He Manchester City gave a blow of authority in the Premier League after convincingly beating 3-0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a result that puts direct pressure on the leader Arsenal in the final stretch of the championship.
The team led by Pep Guardiola took advantage of Arsenal’s previous defeat against Bournemouth to close the gap and rekindle the fight for the title.
Cherki leads City’s display
The great protagonist of the match was Rayan Cherki, who signed two key assists that led to City’s victory.
First, he assisted Nico O’Reilly (51′) with a precise cross, and minutes later he repeated it with a brilliant pass for Marc Guéhi (57′), leaving the match practically sealed.
The third goal came thanks to Jérémy Doku (68′), after effective pressure that took advantage of an error in Chelsea’s start.
City puts pressure on Arsenal
With this victory, Manchester City reaches 64 points and is in an ideal position to equal Arsenal (70 points) if it manages to win the direct confrontation on the next day and win its pending match.
Arsenal’s defeat the day before opened the door for a change at the top, and City did not waste the opportunity.
Chelsea complicates the Champions League
For its part, Chelsea is going through a difficult time. The team now led by Liam Rosenior has recorded its fourth defeat in the last five league games, moving away from the qualification positions for the next Champions League.
The London team, sixth with 48 points, is six behind Liverpool, which occupies the last place to access the top European competition.
From dominating to falling: two faces of Chelsea
Despite the result, Chelsea had a good start. He created danger with actions by Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro, and even saw a goal by Marc Cucurella disallowed for offside.
However, after the break, the dominance changed completely, with a much more effective and forceful City that ended up clearly prevailing.
