Liverpool Arsenal’s victory just before the match Man City meet Chelsea put great pressure on defending champion Man City, who had to win by more than a 5-goal gap to return to second place, but coach Guardiola’s team could not win against Chelsea.
The away team took the lead at the end of the first half after Sterling scored against his old team. In the second half, Man City rallied strongly, but it wasn’t until near the end of the match that Rodri scored for the home team equalized 1-1. Without scoring any more goals, the two teams accepted the draw and each team won one more point.
After letting the opponent suddenly take the lead after the first 45 minutes, Man City rose strongly in the second half. In the 50th minute, Walker collided with Sterling in the away team’s penalty area. Man City players demanded a penalty, but the referee did not think Sterling committed a foul. VAR also agreed with the referee finance Madley.
Chelsea continues to play tight defense and the away team’s counterattacks are still very dangerous for the home team. After a long, ungainly period, Man City equalized 1-1 in the 82nd minute. Rodri stepped up and finished the shot at the top of the penalty area after the ball hit a Chelsea player and the ball was too wide for goalkeeper Petrovic to stop. break.
Man City continued to attack strongly in the remaining minutes but the home team could not score more goals. During the extra minutes, Man City players thought the away team had touched the ball in the penalty area, but once again the referee did not fault the Chelsea player.
Winning another point Man City has 53 Points after round 25 of the Premier League are 4 points behind top team Liverpool, but Man City still has one match missing.
Competing lineup
< strong>Man City (4-1-4-1): Ederson Walker Dias Akanji Ake Rodri Foden De Bruyne Alvarez (Silva 64) Doku Haaland.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Petrovic Gusto Disasi Colwill Chilwell (c) Gallagher Caicedo Enzo Palmer (Chalobah 71) Jackson (Casadei 82) Sterling (Nkunku 64).
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