be something!?</p>
<p>The USMNT star is not satisfied with just reaching the Champions League final. That is exactly how it should be.</p>
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Christian Pulisic is fired up and ready to become the first USMNT player in history to win the men’s UEFA Champions League trophy. 

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<p>The Premier League 2020-21 season is over and it is time to dish out grades for all 20 teams.</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s right, we are not going to mess around here and as we always do at ProSoccerTalk, we tell it how we see it.</p>
<p>So below is a look at all 20 teams as we analyze their season and dish out a grade to each.</p>
<p>Safe to say you will agree with 100 percent of these grades, right?</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s get to it.</p>

<h4>Premier League 2020-21 team grades</h4>
<h4>Arsenal: D</h4>
<p>What a weird season for Arsenal. Started poorly despite a lot of positive vibes after winning the FA Cup and Community Shield in 2019-20. Rallied in the second half of the season as Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side picked up the third most PL points since Boxing Day. Still, a second-straight eighth place finish isn&#8217;t good enough and they were knocked out of the Europa League semifinals by Unai Emery and Villarreal. Ouch.</p>
<p>Amid fan protests against the Kroenke family and a first season out of Europe for 25 years, all is not well. Strangely, though, Arteta is probably delighted to not be in Europe and he can work on his young squad tactically next season. Saka, Smith Rowe, Martinelli and Tierney are the future of this team. The likes of Aubameyang, Lacazette and Xhaka may have to move on soon.</p>

<h4>Aston Villa: B+</h4>
<p>Brilliant season for Villa, as Dean Smith&#8217;s side flirted with European qualification for most of the campaign. They ended up finishing 11th but in just their second season back in the top-flight, that was a huge improvement after surviving relegation on the final day in 2019-20. Jack Grealish took his game to a whole new level, while Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martinez were superb and they also smashed Liverpool 7-2 and beat Spurs and Chelsea late in the season. Can Villa push for Europe next season? With some savvy signings, you&#8217;d think so.</p>

<h4>Brighton and Hove Albion: C</h4>
<p>The &#8216;expected goals&#8217; kings of the Premier League, as Graham Potter&#8217;s side dazzled between both boxes but couldn&#8217;t take the numerous chances they created. Watching Brighton is fun and they dominate games, but somehow they finished 16th in the table. The Seagulls will do well to hold on to Potter long-term, and they need to buy a couple of clinical finishers to take them to the next level. Everything else is in place, as long as they keep Bissouma, White and Lamptey too.</p>

<h4>Burnley: C</h4>
<p>They stayed in the Premier League, which is always the main aim for Sean Dyche and the Clarets, but this was a tough season. They had some big wins, with the victory at Anfield the biggest highlight, and Chris Wood&#8217;s goals and the play of Nick Pope saved them from getting sucked into a relegation scrap late in the season. They finished just one place out of the drop zone and squad investment from their new American owners will be key to pushing towards the top 10 next season.</p>

<h4>Chelsea: B</h4>
<p>They got the job done of finishing in the top four, but they made it hard for themselves and snuck in on the final day. Frank Lampard was fired midseason and Thomas Tuchel oversaw an incredible turnaround as they became an unlikely defensive juggernaut. New signings Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy had mixed campaigns, which probably cost Lampard his job, as Silva and Mendy were the main positives.</p>
<p>After defeat in the FA Cup final to Leicester, Tuchel needs to win the Champions League to make this season a real success. That sounds silly to say, but this is Chelsea and the squad they have should be winning these kind of trophies. Still, if they can sign a clinical finisher this summer, Tuchel could have them challenging for the title next season. He has mostly got his tactics spot on in a 3-4-2-1, and he has N&#8217;Golo Kante too.</p>

<h4>Crystal Palace: C+</h4>
<p>Roy Hodgson said farewell to the Premier League as he stepped down at the end of the season, and up to 12 Palace players will be following him out of the door. So many are out of contract and there is expected to be a massive rebuild at Selhurst Park, with the likes of Frank Lampard, Eddie Howe and other young coaches linked with the job. With Wilfried Zaha and Eberechi Eze (before his long-term injury) leading the attack, Palace were midtable throughout the season. Nothing more, nothing less. Getting their next managerial appointment right will be the biggest challenge they&#8217;ve faced since they were promoted back to the Premier League.</p>

