Sunday’s top 10 games: Spartak vs. CSKA derby as PSG go for the title
Mikhail Georgiev May 20, 2023 22:00 UTC Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
What to see tomorrow, May 21: a powerful morning boxing awaits us, the tennis final in Rome and the coronation of Manchester City.
See all the events on May 21 at the Championship Match Center
The time in the material is in Moscow. Program in summary:
🏒 3:00 a.m.: Carolina vs. Florida NHL Playoffs, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals 🏀 3:30 am: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, Playoffs – NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 3 🥊 6:00-7:00 : Vasily Lomachenko – Devin Haney, USA, Las Vegas – fight for the title of absolute world champion ⚽️ 4:30 p.m.: Spartak – CSKA, RPL, round 28 🎾 Not before 5:30 p.m.*: ATP Masters 1000 Roma Final ⚽️ 6:00 p.m.: Manchester City – Chelsea Premier League Matchday 37 ⚽️ 7:00 p.m.: Napoli – Inter Serie A Matchday 36 ⚽️ 7:30 p.m.: Valencia – Real Madrid, La Liga, Matchday 35 ⚽️ 9:45 p.m.: Auxerre – Paris Saint-Germain, Ligue 1, Round 36 🏒 10:00 p.m.: Vegas – Dallas, NHL – Playoffs, Finals of Western Conference, Game 2
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🏒 3:00 a.m.: Carolina vs. Florida, NHL – Playoffs, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals
Intrigue: how will the teams show up after four overtimes?
After winning the first game, Sergei Bobrovsky literally fell over: he and his Carolinas counterpart spent two and a half hours of pure court time with no shifts. In fact, two teams played two games in one, and now the big question is how they will recover from such a tough test. There is a common belief that after such matches the performance increases sharply: due to fatigue, the teams supposedly make more mistakes. But Carolina definitely can’t afford them: The prospect of starting the series 0-2 at home looks deadly for a team that plays poorly on the road.
Carolina-Florida
Photo: Karl B. DeBlaker/AP/TASS
🏀 3:30: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Playoffs – NBA Western Conference Finals Game 3
Mystery: Can the Lakers finally get their first win of the series?
The series flowed smoothly to Los Angeles, California. The Denver Nuggets did not lose home field advantage in the first two games of the series, thanks in large part to the individual performances of center Nikola Jokic and point guard Jamal Murray. The Lakers had a chance to catch on someone else’s site, but somewhere LeBron James will miss, somewhere in the end he will have a ridiculous loss. It’s time for the king to rehabilitate himself and declare his intentions to the royal throne!
Los Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets
Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
🥊 6:00-7:00: Vasily Lomachenko – Devin Haney, USA, Las Vegas – fight for the title of absolute world champion
Intrigue: can the elderly Lomachenko become the undisputed world champion?
In the main boxing match of May, Vasily Lomachenko and Devin Haney will meet. Vasily, after a scandalous loss to Teofimo Lopez, has picked up three wins in a row and is set to become the absolute lightweight world champion. But it will be incredibly difficult to beat Haney: The owner of all the division belts is much younger and bigger than Lomachenko. Will the two-time Olympic champion be able to break the resistance of the undefeated American?
Follow the fight here:
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Lomachenko – Haney: the last journey of a Ukrainian to greatness. The opponent is a giant! LIVE
⚽️ 4:30 p.m.: Spartak – CSKA, RPL, matchday 28
Intrigue: it’s a derby!
What arguments are needed if Spartak and CSKA play for silver at the end of the season? Of course, this match deserves special attention! Throughout the season, the rojiblancos were seven points ahead of the army as a whole, but in the end they managed to let the rival pass, now four points behind. But globally, the teams are at the same level – the statistical indicators are approximately the same. However, even if it were otherwise, what are the statistics before the derby? Emotions come first!
Spartak – CSKA
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
🎾 Not before 17:30*: ATP Masters 1000, Rome – final
Mystery: who will become the champion of the last Masters before Roland Garros?
Sunday is the time for the Rome Masters finals. This is the last major tournament before Roland Garros. Who will be the champion in the Italian capital in 2023? The first contender is the Danish prince Holger Rune. And his rival will be determined in the confrontation between the Russian Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, which was delayed on Saturday due to bad weather. Who will better cope with an extreme situation with his nerves: we will find out very soon. In any case, we must record the final on Sunday! And we are waiting for Medvedev in it!
The live broadcast of the match between Medvedev and Tsitsipas is here:
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New meeting of “sworn friends”: Medvedev and Tsitsipas discuss a ticket to the Masters final
⚽️ 6:00 p.m.: Manchester City – Chelsea, Premier League, matchday 37
intrigue: died
Updated: There was text here saying Manchester City could clinch the title in a high-profile game against Chelsea. But on May 20 at 21:31 Moscow time, all this lost its meaning. Pep Guardiola’s side clinched the title early when Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest. Thus, the meeting with Chelsea becomes a two-hour prelude before the awards ceremony. Only one intrigue remains: will there be a championship runner?
Manchester City-Chelsea
Photo: Naomi Baker/Getty Images
⚽️ 7:00 p.m.: Napoli – Inter, Serie A, matchday 36
Intrigue: Inter need a win: a Champions League place for next season is not guaranteed
The Italian champions are cutting their teeth on the Champions League finalist – well, isn’t that great? “Inter” and “Napoli” could meet in the semifinals of the European Cup, but the southerners kicked out “Milan”. Luciano Spalletti’s team no longer needs anything at all: they want to win the best game because of their ambitions and status. Simone Inzaghi needs to solve the problem, he is not up for pie in the air: Inter had not yet guaranteed a place in the Champions League to four. The pressing Lazio is one point behind (65), and there are three days left before the end of the season. There is a risk of missing out on the Champions League, unless of course you win the final against Manchester City.
Napoli – Inter
Photo: Marco Luzzani/Getty Images
⚽️ 7:30 p.m.: Valencia – Real Madrid, LaLiga, matchday 35
Intrigue: Valencia is still in danger of relegation. And Real Madrid is angry after City
Going for the win when facing a humiliated great is another test. “Valencia” is only three points from the relegation zone, and “Real” globally no longer needs anything. Except to take the soul out of a stranger after the defeat against Manchester City. So try to play at least a draw in the name of salvation, when Benzema, Modric and Courtois arrive at Mestalla angry and loaded.
Valencia – Real Madrid
Photo: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
⚽️ 21:45: Auxerre – PSG Ligue 1 Matchday 36
Intrigue: Will PSG take the title in front of the president?
Surprisingly, after 35 rounds, the Parisians did not win the championship. However, they can do it after the encounter with Auxerre: it’s enough to win. An additional boost to the team should be given by the arrival of club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The coach is already in Paris and participated in the signing of a new contract with Marquinhos. And now he hopes to capture PSG’s triumph live.
Auxerre-PSG
Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images
🏒 10:00 p.m.: Vegas vs. Dallas, NHL – Playoffs, Western Conference Finals, Game 2
Intrigue: Will the top three from the playoffs help level the score in the series?
The Robertson-Hinz-Pavelski line scored all of the Stars’ goals in Game 1, though Jamie Benn joined them once as a sixth outfielder. Finn, after 1+2, established himself as the top scorer of the playoffs, and of the players left in the playoffs, only Matthew Tkachuk can argue so far. However, Dallas lost the first game of the series in overtime, and it’s curious that Peter DeBour’s team began the matchup with Minnesota and Dallas this way. Will the “stars” be able to recover this time?
Las Vegas-Dallas
Photo: Sam Morris/AP/TASS
