Borussia Monchengladbach

This season Chelsea confidently went through the Champions League tournament distance, but failed to retain the title of the winner of the main club trophy. The first stage of the spring brought victory over Lille, but the next stage was the last in this draw. The Blues did not keep Real Madrid, who ended up in the final. The team successfully held the English League Cup tournament, in which the “pensioners” made it to the final, where they failed to cope with today’s opponent in a series of 11-meter strikes. In the Premier League tournament the Blues have 20 wins and 10 peaceful outcomes after 36 rounds, which brought 70 points and the third position in the standings. The line of attack of the capital club looks good, which differed a little more than two times on average, while the Londoners missed a lot. After a draw with Wolverhampton (2:2), Thomas Tuchel’s men beat Leeds (3:0). In the semi-finals of the FA Cup, today’s nominal hosts beat fellow countrymen from Crystal Palace (2:0). Kante, Chilwell, Hudson-Odoi and Kovacic, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to play today.

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Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim had good chances to play in European competitions in the fall, but obviously lost in the spring, cannot win eight matches in a row and has lost all advantage over its competitors. Wards of Sebastian Hoenes look good in attack, but frank misses in defense do not allow to achieve positive results. As a result, after the defeat in the last game from Bayer (2:4), the “village” remained on the eighth line and will not be able to rise higher.

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