Premier League: Chelsea and Manchester United draw even
Jorginho's penalty in the 86th
minute gave the Blues the lead, but Casemiro's goal for the Mancunian home team
in the 90th plus four seconds tied the score.
With this tie, Chelsea is fourth in the table and has gone eight games without losing under the direction of new coach Graham Potter, while Man United, without CR7, is still in fifth place.
A LAST-MINUTE DRAW BY MANCHESTER UNITED AGAINST CHELSEA (1-1)
What a late game at Stamford
Bridge on Saturday night! As part of the 13th day of the Premier League,
Chelsea and Manchester United finally scored in a match that battled to get
going, splitting the points (1-1). Just before extra time began (87th),
Jorginho scored from the penalty spot, and Casemiro responded with a fierce
header to tie the score.
The former Brazilian midfielder of
Real Madrid, Kepa, the Spanish goalkeeper for the Blues, is also not immune
from criticism for this goal (90th + 4). In the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Red
Devils failed to inspire. Raphael Varane, a defender for the France side, was
also lost at the hour mark after being substituted due to an independent
injury. Clearly anxious one month out from the World Cup.
FOR MANCHESTER UNITED AND TEN HAG, STERILE POSSESSION
Following a victory over Tottenham
on Wednesday that was noted more for Cristiano Ronaldo's rebellious demeanor
than for the favorable score (2-0), Erik ten Hag's squad took on Chelsea, a top-ranked
London club. Throughout the first period, the Red Devils, led by Bruno
Fernandes, were tenacious and nearly had 70% of the possession, but they always
encountered a reliable Kepa. The Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper, who has been
Edouard Mendy's neo-holder since Graham Potter's arrival, was swiftly decisive
on a stunning curling shot from Antony at the base of his right post (13th).
Additionally, Marcus Rashford had two clear chances on the full surface (28th,
33rd).
VARANE'S HARD BLOW, CASEMIRO'S HEADBUTT
Raphael Varane had to confront old
and unwanted demons once more as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's teammates were
becoming better. The France team's defender planted his right leg alone in the
grass in response to a Gabonese striker's acceleration before leaving hurt,
inconsolable, and especially one month before the World Cup (59th). A penalty
awarded to the youthful incoming Armando Broja and converted by Jorginho gave
the Londoners the lead roughly twenty minutes later (1-0, 87th).
In the last seconds of the game,
Casemiro equalized with a decisive header that Kepa poorly deflected to score
his first goal with his new team and prevent the Italian midfield partners from
achieving their seventh Premier League victory of the season (1 -1, 90th+4).
Manchester United has only triumphed twice at Stamford Bridge in the past ten
years, while Chelsea has lost all ten of their Premier League games. So it's a
loser, a night that doesn't benefit anyone or make them happy. Not Didier
Deschamps in particular.
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