Chapter 350: Double kill Guardiola
There is no threat to Jose at all.
Kyle Walker's shot went into Jose's arms again.
Jose takes a quick goal kick.
Chelsea organise a counter-attack.
Unfortunately, Pedro's low shot in front of the box was directly confiscated by Ederson.
In the 65th minute, Chelsea made a passive substitution.
Ross Barkley came on in place of the injured Mateo Kovacic.
Silva was then injured and replaced by Gundogan.
Chelsea doubled their lead in the 78th minute.
Ross Barkley's shot from outside the area hits Riyad Mahrez wide of the line.
Eden Hazard takes a corner.
Luiz's close-range header hits the underside of the crossbar and into the net.
2 to 0.
For this goal, even Jose may not be able to save 100 per cent.
At full-time, Chelsea won 2-0 at home to Manchester City.
Some say that the suspense of the Premier League title is over.
However, this is not the case, and a study of Premier League teams has found that Chelsea's attack is almost entirely based on Eden Hazard's side, hence the emergence of targeted play.
Leicester City, Southampton, Tottenham, Arsenal and Bournemouth all kept clean sheets against Chelsea.
Chelsea had drawn five games before the second leg against Manchester City, bringing the total number of draws to six this season, leaving Liverpool in top of the table by just one point.
At 0:00 a.m. on February 11, Chinese time, a key match in the 26th round of the English Premier League was contested at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester City played Chelsea at home.
According to Jose's last memory, Manchester City will beat Chelsea 6-0 in this game.
Although it is said that the results of the previous life may not be repeated, José does not dare to be careless.
Manchester City kicked off first and took the initiative to attack.
In the 4th minute, Manchester City won a free kick opportunity.
De Bruyne takes a free kick through the ball.
Bernardo Silva's cross from the right side of the box.
David Luiz flew to block and the ball deflected on the spot before it fell to Raheem Sterling.
In front of the six-yard box, Raheem Sterling calmly got up and shot hard.
The ball was fast and it was on the goal line in an instant.
Just as the ball was about to cross the goal line, Jose flew to the scene.
With all his might, Jose kept Sterling's shot out.
Chelsea escaped.
City came close to breaking the deadlock in the eighth minute.
Bernardo Silva detoured to the left side of the box and crossed low flat.
Raheem Sterling was a step slower in the middle and eventually missed the ball.
On the right side of the penalty area, Sergio Aguero got the ball in front of an empty goal but missed.
Pep Guardiola fell to his knees on the sidelines.
Hazard then relied on his own to burst into the left side of the box.
Unfortunately, his shot was blocked.
In the 13th minute, Manchester City had another chance.
Zinchenko passes.
Sergio Aguero volleyed into the top right corner from 25 yards.
José leaped to his feet.
Tall and long-handed, he single-handedly blocked the ball.
Jose saved Chelsea again.
In the 19th minute, Jose had to use the first plug-in of the game.
Ross Barkley misses a header and the ball falls in front of the six-yard box.
Rudiger couldn't get back on guard and was stolen by Sergio Aguero.
From three yards out, Aguero swept a right-footed shot.
In the face of such a close-range shot, Jose decisively used a "timeout".
Since learning that time does not exist, José has gained a new understanding of the "pause of time and space".
To put it bluntly, the flow velocity of space is different.
There was no danger, Jose saved Aguero's shot.
City attacked ferociously and Jose controlled the tempo of the game a bit.
Chelsea had a chance to hit back.
On the left side of the box, Hazard returns the pass.
Ross Barkley curls a shot from the edge of the box.
It's a pity that it missed.
In the Chelsea team, apart from Jose and Eden Hazard, it is really difficult to say that the others are at the top.
In the 25th minute, Sergio Aguero picked up the ball in the box.
Rudiger defended close and poked the ball out.
Outside the edge of the arc island, an unguarded Gundogan followed up with a shot.
The ball passed under Jorginho's crotch and towards the bottom right corner of the goal.
