Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Champions League final and are European champions. The Londoners, who conquer the second Champions League in their history, win in Porto with the goal of Havertz, scored in the 41st minute. The formation coached by Tuchel triumphs with merit, harnessing the maneuver of Guardiola’s men and interpreting the match perfectly.
THE MATCH
The all-English challenge for the title of champion of Europe starts at a very high pace. Sterling in the 6 ‘has a golden ball on Ederson’s throw but does not find the conclusion in the Chelsea area. The blues, after escaping the danger, take the match in hand. On the other hand, Werner in the heart of the area in the 9th minute does not find the ball from an excellent position. The German striker has another colossal chance in the 14th minute, but he still wastes: throttled right, Ederson blocks. The Londoners play smoothly, at 17 ‘Kantè has the opportunity to hit his head: wrong aim, ball out. City lights up in the middle of the first half, but never manages to finish towards the opponent’s goal. The quality of the show deteriorates but when the 0-0 seems destined to last until the interval, here is the lightning of Chelsea. Mount is free to pocket a Golden Ball for Havertz, that finds prairies between the Central of the City, avoids Ederson and deposits on the net: 1-0.
Guardiola tries to revive the team in the interval, but City struggles to change gear at the start of the second half. The citizens do not produce goal chances and in the 57th minute he has to give up De Bruyne, forced to leave after a violent blow to the head. Chelsea defends themselves with order without taking risks. At 72 ‘, on the contrary, he goes very close to doubling with a surgical restart. Havertz triggers Pulisic, who misses the door and wastes the knockout blow. Guardiola draws from the bench but does not find the winning card. Mahrez has the right ball on the right in the 96th minute, out of a whisker. The Chelsea triumphs.