This is the second game back after the break and it is crucial in Man City’s title race. If Chelsea win this game then Liverpool win the league and Man City’s hopes are ended.
During opening stages of the first half City have a free kick that is aimed towards the front post, Fernandinho meets the ball and drives a powerful header towards the Chelsea goal and Kepa is forced to make a save. Then In the 36th minute City have a second free kick, it is header away and the two Man city defenders come to meet the ball there is a mix up and Christian Pulisic capitalises, He takes the ball from them and beats Mendy he races towards the goal and calmly places the ball into the back of the Man City net, 1-0 to Chelsea and it brings Liverpool closer to glory. There is little action to comment on for the rest of the first half. Now in the second half and Man City have a free kick on the edge of the box. De Bruyne steps up to take it. He hits the ball sweetly with the inside of his boot and it curves and dips into the the top left of the Chelsea net. Its 1-1 and it looks like it could be anyone’s game. Man city then have an attack it is a lightning fast break and Sterling carries the ball to he edge of the box, he has the opportunity to square it to Jesus but he decides to go for the chip over Kepa and it hits the post. The ball is then played over the top to Pulisic again and he races towards the goal he dribbles past Ederson the goalkeeper and places the ball towards the Man City net but somehow Kyle Walker gets back and manages to clear the ball off the line keeping the score even. The next chance is for Chelsea, Willian plays the ball into the box, Abraham hits the ball on the volley but Ederson saves it the Pulisic try to get the ball into the nest and Ederson saves Abraham has another go at it but Fernandinho is there to clear it off the line but was it a handball? VAR checks it and Chelsea are awarded a penalty and Fernandinho is sent off after he purposely smacks the ball of the line, Willian comes to take the penalty and ball rockets into the top left corner of the net giving Chelsea the advantage 2-1 and it looks like Liverpool are on their way to claiming the title for the first time. The final whistle blows and Chelsea have won the league for Liverpool.
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