Dirty night for Chelsea. Very fragile defensively, the Blues were dominated in the London derby by Arsenal (2-4) on Wednesday at home. Left behind in the fight for the title which will be played between Manchester City and Liverpool and eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Real Madrid, the European champion is going through a delicate period, with in particular a defeat at home (1-4 ) against Brentford in early April.
What visibly warm the spirits, like that of captain Cesar Azpilicueta. The Spanish defender, author of the goal of the equalizer (2-2, 32nd) did not appreciate being ironically applauded by one of his supporters once the meeting against the Gunners ended. The former OM player, visibly annoyed, walked to the stand at Stamford Bridge where the Blues fan was to explain his way of thinking. After a few seconds of explanation where the supporter seemed to want to calm things down, “Azpi” left while his interlocutor raised his thumbs up, as a mark of support.
“I saw it, but honestly, I can also understand the support,” said his coach, Thomas Tuchel, upset by the too many errors of his team against Arsenal. Failing to be able to win the Premier League, Chelsea still has the opportunity to afford the FA Cup against Liverpool on May 14, training against which the Blues lost the League Cup at the end of February on penalties.
The winners of the last C1 must also ensure their place on the podium in the championship. With one game less, they are only five points ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham.