At 19:30 on September 25, Beijing time, the focus of the sixth round of the 2021/22 Premier League game was held at Stamford Bridge Stadium . Chelsea played against Manchester City at home. In the first half, Manchester City had the advantage. Chelsea made a counterattack by Lukaku and Werner. Rees-James was injured. In the second half Jesus volleyed into the net, Lukaku's goal was blown offside. In the end, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 away, sending the Blues their first defeat of the season, and the points came to 13 points to tie their opponents.
This double blue meeting is a repeat of last season's Champions League final, when Chelsea won 1-0. Both teams have been very hot recently. Manchester City have 3 wins and 1 tie in the last four league rounds, unbeaten in all competitions and won 5 of them in 6 consecutive games. Chelsea have won 4 wins and 1 tie in the first five league rounds without losing, leading the Premier League standings, winning four games in a row. Compared to the last round of the league, Werner, Kanter, James and Mendy returned to Chelsea to start, and Manchester City's lineup welcomed Foden, De Bruyne , Rodri and Laporte.
Manchester City had a very strong opening pressure. In the 3rd minute, Jesus crossed from the right and Aspilicueta made a clearance. Manchester City's next corner didn't create much threat. In the 6th minute, Walker made a straight pass on the right, and Rudiger rushed ahead of Jesus to put a tackle on the bottom line to make a clearance. Foden took the right corner and was directly confiscated by Mendy.
In the 10th minute, Reese James dragged Glarish to hinder his breakthrough. Glarish brought James down when he fell to the ground. The latter received short treatment on the court and continued to play.
In the 15th minute, De Bruyne sent a pass from the left to the bottom and wanted to find seat B, but did not respond. Chelsea counterattacked, Kanter crossed in the middle circle, Alonso passed through,Werner dribbled the ball and was squeezed by Dias to the left side of the penalty area for a kicker, Lukaku outflanked and was intercepted.
In the 18th minute, Chelsea counterattacked again. Rüdiger dribbled the ball from the penalty area to midfield and sent a long pass. Werner broke through from the left and opened the defense. Block out.
In the 25th minute, Cancelo broke through from the left and was destroyed by Aspilicueta. De Bruyne took a left corner and was cleared by Alonso. He sent a corner kick and was punched out by Mendy.
In the 27th minute, Reese James had a discomfort in his right ankle. The team doctor entered the field again for treatment. Chelsea then changed and replaced James with Thiago Silva.
In the 33rd minute, Glarish cross-cut from the left, Rodrie shot a long right foot from the front of the penalty area, and the ball flew out of the baseline on Rudiger. Manchester City took a right corner kick, Ruben Dias struggling to reach the first place, then nodded the header and was cleared by Thiago Silva before crossing the goal.
In the 39th minute, Rodri took the side and Glarish made a cross from the left. De Blau shot from outside the penalty area with a long right foot shot above the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Manchester City hit the wall from the left to cooperate, Foden picked the middle of the penalty area, Jesus unloaded the ball in the chest and swayed Rüdiger, and volleyed away from the far post.
At the end of the first half, the two sides drew 0-0. Chelsea had very few chances. Manchester City had 66% possession rate, 9 corner kicks and 6 shots but 0 shots on goal.
The second half of the game begins. Manchester City repressed again in the opening game. In the 49th minute, De Bruyne's long-range shot outside the penalty area was blocked, and Glarish took a left shot and missed the far post.
52 minutes,Manchester City took a tactical corner kick from the left, Cancelo’s long shot from the middle was blocked, and Jesus got the ball in the middle of the penalty area. It flashed under the shrinking defense of Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Jorginho. Turning around and volleying, the ball hit Jorginho's feet and rolled into Chelsea's gate. Manchester City led 1-0!
In the 58th minute, Cancelo made an oblique pass to the left, and Glarish took a small angle into the penalty area and shot a cold arrow. Mendy's fingertips touched, the ball rubbed the far post and went out of the bottom line. In the 60th minute, Chelsea made a second substitution adjustment, and Havertz replaced Kanter.
In the 61st minute, Glarish dribbled the ball in the middle, and Cancelo caught the ball and continued to break through to the left and sent a pass. Mendy made a short save, and Jesus shot an empty goal on the right, Tia Go-Silva door line rescue.
In the 63rd minute, Alonso flew the header and Havertz took the ball to the left and crossed the goal. Lukaku made an empty goal, but Havertz was offside when receiving the ball and the goal was invalid. In the 65th minute, Laporte pulled down Lukaku from the front of the penalty area and got a yellow card. Chelsea got a free kick and Alonso volley was blocked by the wall.
In the 74th minute, De Bruyne made a cross from the middle and Glarish split from the left. Cancelo crossed and was confiscated by Mendy. In the 76th minute, Chelsea made the last substitution, and Cheek played for Jorginho. In the 77th minute, Alonso tipped the B seat and got a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Manchester City made the first substitution, Mahrez replaced De Bruyne.
In the 83rd minute, Manchester City recreated a murderous opportunity in the middle. Glarish formed a single move in the middle. Mendy attacked to block and defuse the opponent's attack. Then Rüdiger pulled Mahrez from behind and received a yellow card. In the 87th minute, Manchester City made a substitution, Fernandinho and Sterling replaced Foden and Glarish.
In the 90th minute, Rüdiger made a long pass from the backfield. Haverts intervened and collided with Edson and both fell to the ground.After the team doctor entered the field for treatment, both of them returned to the game.
Both sides did nothing in 4 minutes of stoppage time. In the end, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1-0 in the away game, and they were proud of the double blue team.
Lineup:
Chelsea: 16- Mendy; 3- Marcos Alonso , 2- Ludiger, 4- Christensen, 28- Aspilicueta, 24- Reese James (28'6-Tiago-Silva); 5-Jorginho (75'12-Cheek), 7-Canter (60'29-Havertz), 8-Kovac Odd; 11-Werner, 9-Lukaku
Manchester City: 31-Edson; 2-Walker, 3-Ruben-Dias, 14-Laporte, 27-Cancelo; 47 -Foden (87'25-Fernandinho), 16-Rodri, 17- De Bruyne (80'26- Mahrez); 10-Glarish (87'7- Sterling) ), 20-Bernardo-Silva, 9-Jesus
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