In the first game after the title, Manchester City plays with reserves and beats Chelsea

This Sunday, the manchester city received the chelsea for the 37th round of the English Championship and won by 1 to 0. Julián Álvarez, still in the first half, scored the only goal. For this match, the Citizens went to the field with a mostly reserve squad and spared their main players, such as Haaland, De Bruyne, Grealish and goalkeeper Ederson.

Pep Guardiola’s team, which already has the English Championship title mathematically guaranteed, reaches 88 points and reaches the eighth consecutive victory of the season. Chelsea, on the other hand, have 43 points and are stuck in 12th place.

Manchester City returns to action this Wednesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), against Brighton for the Premier League, away from their domains. Chelsea, on the other hand, return to the lawns next Thursday, at 4 pm, against Manchester United, away from home.

Before the game, the Chelsea team made a guard of honor for the three-time Premier League champions! 🏆

💙 1 x 0 🔵 #MCFCPortugues | #MCICHE pic.twitter.com/9EoFnG3Nji

— Manchester City (@ManCityPT) May 21, 2023

The game

After starting the game better and creating the first chances of the duel, Manchester City opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a good shot by Julián Álvarez after a ball stuck in the area. Chelsea had a great opportunity to equalize in the 35th minute, but the crossbar stopped Gallagher’s header. Shortly before, Sterling stopped in the hands of goalkeeper Ortega, who made a good save.

On the way back from the break, Chelsea showed no progress and saw Manchester City scare in several moments. At 25, Julián Álvarez scored his second, but the move was canceled out by Mahrez’s hand touch on the move. In the final stretch of the confrontation, Guardiola activated his main players who were on the bench so that they could say goodbye to the Etihad Stadium this season. However, this did not affect the score and the duel ended in 1-0.