Manchester City overcame Chelsea with a 3-1 victory after a midweek Champions League defeat. Gvardiol, Haaland, and Foden scored. With 41 points, City is fourth, while Chelsea remains sixth with 40.
Manchester City is going through one of its biggest sporting crises in recent years. However, after falling midweek in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain, Pep Guardiola’s team managed to recover from this tough blow and defeated Chelsea 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
This is how Manchester City achieved victory
For this match, Guardiola decided to debut Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov as starters, who joined during this winter transfer window from Eintracht Frankfurt and Racing Club de Lens, respectively.
With the added pressure of playing with new pieces, the match began frantically, with both teams trying to dominate possession. Two minutes into the game, the debutant Khusanov made his first mistake of the match when, trying to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Ederson, he ended up gifting the ball to Nicolas Jackson. Jackson passed it to Noni Madueke, who scored with ease to make it 0-1.
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After the opening goal, the game became an end-to-end battle, with both teams creating clear scoring chances but failing to capitalize on them. That was until the 41st minute, when Joško Gvardiol took advantage of a rebound to make it 1-1, which held until halftime.
In the second half, the match continued in the same vein, with both teams attacking relentlessly. These frantic moments worked in City’s favor as, in the 67th minute, Erling Haaland took advantage of Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez’s position to make a high shot that resulted in a 2-1 lead.
After City’s second goal, Chelsea pushed forward in search of more offensive opportunities, pressing high. However, this backfired, as a long pass found Haaland, who made a subtle touch to set up Phil Foden. Foden scored brilliantly to seal the 3-1 win.
With this result, Manchester City reached 41 points, securing fourth place in the table, 12 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Chelsea, on the other hand, remains with 40 points, currently sitting in sixth place and out of European competition spots.