<h4>Everton: C</h4>
<p>A season that promised so much ended in bitter disappointment for the Toffees and Carlo Ancelotti. After spending big last summer, again, they started off brilliantly and looked ready to push for a top four spot, even late in the season. But their terrible form at home cost them dear and new signings Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez all ran out of steam. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ben Godfrey had good campaigns but Richarlison was disappointing as Everton finished 10th. A step back for Ancelotti despite some big moments, and wins, especially away at Liverpool.</p>

<h4>Fulham: D-</h4>
<p>Never looked like they truly believed they could stay in the Premier League. Scott Parker tweaked the system and made them more defensive and tougher to beat, and it worked for a while, but their transfer business cost them dear. Late additions in both windows weren&#8217;t enough and although Fulham&#8217;s instant return to the Championship was inevitable in the end, it could have been very different. Parker may move on elsewhere, but with several loan signings now returning to their parent clubs, the Cottagers will look very different next season in the Championship. Fulhamerica have become the archetypal yo-yo club.</p>

<h4>Leeds United: A</h4>
<p>What a breath of fresh air Leeds were under Marcelo Bielsa! After 16 years away from the Premier League, they finally returned to the top-flight and a ninth place finish was brilliant. A fine end to the season will see plenty of positive vibes growing over the summer. Patrick Bamford scored lots of goals, Raphinha dazzled, the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Illan Meslier were sublime, and overall, Bielsa&#8217;s boys never changed their playing style. They took a lot of teams by surprise and won at Man City and at home against Tottenham. Can they prevail next season now that teams know all of their secrets? Bielsa will surely have more than a few tricks left up his sleeve, or under his bucket&#8230;</p>

<h4>Leicester City: A-</h4>
<p>There will be a strange sense of Deja Vu around Leicester this summer. An almost identical season to last, as they were in the top four throughout the entire campaign but slipped out in agonizing fashion on the final day. Still, they won the FA Cup and went on a deep run in the Europa League. Rodgers had to deal with plenty of injuries too. Tielemans, Ndidi, Iheanacho, Castagne, Evans and Vardy were all sublime, and there is a sense that Leicester can keep it going for next season. Still, there will also be a sense they may have missed their chance of finishing in the top four with the big boys retooling this summer.</p>

<h4>Liverpool: B</h4>
<p>What a rollercoaster of a campaign for Jurgen Klopp. The 2019-20 champs looked set for another title push despite catastrophic injury problems early in the season as they lost both starting center backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to serious knee injuries in the space of a few days. Eventually, that lost told, and injuries kept piling up throughout the season. But when they figured out two young and inexperienced center backs in Phillips and Williams could step in and midfielders could go back to their normal positions, they regained their momentum.</p>
<p>Eight wins out of 10 to finish the season was brilliant and they achieved their goal of a top four finish on the final day. Alisson&#8217;s winning header at West Brom will live long in the memory, and Salah was very good too. Firmino and Mane dropped off, but these players getting a proper rest this summer, plus Van Dijk, Matip and Gomez returning, will surely see Klopp&#8217;s boys contend for the title next season.</p>

<h4>Manchester City: A</h4>
<p>Imperious is the best word to sum them up. From about November on, nobody could get near them. Guardiola rotated his team masterfully and with Sergio Aguero injured for most of the season and Gabriel Jesus not at his best, Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden, Mahrez, Sterling and Gunodgan ran the show. City were defensively superb as John Stones and Ruben Dias formed a great partnership, while in a congested season due to the pandemic, having such a big squad to rotate well made a big difference.</p>
<p>With the Premier League title, a third in four seasons, won, plus another League Cup, City were gutted to not win the FA Cup too, but they could win the trophy they really want, the Champions League. They are red-hot favorites to beat Chelsea in the final in Porto and that would mean that Guardiola has truly delivered on his promise to turn City into a European powerhouse.</p>

<h4>Manchester United: B+</h4>
<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led United to a second-place finish and there was a lot of progress made, but it still feels like they are a long, long way behind Man City. Early on they made a habit of leaking early goals but fighting back to win in true Fergie style, and their incredible away form proved how dangerous they are on the counter. Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire were the standout players, but United still need a center back and another holding midfielder to make them title contenders.</p>
<p>Edinson Cavani&#8217;s contribution up top was a bonus late in the season, so too was Mason Greenwood&#8217;s, as Marcus Rashford was consistent throughout and Paul Pogba also had his moments. The possibility of winning the Europa League is huge for Solskjaer, as he aims to win his first trophy as United&#8217;s manager. If they can beat Villarreal in the final, that feels like a big psychological barrier overcome.</p>

