From a position of strength Pep Guardiola faces the old enemy of the Clasico, Cristiano Ronaldo, in the Manchester derby, the highlight of the European weekend, the second that is disputed with the anguish of the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the scenarios in the Premier League have changed: Abramovich, Putin's friend, has decided to sell Chelsea and to donate the proceeds, net of expenses, to the victims of the war.
+19 in the standings and a gap that seems unbridgeable.
Guardiola shines his splendid Manchester City, which has lost only 12 points out of 81 and faces, in the derby that has been played for 128 years, a United that Rangcick is unable to get off the ground, despite the contribution of Ronaldo who has resumed scoring after a long fast.
The Scudetto for Guardiola, however, is not in the safe, because Liverpool are 6 points away and have a game to recover.
Before receiving Inter on Tuesday, they will have an opponent not at all compliant, the West Ham of Ogbonna and Yarmolenko (the Ukrainian has asked the Russian players to say what they think about the war), who are fighting for the fourth place.
He contends for the Champions League against United and Arsenal, who play at the home of the unsafe Watford and have three games to recover).
Theoretically, Conte's Tottenham in crisis is also at stake and has just come out of the FA Cup against a team of Serie B, Middlesbrough.
Uncertain, as he said, between the stick and the carrot, Conte faces a team in crisis, Everton, which has lost 4 of the last 5 games and has signed Lampard.
Chelsea want to secure third place at Burnley.
The picture of the 28th day (RESULTS AND RANKING)
Leicester-Leeds 13.20
Aston Villa-Southampton 16
Burnley-Chelsea
Newcastle-Brighton
Norwich-Brentford
Wolves-Crystal Palace
Liverpool-West Ham 18.30
Watford-Arsenal Sunday 15 hours
Manchester City-Manchester Utd 17.30