Chapter 132: The First Draw
Pep Guardiola then used his last substitution to bring on Gundogan for Leroy Sane, who had just come on to create a killer when he tore through the Chelsea defence.
Raheem Sterling's shot was held in the arms of Thibaut Courtois, who was brave at the end, and Thibaut Courtois didn't even give City a chance to shoot a stoppage or a corner.
In the ninety-second minute of the game, the last minute of normal time of the game, Manchester City continued to attack, De Bruyne passed the football to Jesus in the corner of the penalty area, Jesus hit the goal directly, this goal is indeed very threatening, it looks like it is going to score, and the Chelsea fans on the field are nervous!
But Thibaut Courtois, who was brilliant at the end, made another brilliant save and did his best to lift the ball over the crossbar.
'City won a late corner and it could have been the last chance to score in the game, and there was no time left in stoppage time. The narrator said.
Manchester City's players also know that this is their last chance to attack in this game, this corner kick, the goal is to kill Chelsea, to the top of the league, if not to score, there is a risk of falling to the third place in the league.
The referee blew the whistle, De Bruyne kicked the football into the penalty area, he accurately found Jesus on the line of the small penalty area, Jesus jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal! The ball raced towards the near corner of the Chelsea goal!
"Good shot!" At the call of the Manchester City commentator, Courtois began to fly in the air, like a god, and slapped the flying football out of the bottom line!
"Courtois! He held on to this point for Chelsea! Hold on to the point Jones is trying to get back! ”
As soon as the Chelsea commentator finished speaking, referee Gagelman blew the whistle for the end of the game, and three whistles sounded, and the score was fixed at 1:1.
Chelsea equalised and held on late at home, and while Chelsea ended their league run this season, such a result is not necessarily a bad thing for the team!
After the game, it was not Jones, who equalized for Chelsea, or De Bruyne, who scored on Manchester City's side, but Chelsea's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, a result that was undisputed, and Courtois's performance in the last 10 minutes of the game was well deserved!
Even Kodic praised Courtois in a post-match interview: "I watched the last few minutes and my heart stopped!" Courtois held the door at the end and Courtois was impeccable! ”
'There were quite a few problems for the Chelsea team in this game, if it wasn't for the equaliser from the bench in the last 10 minutes, and Thibaut Courtois's heroic play in the last moments, it would have allowed Manchester City to take three points at Chelsea's home stadium!"
'Now, with one point, there's not as much pressure on the Chelsea players.'
In his post-match commentary, the football commentator said: "Manchester City were unable to beat Chelsea away from home, and this result also laid the groundwork for future strong teams to compete for the league title. ”
After 7 rounds of Premier League matches, Chelsea won 6 and drew 1, with 19 points, and remained at the top of the table, while Manchester City won 5 and drew 2, with 17 points, ranked 2nd, only 2 points behind Chelsea.
"In general, this season's league championship is mainly between Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, it depends on who of them has been more consistent in the long season, the league is not the same as the cup, leading in the league does not mean that you can definitely win the title, consistent performance is the most important thing for the team."
Because these three teams are not only this one Premier League to play, but also domestic cup competitions and Champions League games, these games will have an impact on the team's performance in the league, in the multi-front battle, Chelsea's current performance is the best, Chelsea is unbeaten in 7 rounds, and now the Chelsea team is very confident.
However, Manchester United and Manchester City have been excellent this season, and if Chelsea want to compete with these two teams for the league title this season, while also looking to go further in the Champions League, Chelsea will have to endure multiple fronts and tough games.
Look at Manchester City this season, third in the league last season, and this season's performance in the Champions League group stage is also very good, winning both games in the Champions League group stage and remaining unbeaten, and the Premier League is also unbeaten in 7 games, such a performance is really impressive for Manchester City.
According to the Champions League bonus scheme introduced by UEFA, each team that can participate in the Champions League group stage will receive a bonus of 4 million euros, and then the appearance fee for each group stage is 600,000 euros, if you win in the group stage, you will get another 800,000 euros for each victory, and 400,000 euros for a draw.
In addition, if they reach the round of 16, then the team will also receive a bonus of 3.2 million euros, which is why many powerful teams will hope to qualify from the group stage, because after qualifying, they will get more bonuses, and whether the team can qualify or not will be much worse financially.
All five Premier League teams are expected to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League this season, and after two rounds of group stage matches, all five teams are indeed expected to enter the knockout stage, and their performance will earn enough European points for the Premier League, and also establish a say in the allocation of Champions League places for Premier League teams in the future.
This is naturally a very happy thing for the entire English football and the media, among the five Premier League teams, Chelsea and Manchester City are the two best performing teams, but the other three teams Manchester United, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur are also performing well, and they are all expected to qualify!
Although Chelsea drew 1-1 with Manchester City at home, Manchester United did not win the second place in the league, but because Manchester United unexpectedly drew 1-1 away from home, so in the end, Manchester City ranked second in the group with 17 points and a goal difference!
This was a surprise for Manchester City, who failed to beat Chelsea away and thought that the second place in the league would definitely be Manchester United.
October is an important match day for the Premier League and for the national team, with Chelsea having six games this month, five games to go after the end of our game against Manchester City, three Premier League fixtures, a third round of Champions League fixtures and the EFL Cup.
However, Manchester City are still favourable contenders for the league title, and although the team has a big problem in central midfield, they are now in a good position on the attacking line.