37
21:39
It’s a constant back and forth between a calm build-up game and an open exchange of blows. Again and again you have the feeling that something is calming down and suddenly a brisk majority situation arises. The course of the game would have deserved a draw by now, but the hosts always seem dangerous on the offensive.
34
21:36
The hosts come into the box again and Bruno Fernandes goes down after a contact from Fofana. The centre-back hits him on the heel and the whole thing is checked but the VAR sees no reason to intervene. Basically you can judge it that way, but the central defender is lucky because other referees have already whistled for it.
32
21:35
Now the blues can counter! Initiated by Enzo Fernández, the guests enter the dangerous zone via midfield. You overdub the first chain and this creates room for reverberation on the left. The full-back brings a perfect cross to the five to Havertz, who cannot head the ball from six meters on goal. The German national player leaves far too much behind.
29
21:31
After the long injury break, the ball rolls again. The fans applauded Antony for hiding his face in his hands to the catacombs. One can only keep our fingers crossed that he doesn’t have to struggle with his injury for too long. Rashford is now on the field a little earlier than planned, who was recently injured and absent due to illness.
29
21:30
Substitution at Manchester United: Marcus Rashford
29
21:29
Substitution at Manchester United: Antony
26
21:28
Antony, who was caught in the ankle by Chalobah, is also being treated. The winger has to be stretchered off the field and on the touchline Rashford gets ready. Hopefully this injury doesn’t keep the Brazilian out of action for too long.
24
21:26
Antony dribbles with Chalobah and is stopped rudely by the central defender. The Brazilian appears to have injured himself as he immediately grabs his knee and rolls on the ground. This doesn’t look good at all.
22
21:24
But the game has lost a bit of momentum. Defensively, the hosts are now well adjusted and don’t allow much anymore. If you go fast, then only when the Red Devils counterattack.
19
21:21
The hosts get a three-on-one situation in the opponent’s sixteen. Bruno Fernandes, Martial and Sancho run towards the dangerous zone and Fofana is alone. The Portuguese takes the ball and serves Martial in the penalty area, who, however, takes one contact too long. At the last second, Azpilicueta, who is rushing to the rescue, saves and straddles the ball. The veteran seems to have injured himself.
18
21:20
The blues player is down after a hard entry from Casemiro against Chukwuemeka. Attwell didn’t count that come-in as a foul, with the Brazilian hitting anything but the ball. But the Chelsea player is moving on.
16
21:17
So far it is an open encounter. The Blues are also holding up well and creating a few half-chances. However, it lacks precision in the last pass and fails due to minor mistakes in attacking play.
13.
21:14
In the last few minutes, the Blues were able to consolidate a bit and settle into the opposing half. But United defends that strongly and relies on quick transition situations.
10
21:12
Chukwuemeka plays a dangerous bad pass in the center and Sancho starts to counterattack straight away. He breaks away from two opponents and goes to the sixteen. He puts it to Bruno Fernandes in the penalty area, but the pass is a tad too wide for the Portuguese to be unable to control. That would otherwise have been a 100 percent goal chance.
8th.
21:10
But the goal counts. After a long review, the referees decide on the same level and the hosts take the lead. Now the Champions League is within reach.
6.
21:07
Tooor for Manchester United, 1-0 through Casemiro
This is way too easy! The hosts get a free kick on the left and Eriksen takes over the execution from the half field. He brings the ball in to the five and Casemiro isn’t really protected by anyone. So he climbs seven meters in front of the box and can easily head into the left corner. Four Chelsea defenders just watch. But the goal is checked due to an offside position by the alleged goalscorer.
5.
21:07
Mudryk has to get that on the box! The Blues get way too much space on the left and the Ukrainian sets Hall in scene just behind the center line on the left. The full-back has a lot of open space in front of him and goes to the sixteen. Mudryk was able to escape his defenders in the center and is served from the penalty spot. But from a short distance he doesn’t hit the ball in front of de Gea and the ball rolls into the goal.
4.
21:05
On the other hand, Madueke comes to a first kick. After the Red Devils’ defense was unable to structure itself, the young attacker appeared on the right side of the sixteen and tried a flick. His conclusion, however, goes just over the crossbar.
2.
21:04
The hosts are off to a great start! Casemiro wins an important tackle in the opponent’s half and sends Bruno Fernandes to the penalty area. He only wastes the ball, which bounces back into his feet. With a direct pass, he lifts the ball to the left in the sixteen to Sancho, whose first contact is too dirty. Before the ex-BVB player can withdraw, Azpilicueta intervenes and clears the corner.
1.
21:02
The ball rolls and the blues clink glasses. They immediately lose the ball on their own sixteen and let the Red Devils put pressure on them. But losing the ball does not result in a dangerous action because Fofana intervenes.
1.
21:01
game start
20:58
Stuart Attwell will referee the game today and lead the players onto the lawn of the theater of dreams in Manchester. “Get the job done,” Erik ten Hag demanded of his players in an interview, and that means securing entry into the Champions League. But Chelsea would certainly like to prove themselves again. Hopefully we will see an exciting encounter. It will start soon!
20:51
In the first leg, the spectators got to see an offensive encounter. Both teams looked very disorganized and many actions in attack failed on both sides. Since there was no goal in sight, a penalty kick had to help. After a foul by McTominay shortly before the end of the game, Jorginho converted the logical penalty to a 1-0 lead and the almost decision. Almost only because Manchester United had an opportunity after all. Casemiro was able to swing the ball over the line after a corner kick in the fourth minute of added time and equalized. Hopefully there will be a little more attacking football today.
20:45
There are some changes in the starting lineup for the guests from London. Lampard switches to a 4-3-3 formation compared to the loss to Manchester City and makes three changes in the starting XI. Defense chief Thiago Silva is just sitting on the bench today. Loftus-Cheek and Sterling also failed to make the starting eleven, with the latter not included in the squad. The Blues take a more offensive approach and bring Chukwuemeka in central midfield, as well as Madueke and Mudryk on the offensive. In addition, Kai Havertz starts again at the top of the west Londoners.
20:40
Today’s home side were successful against Bournemouth and were able to bag an important threesome with a 0:1 away win. Accordingly, ten Hag is sticking to his line-up and sending the same eleven into the race as on the previous matchday.
20:34
Unfortunately, the guests have a large share in the lack of explosiveness in this encounter. Chelsea simply want to bring a consistently weak season to an end in order to deal in detail with the chain of errors that led to the Blues’ poor placement during the summer break. After 36 games, the west Londoners have collected just 43 points and therefore a weak point average of 1.19. In addition, there are 15 defeats and the end of all cup competitions. It is simply a season to forget, which did not show any positive effects even after the hasty suspension of Thomas Tuchel, the failed project with Graham Potter and the re-appointment of club legend Frank Lampard. The aim for the Blues is therefore simply to bring the current season to an end and to focus fully on the coming season – and not without a corresponding error analysis.
20:20
At this point in the season, this encounter would have been far more gripping in previous years. It would probably be about entering the Champions League or even the championship. This season, however, things are a little different. To be fair, the hosts are still up for a place in the premier class. The Red Devils would secure fourth place with a point today and would not have to worry about the last day of the coming weekend. Nevertheless, Liverpool lurks in fifth place, three points behind and a significantly better goal difference. The team under Erik ten Hag will therefore not want to let anything burn in front of their home crowd in the theater of dreams and bring the secure Champions League entry into dry cloths.
20:01
Hello and welcome to the Premier League catch-up game of matchday 32 between Manchester United and Chelsea. At 9 p.m. the ball rolls at Old Trafford. The live ticker for this match starts right before the kick-off.