Manchester City after the gala against FC Bayern also in the premier league against leicester shown in goal mood. The Chelsea FC conceded the next bitter setback against Brighton and continues to lag behind their own claims.
Manchester City celebrated their sixth league win in a row with a 3-1 win over Leicester on Saturday (04/15/2023) and are unbeaten in all competitions for 14 games.
Haaland on record hunt
Erling Haaland again played a major role in this. City’s top scorer also set another Premier League record with his brace in the first half (13th minute, hand penalty / 25th minute): 32 goals had so far only been scored by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in a season with 38 games in 2017/18. Haaland, who finished work at the break, still has eight games to become the sole record holder.
John Stones (5th minute) had given the hosts the lead. Kelechi Iheanacho (75th) scored the consolation goal for Leicester, who were threatened with relegation in the penultimate table and where Dean Smith had recently taken over as team manager from Brendan Rodgers.
After 3-0 in the first leg at FC Bayern, Manchester City has the best chance of reaching the semi-finals of the premier class in the second leg in Munich. In the league, the gap to leaders is Arsenal FC (73 points) on Sunday (3:00 p.m.) West Ham United starts, provisionally only three points.
Chelsea still in crisis under Lampard
Chelsea can’t get out of the crisis even under interim coach Frank Lampard. The “blues” lost at home Stamford Bridge with 1:2 against Brighton and Hove Albion and are now five games without a win in the Premier League. During the week, Chelsea also lost the first leg of the quarter-finals in the Champions League 2-0 at Real Madrid.
Chelsea conceded their second league defeat in a row under interim coach Lampard, qualifying for a European competition is probably only possible for eleventh in the table by winning the premier class. On Tuesday, the “Blues” face the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid. Then Kai Havertz, who had to sit out due to knee problems, should be available again. “He should be fit again by Tuesday”, Lampard said.
Conor Gallagher (13th) initially brought the “Blues” in the lead rather happily. Brighton dominated the game for long stretches, but missed numerous top chances and needed Danny Welbeck’s well-deserved equalizer until the 42nd minute. Julio Enciso (69th) finally turned the game around with his dream goal from 25 meters. Chelsea stayed in the game, but acted too unimaginatively to change the result.
“Spurs” slip up against Bournemouth
Also Tottenham does not come to rest after the separation from coach Antonio Conte. The “Spurs” suffered a bitter 3-2 defeat in their own stadium AFC Bournemouth. After the late equalizer (88th) by Arnaut Danjuma, Tottenham at least looked like a draw. However, in the fifth minute of added time, Dango Ouattara shocked Spurs with a goal for Bournemouth.
The qualification for the Champions League is more and more in danger for fifth-placed Tottenham after the bankruptcy.