LONDON – Chelsea oppose Manchester United in continuation Premier League 2021-2022. The match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday (11/28/2021), night WIB, this grand match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The course of the match
First round
Chelsea immediately dominated the game at the beginning of the first half. Thomas Tuchel’s squad immediately pressed the Man United defense.
With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, Man United struggled to build an attack. This can be seen after the attack of the Red Devils always stuck in the midfield of the Blues.
Entering the 20th minute, the Blues continued to put pressure on the Man United defense. Now, Tuchel has changed Chelsea’s attack scheme by taking advantage of the speed of Hakim Ziyech, Marcos Alonso and Hudson-Odoi.
They are still the mainstay to provide mature feedback to Timo Werner. Unfortunately, these efforts have not succeeded in tearing David De Gea’s goal.
After that, the Red Devils tried to get out of the pressure by building a counter-attack. However, the Blues defense was too solid for Jadon Sancho and colleagues. Finally, the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.
Second round
Chelsea’s pressure did not relax in the first five minutes of the second half. The excitement of attacking, the Blues actually conceded after Jorginho made a fatal mistake.
Jadon Sancho (50′) managed to dribble past Jorginho before finally tearing the Chelsea goal. This goal came from Man United’s counter-attack which the Red Devils defender’s sweep failed to control properly by Jorginho.
After the goal, the Blues were back in control of the game. The result was positive, Chelsea’s pressure led to a penalty from the referee after Thiago Silva was violated by Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the forbidden box. Jorginho (69′) carried out his duties as executor well.
It didn’t stop there, Tuchel wanted Chelsea to play more attacking. 10 minutes before the end of the match, Tuchel brought on Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic and Romelu Lukaku to add to the Blues’ pounding power. Unfortunately, the score 1-1 did not change until the second half ended.
Chelsea vs Manchester United line-up:
Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Edouard Mendy, Trevor Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso (Mason Mount 78′), Hakim Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi (Christian Pulisic 78′), Timo Werner (Romelu Lukaku 82′).
Trainer: Thomas Tuchel
Manchester United (4-3-1-2): David de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Alex Telles, Fred, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes (Donny van de Beek 89′), Marcus Rashford (Jesse Lingard 77′), Jadon Sancho (Cristiano Ronaldo 64′).
Trainer: Michael Carrick
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