<h4>Newcastle United: C+</h4>
<p>All&#8217;s well that ends well, right? What a bizarre season for the Magpies, as fans wanted Steve Bruce out from the start but somehow they rallied and finished 12th after a great run at the end of the season. That was largely due to Saint-Maximin, Wilson and Almiron being back fit, plus the emergence of Joe Willock as he dazzled during his loan spell from Arsenal. Given the injuries Newcastle had, several players being hit hard by COVID-19 complications and the general fan unrest towards owner Mike Ashley and a dashed takeover attempt, Bruce did a solid job. They aren&#8217;t the prettiest to watch but when Newcastle have all of their star attacking players fit, they can cause anyone problems. The fans, rightly, want more from their club.</p>

<h4>Sheffield United: F</h4>
<p>Absolutely miserable season, but they did manage to salvage a bit of pride late on. Chris Wilder was fired after falling out with the owner and that was unthinkable 12 months ago. The Blades&#8217; poor end to 2019-20 carried over to 2020-21 and at times it looked like they would be the worst team in PL history. They weren&#8217;t, but scoring goals was a huge issue and they lost a lot of tight games they won in the previous seasons. This was one of the biggest sophomore slumps ever seen in the Premier League as they were relegated and finished bottom. None of their big signings really worked either, and that was a huge reason why they went down.</p>

<h4>Southampton: C-</h4>
<p>Talk about a season of two halves! Southampton were top of the table in November and flying under Ralph Hasenhuttl, with Danny Ings banging in the goals. Then, injuries arrived and a huge downwards spiral in the second half of the season almost saw them dragged into a relegation scrap, and they lost 9-0 again, this time to Manchester United. In the end they finished 15th and reached the FA Cup semifinal where they lost to eventual winners Leicester. Not a bad season. But the end to the season was awful and Hasenhuttl needs Saints&#8217; owners to spend big this summer to stop their slide. That isn&#8217;t going to happen, and many believe they will be relegation candidates in 2021-22.</p>

<h4>Tottenham Hotspur: D</h4>
<p>It all started so well for Jose Mourinho, but he didn&#8217;t even see out a first full season in charge of Spurs. They were top of the table heading towards the festive period but then they unravelled. Dropping points after going ahead early in games was their big problem, as Harry Kane and Heung-min Son were sublime early on but defensively they kept making the same mistakes. Hojbjerg had a good season, but he was the only standout from the new signings. They did reach the League Cup final, but lost, and the way they crashed out of the Europa League was embarrassing.</p>
<p>Gareth Bale finished with a flourish, mostly after Mourinho was fired, but his loan move didn&#8217;t really work out. All of that adds up to a lot of turmoil this summer as Kane could leave, Tottenham don&#8217;t have a manager and Daniel Levy has a lot of pressure on him from Spurs fans. Finishing in seventh and qualifying for the Europa Conference League isn&#8217;t ideal for next season either.</p>

<h4>West Bromwich Albion: D</h4>
<p>They never looked likely to stay up and sacking Slaven Bilic and replacing him with Sam Allardyce didn&#8217;t work. Matheus Pereira was very good, so too was Sam Johnstone (who had a lot of reps) but defensive issues plagued them all season. The Baggies will be at the top of the Championship next season because that is what they do, but they were never equipped to stay up and were relegated without much of a fight.</p>

<h4>West Ham United: A+</h4>
<p>An incredible campaign for David Moyes and West Ham, as they finished in sixth and qualified for the Europa League group stage. That is some achievement as West Ham secured their highest-ever PL points tally and did it in style. Michail Antonio was excellent, when fit, and so too was Declan Rice. Moyes used a 3-4-2-1 system which worked well as the likes of Soucek and Coufal were brilliant additions. Jesse Lingard then gave them a great push in the second half of the season, as his loan arrival was exceptional.</p>
<p>All in all, Moyes deserves a huge amount of credit for turning a team many tipped for relegation at the start of the season into genuine top four contenders heading into the final weeks of the season. Now, let&#8217;s see if West Ham can cope with a Thursday-Sunday schedule next season, and the return of more of their own fans&#8230;</p>