Thankfully, Jose reacted well and made a sideways save to block Gundogan's shot.
Chelsea escaped again.
The last time Chelsea were so embarrassed was in the last century.
Chelsea missed a chance in the 28th minute.
Gonzalo Higuain, who joined in the winter, passes.
Pedro shoots a solo shot from 12 yards.
He was rescued by Edson.
One minute later, Hazard passed the ball.
Pedro's shot from the right side of the box was also confiscated.
Any goalkeeper, when he faces Jose, will be exceptionally good because of his excitement.
After a long period of attack, Manchester City began to change the tempo to control the game.
Chelsea stepped up their counter-attack.
In the 33rd minute, Alonso crossed from the left.
Higuain's shot was denied by Aymeric Laporte.
A corner kick was taken, but still no goal was scored.
In the 35th minute, Barkley passed.
Higuain's shot from the top of the box was blocked again.
Pedro then headed in a ferry.
Higuain volleys from 25 yards down the right.
Still saved by Ederson.
In the first half, Manchester City were in the ascendancy and could only draw with the Blues temporarily.
Neither side made any adjustments in the second half.
In the 51st minute, Manchester City hit the goal again.
De Bruyne crosses from the left.
Sergio Aguero heads in from the edge of the six-yard box.
The ball hit the inside of the crossbar and bounced inside the goal.
Thankfully, Jose was prepared and scooped the ball out on the goal line.
In the 52nd minute, Chelsea made their first substitution.
Mateo Kovacic replaces Ross Barkley.
In the 56th minute, Raheem Sterling forced his way to the left side of the penalty area and was brought down by Cesar Azpilicueta.
The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty.
Sergio Aguero takes the penalty.
He opted to volley directly into the bottom right corner.
As we all know, in the face of Jose in a penalty kick, playing from any angle is not as effective as a powerful shot.
Unfortunately, Aguero's shot was not fast enough.
Jose used the plug-in again.
Chelsea escaped again and again.
In the 59th minute, Manchester City won a free-kick opportunity from 22 yards out.
De Bruyne shoots from a free-kick straight at goal.
The ball flew over the wall and began to fall at a high speed when it reached the goal.
It's an elevator ball.
It's a pity that the angle was too positive, and it was easily confiscated by Jose.
A minute later, it was still Manchester City's attack.
Raheem Sterling passes.
Sergio Aguero's shot from the left side of the box.
The ball flew straight into the top left corner.
José leaped to his feet and easily confiscated the ball.
Chelsea then counter-attacked.
Unfortunately, Hazard's shot from the left side of the box went wide of the near corner.
In the 65th minute, Manchester City began to make a substitution, Aguero was replaced by Gabriel Jesus, and the fans gave the crowd a standing ovation.
If it weren't for Jose's unsatisfactory performance, Aguero would have probably completed his hat-trick.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, meanwhile, also came on for Pedro.
In the 70th minute, Manchester City organized an attack.
Against the Chelsea defence, Fernandinho suddenly took a shot from distance.
Doesn't threaten Jose.
The ball flew straight into Jose's arms.
In the 78th minute, Chelsea were awarded a free-kick from 20 yards.
Jose knows this may be Chelsea's only chance.
So he walked forward decisively.
Jose takes the free-kick.
20 yards away is like shooting a penalty for Jose.
Ederson made a diligent save for most of the half, but this time he didn't even have time to react to Jose's free-kick.
Jose's free-kick gave Chelsea a one-goal lead away.
Two minutes later, City came close to equalising.
David Silva through ball.
Zinchenko crosses from the left.
Gabriel Jesus misses the ball in front of the spot.
Raheem Sterling shoots from the edge of the six-yard box.
Very wonderful match.
Unfortunately, they ran into José.
Jose used a plug-in despite being nine percent sure of saving Raheem Sterling's shot.
In the end, Chelsea beat Manchester City by a narrow goal away to retain their top spot for the time being.
(End of chapter)