In the early morning of April 29, Beijing time, the Premier League ushered in a focus showdown, which was also a red-blue battle, but the two sides were Manchester United and Chelsea. In terms of the total value of players, Chelsea is as high as 880 million, and Manchester United is not to mention more, with the total value of the whole team reaching 870 million.
The two giants are not having a good time today, the Blues, who led the Premier League table at the beginning of the season, are now in third place, the championship is no longer possible, the Champions League is out, except for the FA Cup, the team has no goals. What kind of squad and strength the Blues will have next season is unknown.
Manchester United are even worse, losing away to Liverpool and Arsenal in succession in the past two league rounds, and in the key moment of the battle for the fourth place, dropping the chain has become the standard for the Red Devils. Before this game, Manchester United were sixth, six points away from Arsenal, who ranked fourth in the next game.
After losing the last round, Lonnick could not hide his disappointment, directly saying that Manchester United's journey to the fourth place had ended prematurely.
After the game began, both teams directly improved the rhythm of the game, and United's pass was quickly snatched by Chelsea. The game also quickly turned into a half-court offensive and defensive drill, and De Gea's heroic performance ensured that the team did not concede a goal at halftime.
In the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks, but Manchester United only had 3 shots on goal, Chelsea had 11, and Manchester United had only 35% of the ball, which was generally at a disadvantage.
How passive Manchester United really is, in the middle of the first half, Ronaldo once retreated to the back and transformed into a left-back to participate in defense.
In the second half, both teams scored a goal in 2 minutes each, Alonso's explosive shot helped Chelsea lead, and Cristiano Ronaldo immediately equalized.
In the end, with Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, Manchester United struggled to draw with Chelsea in the face of a 6-21 shot. After this game, United are five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal in two more games, and next season's Champions League has become a phantom.
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In the 5th minute, Chelsea penetrated United's left defence and James passed the ball to Werner, whose shot was confiscated by De Gea.
In the 10th minute, the passive United also had a decent attack, Tres passed the ball to the middle and B Fee's header was confiscated by Mendy.
In the 12th minute, United's corner kick was cleared, Nemanja Matic's cross was met and Ronaldo's barb was hit too high.
In the 25th minute, Havertz broke through at high speed without passing the ball and his shot hit the side-netting.
In the 52nd minute, Chelsea made a series of passes, Mount swept the ball into the middle and The Werners scored the ball but did not touch the ball.
In the 60th minute, Chelsea did the same, but it was James who crossed from the right, Havertz's header was rubbed, Alonso exploded into the goal, and Chelsea finally took the lead.
In the 62nd minute, United equalized at the speed of light, Nemanja Matic's pass was quite exquisite, Ronaldo's stop and shot were textbook, Mendy was completely unable to defend, and the score became 1-1.
In the 78th minute, Chelsea almost took the lead again, N'Golo Kante snatched up front, Mount passed the ball smartly and James' shot hit the upright.
At the end of the game, the two teams had no better chances, and the score was not changed.