<h4>Wolverhampton Wanderers: C-</h4>
<p>One thing dominated Wolves&#8217; season: the horrific head injury to Raul Jimenez. The Mexico star fractured his skull in late November and Wolves were never the same. They missed not only his goals but also his link-up play and Nuno Espirito Santo&#8217;s side never looked like pushing for European qualification. Nuno has now left too, and it will be intriguing to see if Wolves still have plenty of cash to spend on new players, or if this marks a new era at Molineux. Still, what a job Nuno did over four seasons and surely a big job beckons for the Portuguese coach. As for Wolves, they will be praying that Jimenez returns as the same player and they can push higher than their 13th place finish this term.</p>
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The Premier League 2020-21 season is over and it is time to dish out grades for all 20 teams.

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<p>Christian Pulisic has a huge week coming up, as the USMNT star will play a key role for Chelsea as they aim to first qualify for, then win, the UEFA Champions League.</p>
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<p>Pulisic, 22, has been in fine form in recent months as Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side have surged into the top four of the Premier League table and a win at Aston Villa on the final day (watch live, 11am ET on USA and <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/tag/aston-villa-chelsea target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">online via NBCSports.com</a>) will secure Champions League qualification for next season.</p>
<p>Speaking of the Champions League, Pulisic is also set to become the first-ever American to play in the UCL final next weekend against Manchester City, as he played a leading role in the knockout round victories against Porto and Real Madrid to help Chelsea reach the final.</p>
<p>When asked about the season finale at Villa by NBC Sports&#8217; very own USMNT legend, and Premier League analyst, Tim Howard, here&#8217;s what Pulisic had to say.</p>
<h4>Pulisic keen to finish second PL season strong</h4>
<p>&#8220;It is a lot of games but we are used to it. We&#8217;ve been doing this for months now. Obviously, disappointing result in the FA Cup, but really happy that we could just put things in our own hands. That is the main thing,&#8221; Pulisic said. &#8220;This weekend, we go out and we need a good win, and move on from there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chelsea are heavily favored to secure a top four spot on the final day, and after Frank Lampard was fired in January and replaced by Tuchel, the young Blues side have been dominant.</p>
<p>If they secure two top four finishes to go alongside two FA Cup runners up medals and a Champions League final appearance, that has to go down as a pretty decent first two seasons in the Premier League for Pulisic. With plenty of injury issues for him to deal with, he&#8217;s had some real ups and downs so far in England.</p>
<p>What does he think?</p>
<p>&#8220;It has been a crazy couple of years, for sure,&#8221; Pulisic said. &#8220;This is always where I wanted to be, playing in the Premier League at an amazing club like Chelsea who have given me the opportunity. It has been special. We have definitely accomplished some exciting things. I am proud of how far I&#8217;ve come not just as a player but as a person as well, which people don&#8217;t see that side. It has been a big change for me, but I am enjoying it a lot, we have it all left to play for this season and hopefully things go well.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The Premier League has made me a lot stronger, physically especially, and also mentally,&#8221; Pulisic added. &#8220;With all of the games and the constant pressure game after game. It seems like it is a very busy schedule over here. I&#8217;ve learned a lot about my body and what to do to try and keep myself healthy as best I can.&#8221;</p>
<h4>Pulisic praises Tuchel, aims to improve finishing</h4>
<p>The American winger also had huge praise for his former manager at Borussia Dortmund, Tuchel, as the former PSG coach has made a huge impact at Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>Tuchel has turned Chelsea into a defensive juggernaut almost overnight, as their previously porous defense has been one of the meanest in the league and they have beaten the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City in recent weeks.</p>
<p>&#8220;Structurally, much more sound,&#8221; Pulisic said of the big change since Tuchel arrived. &#8220;Defensively it just felt like we had this feeling about us, as soon as he came in, that &#8216;okay, maybe we don&#8217;t score three goals this game but we can sneak away a 1-0 victory&#8217; and we can be strong and sometimes those are the best wins. I think that has been the main thing. It was hard how it worked out with Frank [Lampard] but sometimes just a little change in the atmosphere in the team, a little bit of something new maybe sparked the guys a little bit.&#8221;</p>
