Aston Villa and Chelsea drew 2-2 this Saturday, at Villa Park, in Birmingham, in the 35th round of the English Championship. The home team’s goals were scored by Cucurella (own goal) and Margoan Rogers, both in the first half. Madueke and Conor Gallagher left everything the same for the Blues in the second half.
With the result, Aston Villa reached 67 points, remaining in fourth place in the English Championship, a position in which they guarantee the last place in the Champions League, however, Tottenham, fifth placed with three games in hand, can surpass the Villans on the table, if they win all their pending commitments.
The last time Aston Villa was present in the Champions League was in 1982, when the tournament was still called the UEFA Cup. With only three more games left until the end of their participation in the English Championship, the Birmingham team will now have to hope for Tottenham’s stumbles so as not to get complicated in the search for the long-awaited place in the continental tournament.
The game
Aston Villa didn’t need long to open the scoring. After just four minutes, the home team scored the first goal. After a low cross from the left, McGinn completed the ball first time, but didn’t quite catch the ball, seeing it deflect off Cucurella before dying in the back of the net.
Just before the break, more precisely in the 42nd minute, Aston Villa expanded with Morgan Rogers. The attacker received the ball at the edge of the area, moved to the middle and hit the corner, with no chance for Patrovic, who stretched himself out, but was unable to make the save.
Chelsea returned for the second half determined to make up for the loss and even scored with Madueke, in the 17th minute, when he took advantage of the ball stolen in the attacking field to hit with class, in the corner, and put the Blues back in the match.
And after insisting so much, Chelsea managed to reach a draw in the final stretch of the match, in the 36th minute, with Conor Gallagher. The midfielder received the ball freely at the front of the area, took it to the middle and hit the corner, scoring a great goal to guarantee at least a point for the Blues away from home.
In the final minutes, Chelsea even scored the turning goal with Axel Disasi, heading the cross from the left, however, after a VAR review, the referee canceled the move due to a foul by the Blues’ number 2 on Brazilian defender Diego. Carlos. Thus, it was up to the teams to settle for a 2-2 draw in Birmingham.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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