London (AFP)

Behind Liverpool and Manchester City, positions have tightened considerably in the Champions League race, where four teams stand in 3 points with 2 tickets to distribute, before the 33rd day of the Premier League.

Leicester, Chelsea, Manchester United and Wolverhampton tackle this very grouped final packaging, but with different dynamics.

Everything will be played on Saturday for these four teams.

The most at risk seems Leicester, still 3rd with 55 points, but whose momentum had been cut even before the interruption of the championship because of the pandemic of Covid-19.

Since the disillusionment in the League Cup and elimination in the semifinals by relegation Aston Villa in January, the Foxes have won only two games in 10, including one against a club D2, Birmingham, in Cup.

First of the C1 contenders on the bridge this weekend, with the reception of Crystal Palace on Saturday (4:00 p.m.), the men of Brendan Rodgers would need their scorer Jamie Vardy and their playmaker James Maddison to regain their splendor.

At the same time, Manchester United, which remains on 11 wins and 4 draws, will receive Bournemouth, 19th and completely adrift with 4 defeats in as many games since the resumption.

Leicester's 3-point advantage over the Red Devils, with a clearly favorable goal difference, seems fragile with six more games to play.

And we must not overlook the threat of outsider Wolverhampton, unbeaten in all competitions since the end of January and a match against Liverpool (2-1).

On the lookout for 6th place with the same number of points as MU, the Wolves will welcome Saturday (6.30pm) Arsenal, 8th, which will be one of the last chances to regain ground for the teams ahead of them.

Last on track for this "super saturday" (9:00 pm), Chelsea, 4th at a length from Leicester, will also have a task a priori easy at Stamford Bridge against Watford, 17th and who only took one point in four games since the recovery.

Beaten (3-2) by another poorly classified, West Ham, Wednesday, the Blues must react not to miss a place in C1 capital for their finances, while they have started an ambitious recruitment for the next season with Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner.

To close the day on Monday, the calendar will offer a Tottenham-Everton (21:00) and a José Mourinho against tantalizing Carlo Ancelotti, even if he opposes only the 9th to 11th.

With 7 and 8 points respectively behind the 5th and last virtual qualifier for the Europa League, Manchester United, any other result than a victory would sign the end of the ambitions of the Spurs and Toffees for this season.

Program for the 33rd day:

Saturday

(1:30 p.m.) Norwich - Brighton

(4:00 p.m.) Leicester - Crystal Palace

Manchester United - Bournemouth

(6:30 p.m.) Wolverhampton - Arsenal

(9:00 p.m.) Chelsea - Watford

Sunday

(1:00 p.m.) Burnley - Sheffield United

(3:15 p.m.) Newcastle - West Ham

(5.30 p.m.) Liverpool - Aston Villa

(8 p.m.) Southampton - Manchester City

Monday

(9:00 p.m.) Tottenham - Everton

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