[스포츠타임] “Wait for Arsenal” Man City, chasing the leader… Chelsea fall to 10th place

▲ Riyad Mahrez scored the winning goal

[스포티비뉴스=이강유 영상기자·장하준 기자]Manchester City chase down Arsenal with a win in a tricky away game at Chelsea.

The Premier League round 19 match between Chelsea and Man City took place at Stamford Bridge on the 6th. Man City aimed for Chelsea’s goal with league leading scorer Elling Haaland at the forefront.

But on this day, Holland was silent, and rather, Chelsea’s Kani Chuquemeka hit the goalpost and chilled Man City’s conversation.

In the 15th minute of the second half when the two teams were in balance at 0-0, manager Pep Guardiola tried to make a difference by introducing Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez at the same time. Coincidentally, the two players have recently been criticized for their performance.

But worry for a while, Grealish and Mahrez made a joint goal in 3 minutes of substitution. This goal became the opening goal and the winning goal of the match.

With a 1-0 win away from Chelsea that mattered, City closed the gap to leaders Arsenal by five points.

Meanwhile, Chelsea were weeping over injuries to their players and Kepa’s mistakes in the early hours. After Raheem Sterling was injured in the 5th minute of the first half, and Pulisic was injured in the 22nd minute of the first half, Chelsea used two replacement cards early. Also, Kepa’s erroneous play at the time of conceding was obviously regrettable.