THE Chelsea continues in the dispute for the leadership of the Premier League this Saturday. In the 16th round of the tournament, the team defeated Leeds United by a score of 3-2 at Stamford Bridge, in a comeback, and remained in third place with 36 points, two behind leaders Manchester City.
You Blues they started with an offensive rhythm and created good chances to come out ahead, but Leeds didn’t close and pursued the attack betting on the speed of the Brazilian Raphinha, leaving the game balanced. However, despite greater pressure from the hosts, it was the visitors who opened the scoring and took the lead in the 27th minute.
James played on the right, suffered a hard foul by Marcos Alonso and the referee gave a penalty. Raphinha went for the kick, took the goalkeeper Mendy off the ball and scored the first for Leeds.
But Chelsea didn’t feel the blow, went up and tied in the opening stage. At 41, Marcos Alonso stole the ball down the left side and crossed for Mason Mount to hit the net and equalize the markers.
In the second half, the home team continued with the offensive posture and turned the game around after 11 minutes. Rudiger dominated the ball in the area, suffered a strong entry from Raphinha and the referee gave another penalty in the confrontation. Jorginho shifted goalkeeper Meslier and turned to the Blues.
However, Leeds tried to go out more into the game after taking the turn and managed to tie at 37. Roberts received a pass on the left and crossed for Gelhardt, who had just entered the field, to touch the small area for the goal.
Unhappy with the new equality, Chelsea went all out to attack in the final minutes. The team tried to pressure Leeds as much as possible through the aerial balls and, at lights out, scored the goal that ensured victory. Rudiger was brought down by Klich and the referee identified another penalty in the game. Jorginho went for the ball again, hit the right corner accurately and confirmed the triumph of the Blues.
In other Premier League matches, Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 1-0, with a goal by Salah, and remained in second place. Arsenal beat Southampton 3-0.
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