Manchester City is entering the most sublimated period of the season, just as they often do under Pep Guardiola. The 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the middle of the week continued to affirm Man City's terrifying strength in the sprint stage. That was the 8th victory in the last 9 matches in all competitions for the Etihad home team.
More importantly, Man City not only won many but also defeated a series of big opponents such as Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal. Arsenal alone has twice succumbed to Guardiola's army in both the Carabao Cup final and the second leg of the Premier League.
What is worrying for Chelsea is that Man City's victory over Crystal Palace also came in the context that Guardiola did not field the strongest squad. Many reserve players such as Omar Marmoush or Savinho still shined with important goals, while Phil Foden contributed two assists.
The fact that both the main squad and reserve options are in high form helps Guardiola have many personnel options before the FA Cup final at Wembley.
In the opposite direction, Chelsea entered the match with a completely opposite face. The Blues have only won 2 in the last 12 matches in all competitions and lost up to 8 matches. More notably, those two rare victories both came against weaker opponents, Port Vale and Leeds.
If only counting the Premier League and Champions League, Chelsea has even gone through a series of 9 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory, including up to 8 defeats - the form clearly reflects the crisis of the London team.
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