Strength: Hot football and snooker battles
After defeating the Reds in the first match (1:3), Josep Guardiola’s team has every chance of succeeding in the second leg, now in their home stadium. Also, United will be playing without their top scorer, Marcus Rashford, who suffered a fracture in his back. In the Premier League, the Citizens have little chance of catching up with the leading Liverpool, but can still successfully defend their League Cup champion title.
However, any match between these teams is a derby, unique in its unpredictability. This was demonstrated on December 7, 2019, when Solskjær’s team managed to defeat the Citizens at their home Etihad (1:2) in the current Championship of England. In addition, the Reds are at risk of leaving the CL&EL zone for national championship winners, which is why they are forced to fight more violently for the League Cup. The situation is complicated by Rashford’s injury, this the defense vulnerability only partly covered by Martial (11 goals this season) and two juniors (Greenwood and Chong).
Man City looks stronger, but productive attacks should be expected from both sides. In 5 out of the 6 matches between the Manchester rivals, 3 or more goals were scored. Total over 2.5 with excellent odds of 1.44 and Both to score Yes at 1.8 in 22Bet line.
Snooker. German Masters
The world’s strongest players will compete in the largest ranking snooker tournament – German Masters, held in Berlin. The competition favorite is Judd Trump – the 2019 world champion and one of the most popular main tour players. The Englishman hasn’t won in Germany before, but he did make it to the finals in 2014.
There are only 9 frames at the beginning of the tournament (1/16 final), and 5 must be won, but for the final part that number increases to 17, with 9 to be won. Competition rules of this level of complexity allow for any of the 32 participants, each one with sufficient champion ambition, to win. German Masters 2020 is bringing together at the pool tables both young players and veterans. As for the veterans, one of the most prominent ones is the German tournament’s first champion John Higgins. This Scotsman is 45 and he won two GMs – in 1995 (in the first competition) and 1997. Competing against him is the youth force, including such players as Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy and Anthony McGill.
It’s impossible to predict the winner in advance, but one thing is certain – this will be the most memorable event for every fan of a gentleman’s sport such as snooker.