<p>Always striving for more, the USMNT star is keen to add to his six goals and three assists across 41 appearances in all competitions this season, and beyond.</p>
<p>What about that does he want to improve specifically?</p>
<p>&#8220;How clinical in my decision making and constantly making the right decisions and helping my team to score goals in the small little opportunities that I get, and that I really make the most of them,&#8221; Pulisic said. &#8220;I think that I&#8217;m confident with my dribbling, with my skills and things, and if I continue to just work on those things and become very clinical, I think I can be very dangerous.&#8221;</p>
<p>The longer the season has gone on, the more dangerous Pulisic has become.</p>
<p>That is partly down to his injury issues clearing up, but you also get the sense he&#8217;s only just getting started at Chelsea.</p>
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<p>USWNT stars Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis have left Manchester City and returned to the NWSL, our partners at <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12308780/rose-lavelle-and-sam-mewis-to-leave-manchester-city-and-return-to-usa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sky Sports</a> in the UK have confirmed.</p>
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<p>Following the end of their short-term deals at City, the U.S. stars are heading back to the NWSL.</p>
<p>Lavelle will head to OL Reign after she was traded by her former team the Washington Spirit before moving to City. Mewis will re-join the NC Courage.</p>
<p>Per report, the duo held talks about extending their stays at City beyond this summer, but they have agreed to move on from the FA Women&#8217;s Super League.</p>
<h4>What about the other USWNT stars in WSL?</h4>
<p>Star center back Abby Dahlkemper is now the only USWNT player left at City (she signed a contract until the summer of 2023 when arriving in January) while the future for USWNT attacking duo Tobin Heath and Christen Press at Manchester United remains to be seen.</p>
<p>Reports have suggested that Press and Heath could also head back to the NWSL.</p>
<p>The WSL has been a fun league to watch this season, especially for USWNT fans with Rose, Mewis, Dahlkemper, Heath, Press and briefly Alex Morgan all playing in England&#8217;s top-flight.</p>
<p>But with England in a serious lockdown for most of the time these USWNT players were competing in the WSL, they probably didn&#8217;t get the full experience of living abroad.</p>
<h4>How did USWNT stars get on in WSL?</h4>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that Mewis made the biggest impact, playing regularly for City and scoring some big goals from midfield. Lavelle struggled with injuries, while Dahlkemper has been key since arriving mid-season. Lavelle and Mewis helped City lift the delayed 2020 FA Cup, while Lavelle scored in the 2021 FA Cup in her final appearance for City. That was her first goal for the club.</p>
<p>Morgan&#8217;s stint at Tottenham was brief before she moved back to the NWSL, while Press and Heath were very good for Man United before the latter suffered a knee injury to curtail her time in Manchester.</p>
<p>With the 2021 NWSL season kicking off over the weekend and running until Oct. 30, it will be intriguing to see what the future holds for the WSL.</p>
<p>It is conceivable that top USWNT players could move between the U.S. and England each season given that a large chunk of their schedule calendar doesn&#8217;t clash, with the WSL campaign running from September to May each year.</p>
<p>This WSL campaign has taught us that it is a rising league in women&#8217;s soccer and gives USWNT players a very option to play year-round.</p>
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<p>USWNT stars Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis have left Manchester City and returned to the NWSL, our partners at <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/28508/12308780/rose-lavelle-and-sam-mewis-to-leave-manchester-city-and-return-to-usa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sky Sports</a> in the UK have confirmed.</p>
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<p>Following the end of their short-term deals at City, the U.S. stars are heading back to the NWSL.</p>
<p>Lavelle will head to OL Reign after she was traded by her former team the Washington Spirit before moving to City. Mewis will re-join the NC Courage.</p>
<p>Per report, the duo held talks about extending their stays at City beyond this summer, but they have agreed to move on.</p>
<h4>What about the other USWNT stars in WSL?</h4>
<p>Star center back Abby Dahlkemper is now the only USWNT player left at City (she signed a contract until the summer of 2023 when arriving in January) while the future for USWNT attacking duo Tobin Heath and Christen Press at Manchester United remains to be seen.</p>
<p>Reports have suggested that Press and Heath could also head back to the NWSL.</p>
<p>The WSL has been a fun league to watch this season, especially for USWNT fans with Rose, Mewis, Dahlkemper, Heath, Press and briefly Alex Morgan all playing in England&#8217;s top-flight.</p>
