On the evening of January 15, Beijing time, the focus of the 22nd round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Chelsea at home. At the end of the half, the two sides drew 0-0, while Manchester City, who took the initiative, missed scoring opportunities one after another. In the 39th minute of the game, Chelsea's defence made a mistake, and Glalish's push shot, which was given a one-handed opportunity, was blocked, and the handling was quite hot-eyed.
In the current Premier League, Manchester City are in first place while Chelsea are second. Judging from the rankings, this is a battle at the top of the list. However, from the point gap, Manchester City's lead reached 10 points, which can be said to have basically locked in the championship trophy of this season's league.
Last season, Tuchel took over Chelsea and played Manchester City three times, winning all of them, including a Champions League final victory over his opponents. In the first leg of the season, Manchester City successfully avenged their opponents 1-0 with the advantage of away to the court. In today's game, Guardiola hopes to double Tuchel's team this season.
In this game, neither team used their best efforts in the starting lineup. On City's side, defender Díaz sits on the bench, while Gloris, who joined for 117 million in the summer, made his debut. On the Blues side, there are also a number of players rotated, including Mount and Havertz, the main force has not started, and Lukaku is at the front of the front line
City's bench strength is beyond doubt, and they are playing at home, so in the first 45 minutes, the Blue Moon naturally occupied the initiative of the scene. Shortly after the match began, Alonso was forced to block Sterling with a foul and received a yellow card early. In the half-game, if Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa had not played well, perhaps the Blues' door would have been pierced by the Blue Moon.
City's most threatening attack in the first half came in the 39th minute, when Chelsea made a mistake in a fire pass, and De Bruyne broke the ball and immediately gave it to Gralis, who was in an empty position in the middle. As a result, in a situation of near one-handed knife, Glalish pushed and hit Kepa's foot, and the Chelsea goalkeeper successfully blocked the opponent's shot. Watching his designated prey miss the opportunity, The Guardi on the sidelines also covered his face with his hands to express helplessness.
From the perspective of Chelsea fans, Kepa's performance in the first half was a heroic one. Although Kepa has not played many appearances this season, as long as he plays, he can bring surprises to the team. Mendy is currently absent from the Africa Cup of Nations, but Chelsea fans are not at all worried about the position of goalkeeper, after all, Kepa has regained confidence.
Chelsea fans were happy at halftime, but for the Manchester City side, it was a rather irritating 45 minutes. In particular, the billion-dollar star Glalis, missed the golden opportunity this time, but it is only a microcosm of his season. After joining Manchester City for a high transfer fee, Glalish's performance has been criticized for his role as a parallel commodity, and he has only scored 3 goals for Manchester City, and the efficiency of the team is far behind other strikers.
After Glalish's attack was blocked this time, the official media of the Premier League also published a joke, which is the most expensive attack and defense in the league. In terms of value, Glalish is the most expensive offensive player of 117 million, while Kepa 8000W is the most expensive goalkeeper.