Results Chelsea vs Leicester – The Blues Wins, the Road to the Champions League is More Spacious Page all

KOMPAS.com – Chelsea successfully conquered his guests Leicester City with a score of 2-1 in week 37 Premier League 2020-2021.

Duel Chelsea vs Leicester it was held at the Stadio Stamford Bridge, Wednesday (19/5/2021) in the morning WIB.

The Blues’ two winning goals were scored each by Antonio Ruediger (47 ‘) and Jorginho (67’ -penalty).

Meanwhile, a reply from The Foxes was born from the foot of Kelechi Iheanacho in the 76th minute.

This victory made Chelsea’s way towards Champions League next season is getting wider.

Chelsea is currently ranked third Premier League standings with a collection of 67 points from 37 matches.

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They are one point ahead of Leicester in fourth place and four points above Liverpool in fifth position who will play early today versus Burnley.

Chelsea need one more win in the final week of the Premier League (matchweek 38) to secure a ticket for next season’s Champions League regardless of the results of their competitors.

The course of the match

Chelsea controlled the game from the first minute. They got their first chance when the game had been running for six minutes.

Reece James fired a speculative shot from outside the penalty box for the visitors, but unfortunately still off the mark.

Three minutes later, Chelsea had two consecutive golden opportunities to score goals through N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic’s kicks.

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However, the two opportunities have yet to produce results. Kasper Schmeichel blocked Kante’s kick from the box of 16, while Pulisic’s shot from outside the penalty box was still up.

Continuing to attack, Chelsea finally broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute. Mason Mount’s through ball is received Timo Werner who stood in the Leicester penalty box.

Shortly afterwards, Werner unleashed a horizontal kick that Schmeichel could not stop.

Werner celebrated for a moment, as did coach Thomas Tuchel. However, Werner’s goal was finally disallowed because he came first offside when receiving bait mounts.

In the 34th minute, Werner scored again. This time he found the visitors’ goal with a header from a corner kick.

However, such luck has not been on the side of the German national team bomber. Again, his goal was considered invalid.

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The referee canceled Werner’s goal after reviewing the VAR (Video Assistant Referee). In replays, Werner was clearly seen pushing the ball into Leicester’s goal with his hands, so he was considered to have committed a foul handball.

There are no goals scored in the first half. Chelsea and Leicester enter the dressing room at 0-0.

Entering the second half, Chelsea immediately pressed. They finally scored in the 47th minute through Antonio Ruediger.

Taking advantage of Ben Chilwell’s corner, the German defender pushed the ball into the Leicester goal with his thigh. Chelsea 1-0 ahead.

In the 66th minute, Chelsea was awarded a penalty by the referee after Werner was violated by Leicester defender Wesley Fofana

The penalty for Chelsea was taken by the court after discussion with the VAR officer.

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Jorginho, who became the executor, managed to carry out his duties properly. He put the ball in the left corner of the Leicester goal which made Schmeichel die.

Ten minutes later Jorginho’s penalty. Chelsea conceded instead. Kelechi Iheanacho broke their goal.

Taking advantage of Wilfred Ndidi’s breakthrough bait, Iheanacho, who was free-standing in the Chelsea penalty box, without having trouble conquering Edouard Mendy with his left foot shot. Position changed to 2-1, Chelsea is still superior.

The score lasts until the game is over. Chelsea also gained three crucial points that paved their way to the Champions League next season.

The composition of players:

Chelsea (3-4-3): 16-Edouard Mendy; 24-Reece James, 6-Thiago Silva, 2-Antonio Ruediger; 28-Cesar Azpilicueta (15-Kurt Zouma 88 ‘), 7-N’Golo Kante (17-Mateo Kovacic 32’), 5-Jorginho, 21-Ben Chilwell; 19-Mason Mount, 11-Timo Werner (18-Olivier Giroud 90 + 1 ‘), 10-Christian Pulisic

Trainer: Thomas Tuchel

Leicester City (3-4-2-1): 1-Kasper Schmeichel; 27-Timothy Castagne, 3-Wesley Fofana, 4-Caglar Soyuncu; 11-Marc Albrighton (21-Ricardo Pereira 67 ‘), 8-Youri Tielemans, 25-Wilfred Ndidi, 33-Luke Thomas; 17-Ayoze Perez, 10-James Maddison (14-Kelechi Iheanacho 60 ‘); 9-Jamie Vardy

Trainer: Brendan Rodgers

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