At 20:30 Beijing time on January 15, the 22nd round of the Premier League focused battle, Gralis and Lukaku each missed a single knife, De Bruyne's wonderful world wave was finalized, and Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0. Manchester City have won 12 consecutive Premier League games and are currently leading with 13 points, with Guardiola rallying.
Manchester City are at the top of the Premier League table and Chelsea are second, but the point difference between the two teams has been double-doubled. Before the match, Guardiola received last month's trophy of best coach, and Chelsea fans were not polite, with a banner that read: "We are Champions League champions." ”
The remarks brought everyone back to last season's Champions League final, relying on Havertz's goal, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the Big Ears Cup for the second time in team history.
In the 9th minute, Lukaku broke through in front of him to form a 2-1 situation, but he chose to score the ball, and Pulisic was offside.
In the 39th minute, Kovacic's pass was cut off by De Bruyne, and Glalish's one-handed shot was blocked by Kepa, missing the golden opportunity. Last summer, Glalish joined City for a whopping €120 million, but he got lost in the Etihad.
In the first half, the two sides played 0-0, but Chelsea had zero shots on goal, making it difficult to create a threat to the City defence.
In the 46th minute, De Bruyne's low rib ball swept in front of the goal, Sterling grabbed the point and did not kick it, and the ball slid through the goal. Back, Lukaku also had a one-handed chance, which was defused by Ederson's attack.
Fans joked that Manchester City and Chelsea's Mr. Billion dollar had lost a single knife, and such a plot was magical. In the 68th minute, Sterling scored into the penalty area and fired a powerful right-footed shot that deflected off the far post.
In the 70th minute, De Bruyne carried the ball to the front of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot into the dead corner to give City a 1-0 lead. Zhan Jun said de Bruyne is an absolute MVP, from receiving the ball to shooting, the whole process is world-class.
After scoring, De Bruyne opened his arms and came to a domineering slip to his knees, and tens of thousands of Manchester City fans responded with enthusiastic cheers.
De Bruyne is known to be a chelsea veteran, but he is also the one who has "hurt" his old club the most, and has scored five goals against the Blues in his Premier League career!
In the 83rd minute, Sterling broke the ball in front of him and knocked it cross, and Foden pushed his left foot high, failing to kill the game.
In the end, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 to achieve a season double against the title rivals. In addition, Manchester City won 12 consecutive Premier League games, during which they overtook four championship-level teams from Manchester United, Leicester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, extending their lead to 13 points, getting closer and closer to winning the Premier League title in five years.
Manchester City collectively reveled, Chelsea was frustrated, they were further thrown away by the leader, the point difference exceeded 4 games, from the perspective of the title race, basically desperate in advance. And Chelsea, in the case of two more games, only 1 point ahead of Liverpool behind them, is likely to not even be able to keep the second place in the table.