This Saturday, Manchester City and Chelsea had a duel at the top of the table for the 22nd round of the Premier League. At Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team won 1-0, with Kevin De Bruyne in the 26th minute of the second half.
With the result, the Manchester team isolates itself even more in the lead, with 56 points. The London team remains in second place, with 43 points, and could be overtaken by Liverpool in the round.
In the next round, Manchester City visit Southampton, on Saturday (22/01), at 14:30 (GMT). Chelsea, in turn, will have an early game of the 24th round, against Brighton, next Tuesday, at 17:00 (GMT).
The game – In the first half, the best chances of the goal were from the home team. In the 14th minute, Stones headed in after a cross, but stopped in defense of Kepa.
At 24, it was De Bruyne’s turn to stop at the goalkeeper after a shot from inside the area. At 40, Grealish had a great opportunity with a low shot, but Kepa once again prevented City from opening the scoring.
In the second half, it was Chelsea’s turn to arrive in danger. At three minutes, Lukaku received in depth, faced Ederson, but the Brazilian goalkeeper made a great save.
At 19, De Bruyne made a dangerous free kick, but Kepa went up well to defend again and leave the score at zero. Shortly after, at 26, the Belgian advanced through the middle and hit placed to finally open the scoring.
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