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00:00Do you see Chelsea finding a way to defeat the champions?

00:02Chelsea on the other hand, you would feel they need this more than Liverpool.

00:07And considering the fact that they still have a lot of very, very difficult fixtures,

00:11so it's up to them now to reignite or be forever extinguished.

00:15Cole Palma, of course, much has been made about his form so far this season,

00:20especially in the second half.

00:22Then Nicolas Jackson is back among the goals against Everton.

00:25He helped them to a 1-0 win last time out.

00:28Do you see this duo coming up with something to shock Liverpool?

00:33Yeah, if Chelsea had to get a result out of the Liverpool fixture,

00:38I think they would count on those two.

00:40Palma, this second half of the season, hasn't been too convincing.

00:44He hasn't scored in their sister in 20 games.

00:47Jackson is just returning from injury, even Chelsea fans can't confidently rely on him.

00:52Liverpool are crowned champions of Premier League this season and deservedly so,

00:57but Chelsea are still battling for the top five race and is getting hotter by the day.

01:03Now, of course, Chelsea will welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge with the Blues,

01:07and Enzo Mareska's team are certainly looking forward to get more points

01:11and, of course, push their aspirations to be in the UEFA Champions League next season.

01:16Here's our preview of the game.

01:18My name is Ayomide Chutebol and this is The Nutmeg here on Guardian TV.

01:28Right, of course, I've got Olaide Balogun here in the studios with me for this edition of The Nutmeg.

01:34Great to have you back once more.

01:35Thank you for having me.

01:36And, of course, let's talk briefly about Liverpool, their champions, and what have you made of that?

01:42Congratulations to them.

01:44Well-deserved, you know, 20 EPL titles.

01:47Although some Manchester United fans would argue this is the Premier League era,

01:52so by default they won only two Premier League titles.

01:55But they won it in a very, very, very huge fashion.

01:58Yeah.

01:59As against the previous one they won during the lockdown.

02:02This with the fans, with the excitement, with the aura.

02:05Congratulations to them.

02:06Yeah, and it's really not about Liverpool in this edition.

02:10It's about Chelsea.

02:11They've done some coverage about, you know, the task that faces them in terms of trying to get into

02:16the Champions League next season.

02:17They've not been in that competition for two seasons now.

02:20But they're facing Liverpool and they have some tough tests.

02:24Liverpool, by the way, not much to fight for 82 points already.

02:27They've done a good season.

02:29Do you see Chelsea finding a way to defeat the Champions?

02:33No.

02:34Liverpool will be looking, of course, to do the double over them, having won the first leg in October.

02:39But Chelsea, on the other hand, you would feel they need this more than Liverpool.

02:44And considering the fact that they still have a lot of very, very difficult fixtures ahead,

02:49so it's up to them now to reignite or be forever extinguished.

02:53Well, we'll see how that pans out.

02:55But some of Chelsea's best players are not in form.

02:58And Cole Palmer, of course, much has been made about his form so far this season,

03:04especially in the second half.

03:06And then Nicolas Jackson is back among the goals against Everton.

03:09He helped them to a 1-0 win last time out.

03:12Do you see this duo coming up with something to shock Liverpool?

03:17Yeah, if Chelsea had to get a result out of the Liverpool fixture, I think they'll count on those two.

03:24Palmer, this second half of the season, hasn't been too convincing.

03:28He hasn't scored neither existed in 20 games.

03:31Jackson is just returning from injury.

03:33You can't, even Chelsea fans can't confidently rely on him to deliver the goods.

03:38But if they are to get anything in the fixture, they should confirm for more cylinders.

03:43Okay, let's look past.

03:44I'll still take your predictions before we end the show.

03:47But let's look past what's going on in the Premier League.

03:50It's almost done and dusted except for the race to qualify for the Champions League.

03:54Let's move to Spain, where it is heating up in terms of the title race.

03:58Barcelona found a way to win against Real Madrid three times this season.

04:02And they could get one over them again for the fourth time, perhaps.

04:06Not this weekend.

04:07But in terms of the title race, Barcelona are leading by four points now.

04:12Is it done and dusted in Spain for you?

04:14Yeah, almost.

04:15Because Madrid now, emotionally, psychologically, they are down.

04:18I haven't lost to Barcelona three times this season.

04:21And in humiliating fashion, rather.

04:23So, Barcelona and Rima do this.

04:26I think the next fixture, of course, will be a huge, significant fixture, you know,

04:31to determine who the eventual winners will be.

04:34But I see mine and Barcelona in the later.

04:37Okay, fair enough for a prediction.

04:40Let's move to Italy, where I think things are more interesting at this point.

04:44Napoli are three points ahead of Inter, who are reigning champions.

04:48And Napoli have players that are coming up and taking the responsibility at this point in time.

04:53Talk about Scott McTominay, Romelu Lukaku, as they've done across the season.

04:58And you look at, on paper, the fixtures left for both sides.

05:02And Napoli seem to have a better chance.

05:05Do you reckon that that is true?

05:07That Napoli could go all the way and snatch the Scudetto off Inter?

05:11Yes.

05:12Yes.

05:12Relatively, they have the easier fixtures.

05:15Inter, on the other hand, I'm quite surprised by the way Amana.

05:18They've crumbled in the last few games.

05:20Yeah.

05:20And they still have very difficult fixtures.

05:22They are still going to Torino.

05:24I think they would play Lazio.

05:26Lazio, yeah.

05:26So, these are very, very difficult fixtures.

05:29And this is the best time to play in Tamil.

05:31Because they are considering quite a lot of goals.

05:33Napoli, on the other hand, have found the right form.

05:36They're scoring goals.

05:37Their strikers are scoring and their midfielders as well.

05:40So, the league is looking pretty good for them.

05:42For Napoli to win.

05:43Okay.

05:44So, back to where we started just before we leave.

05:47Chelsea, Liverpool.

05:48Chelsea, predict the game and if they will finish in the top five places.

05:54Chelsea, Liverpool.

05:55Liverpool will win 2-1.

05:57Okay.

05:57And Chelsea finishing, yes, they will qualify for the Champions League.

06:01Right.

06:01Thank you very, very much for your predictions.

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