2023-11-13 02:14:33
Who would have thought that this Chelsea team, unable to score throughout the month of September, would manage to score four goals at Manchester City in November just after having scored four at Tottenham the previous week? Mauricio Pochettino’s men, unrecognizable for several weeks, are like that: never short of surprises. That of Pep Guardiola and the Cityzens, held in check at Stamford Bridge (4-4) this Sunday late afternoon, was in any case total.
More than a football match, it was a real game of ping-pong between two teams who never stopped responding to each other. When the inevitable Haaland opened the score on a penalty (25th), Thiago Silva’s beautiful header (29th) replied. Sterling gave Chelsea the advantage (37th)? Akanji put City back on level terms just before the break (45th + 1). Haaland, author of a double (47th) provoked a response from Jackson, already author of a hat-trick against Tottenham (67th).
But it was especially the end of the match that ignited everything. While Rodri thought he would give City the victory and give them some air at the top of the standings, with a dry strike deflected by Thiago Silva (86th), it was the former member of the sky blue house, Cole Palmer, who equalized on a penalty at the end of added time (90th + 5). At the end of an intense and physical match (8 yellow cards), City nevertheless retained the lead in the Premier League (28 pts), dominating an ultra-tight top 5 made up of Liverpool (27 pts), Arsenal (27 pts), Tottenham (26 pts) and Aston Villa (25 pts).
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