In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, European football held a number of heavyweight battles. In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to the Blues, suffering three consecutive league defeats, while Bayer Leverkusen almost single-footed the final with a 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final.
Chelsea's clash with Tottenham Hotspur is at stake for the latter's fourth-tier future. Heading into this game, Tottenham are seven points behind Villa with two games in hand, and still have a chance to overtake their rivals and qualify for next season's Champions League, while Chelsea are ninth and have no desire.
At the beginning of the game, Jackson had a one-on-one chance, but he missed the ball again, and the Stamford Bridge crowd was speechless. Fortunately, in the 24th minute of the game, Gallagher assisted central defender Trevoh Chalobah Jr. to head home from a free-kick opportunity to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead in the first half.
In the second half, Chelsea continued to dominate the game. In the 72nd minute, Chelsea were awarded another free-kick opportunity in front of goal, Palmer's direct shot hit the crossbar, and Jackson headed in front of goal to make up for the empty net, this time he did not miss the golden opportunity, 2-0!
After Chelsea's victory over the opponent, the last 11 rounds of the Premier League 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, only lost to Arsenal, the league ranking rose to 8th, while Tottenham Hotspur is the league 3 consecutive defeats, the hope of fighting for four has become more and more slim, the number one star Son Xingmin is in this game to contribute 0 shots of the shameful record, domestic and foreign difficulties Tottenham may end the season again with a dismal ending.
In the Europa League, Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen challenged De Rossi's Roma away, and the two European coaches who have achieved outstanding results this season were able to fight directly in European competition.
The two teams faced each other in the semi-finals of last year's Europa League, when Jose Mourinho's Roma eliminated the pharmaceutical company 1-0 on aggregate over two legs to reach the final, but unfortunately lost to Sevilla, the king of the Europa League, on penalties in the final.
After the start of the game, Bayer Leverkusen, who was a step ahead, took the initiative on the field. However, Roma had the chance to open the scoring first, but Lukaku's header hit the crossbar. In the 28th minute, the pharmaceutical factory played a wonderful match in the front, and Grimaldo assisted Wirtz to complete the goal, helping the team to take a 1-0 lead away.
In the 73rd minute of the second half, Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Andrich's beautiful long-range shot hung in the upper left corner of the goal, 2-0! Bayer Leverkusen almost won the ticket to the Europa League final.
Alonso's pharmaceutical company also maintained a record of 47 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions, not only expected to win the Europa League, but also the German Cup final opponents are also weak, and Bayer Leverkusen, who have already won the Bundesliga, are expected to win a record treble in Alonso's first full season in charge!