De Bruyne makes City fly: 1-0 to Chelsea, +13 and championship in his pocket

The leaders go away. Manchester City beat Chelsea. And flies to +13 on the opponents of the day. De Bruyne’s goal in the 70th minute was decisive for the hosts. Game dominated by Guardiola’s team: 57% ball possession, 6 shots on target, 576 passes and 9 corners. Chelsea creates little and wastes the opportunity to shorten towards the top: Tuchel’s team remains at +1 on Liverpool, third, committed tomorrow against Brentford.

The choices of Guardiola and Tuchel

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Guardiola makes four changes compared to the eleven who beat Arsenal in the last round of the championship: there are Walker, Stones, Grealish and Foden for Dias, Aké, Mahrez and Jesus. News also in Chelsea. Six elements of the winning team in the second leg of the League Cup semifinal (against Tottenham) are confirmed: against City Tuchel relies on Alonso, Silva, Kanté, Pulisic and Ziyech, who take the place of Christensen, Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho , Mount and Werner.

The match

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In the first half it is the territorial domain of the City: the hosts keep the ball in the game. And they become dangerous with the attempts of De Bruyne (24 ‘) and Grealish (39’), saved by Kepa. Chelsea holds up and in the second half blocks the conclusions of De Bruyne (63 ‘) and Foden (64’). The time is ripe for the advantage of the Citizens, made by the inspired De Bruyne, who sets up on his own and, after an individual action, bags into the corner to the left of Kepa (70 ‘). Chelsea raise the center of gravity. Mount (81 ‘) also enters the final, but Lukaku and his companions do not create particular dangers for Ederson. Instead, City is close to doubling: in the 86th minute Kepa saves on Grealish. The three minutes of recovery are useless. City wins, confirming the result of the first leg (1-0, goal by Jesus) and for the second time this season avenges the final of the last Champions League (1-0 by Chelsea with Havertz).