<p>But with England in a serious lockdown for most of the time these USWNT players were competing in the WSL, they probably didn&#8217;t get the full experience of living abroad.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that Mewis made the biggest impact, playing regularly for City and scoring some big goals from midfield. Lavelle struggled with injuries, while Dahlkemper has been key since arriving mid-season. Lavelle and Mewis helped City lift the delayed 2020 FA Cup, while Lavelle scored in the 2021 FA Cup in her final appearance for City. That was her first goal for the club.</p>
<p>Morgan&#8217;s stint at Tottenham was brief before she moved back to the NWSL, while Press and Heath were very good for Man United before the latter suffered a knee injury to curtail her time in Manchester.</p>
<p>With the 2021 NWSL season kicking off over the weekend and running until Oct. 30, it will be intriguing to see what the future holds for the WSL.</p>
<p>It is conceivable that top USWNT players could move between the U.S. and England each season given that a large chunk of their schedule calendar doesn&#8217;t clash, with the WSL campaign running from September to May each year.</p>
<p>This WSL campaign has taught us that it is a rising league in women&#8217;s soccer and gives USWNT players a very option to play year-round.</p>
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<p>Chelsea &#8211; Leicester: The Blues and Foxes are set for what could ultimately be a Premier League top-four eliminator when 10,000 fans return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (Watch live at 3:15 pm ET, on <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/category/premier-league target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Peacock Premium</a>).</p>
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<p>With Liverpool scoring a victory over West Brom in the most dramatic fashion imaginable — <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/three-things-we-learned-west-brom-liverpool-alisson" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">goalkeeper Alisson scored a headed goal in the 95th minute</a> — the Reds are hot on the heels of both 3rd-place Leicester and 4th-place Chelsea. The gap to Leicester is three points, with an identical +21 goal difference; the gap to Chelsea is one point, with Chelsea&#8217;s +22 goal difference ever so slightly better. Simply put, some will drop points in west London, leaving the door wide open for Liverpool to beat 15th-place Burnley and move into 4th place heading into the final day of the season on Sunday.</p>
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<p>The stakes couldn&#8217;t be higher for these three sides vying for two UEFA Champions League places next season, but perhaps more so for Leicester than the others. Having tragically thrown away a top-four place just last season, Brendan Rodgers&#8217; side is on the verge of doing so once again. That&#8217;s not even where the juicy subplots end, though, as <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/leicester-reaction-fa-cup-win-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Leicester only went and beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final</a> on Saturday, some 72 hours before this all-important Premier League clash. Will Leicester be able to turn the page with immediate effect after winning the club&#8217;s first-ever FA Cup, or will Chelsea harness the pain as motivation in search of revenge? The scheduling gods knew not what they were doing when they made the schedule last summer, but Tuesday&#8217;s showdown is undeniably the product of pure genius at work.</p>
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<p>Here is everything you need to know ahead of Chelsea &#8211; Leicester this Tuesday with team news, odds, stream link and more.</p>

<h4>Team news: Chelsea &#8211; Leicester (<a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/premier-league-injury-news-2020-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INJURY REPORT</a>)</h4>
<p>Chelsea: None</p>
<p>Leicester: OUT: Harvey Barnes (knee &#8211; out for season), James Justin (knee), Jonny Evans (foot)</p>

<h4>Odds and ends (<a href="https://nj.pointsbet.com/sports/soccer/English-Premier-League" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet</a>)</h4>
<p>Chelsea (-143) | Leicester (+400) | Draw (+265)</p>
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<h4>Prediction</h4>
<p>There wasn&#8217;t a ton to separate the sides with so much on the line on Saturday, so it stands to reason that there won&#8217;t be much between them with, arguably, even more at stake on Tuesday. With 100 percent of the support of 10,000 fans behind the Blues, there&#8217;s not a better reason to pick either side. Chelsea 2-1 Leicester.</p>

<h3>How to watch Chelsea &#8211; Leicester and start time</h3>
<p>Kickoff: 3:15 pm ET Tuesday<br />
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Can Leicester get the better of Chelsea again, or will the Blues avenge their FA Cup final defeat? The loser (probably) misses out on top-four.

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