Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final on Saturday. The Blues win the Champions League for the second time in their history after 2012. Chelsea are European champions! – Debrief and players’ notes (City 0-1 Chelsea) Chelsea won their second Champions League. Chelsea are European champions! In a delicate situation six months ago, the London club, taken over by Thomas Tuchel in January, won the second Champions League in its history by logically beating Manchester City (1-0) in the final in Porto on Saturday. It was the first time in the history of the Champions League that the Blues had won the trophy, and they were able to do so by beating Manchester City 1-0 in the final. Havertz punishes City The game started at a very high tempo. As expected, City monopolised the ball and went close to opening the scoring when Sterling was sent clear by Ederson. But the Blues, well in place, did not let themselves go and were very incisive on the counter, taking advantage of the errors of the opposing team. Werner also came up against Ederson before finding the outside of the net with his cross-shot. This impression was confirmed as the minutes went by, with the Londoners looking much more aggressive and less tense. Gradually, the Skyblues came to their senses and were not far from opening the score without a huge return from Rüdiger to push away Foden’s attempt. The Skyblues had to play a little lower to avoid breaking the deadlock as their opponents attacked more and more. To make matters worse for Chelsea, Thiago Silva was forced off with an adductor injury. But Havertz, who was perfectly placed by Mount, released his side by beating Ederson to score in the empty net (0-1, 42′). It was the first time in the history of the game that the home side had lost De Bruyne after a violent collision with Rüdiger. The Belgian was in tears as his team-mates were left completely unprepared to deal with a well-organised block. Pep Guardiola then decided to react by incorporating a 9, Gabriel Jesus, and a 6, Fernandinho, in order to bring a little more consistency. The Skyblues monopolised the ball, but lacked depth and Pulisic missed the break on a lightning counter-attack led by Havertz. The English champions were too scrappy, not available enough and unable to change their rhythm, and showed no positive signs. The last few minutes were electric with a crazy atmosphere in Porto, where fans of both teams harangued their favourites. Despite the enormous pressure on Mendy’s goal, the Blues never cracked and took turns repelling the Mancunian onslaught, thanks in no small part to the legendary Kanté. Chelsea are European champions for the second time in their history! The note of the match: 8/10 A very good final with a huge commitment. Chelsea played a perfect match at all levels with intensity, technical accuracy and effort at all times. Manchester City, on the other hand, tried but never managed to make the difference, the fault most certainly of the overwhelming stakes but also and above all of an unusual team composition which destabilised the players. The goal: – Mendy found Chilwell, who along the touchline on the left side, delivered a one-touch pass to Mount. On the halfway line, the England attacking midfielder took advantage of the huge space left by the Mancunian block to throw Havertz in. The German avoided Ederson’s clearance to push the ball into the empty net (0-1, 42′).
The players’ NOTES foot has given each player a score (out of 10) with comments. Man of the match: N’Golo Kanté (9.5/10) Unsurprisingly, the French midfielder had a monstrous game. The French midfielder was like a leech, harassing the Manchester City players. He fought like a lion, collecting countless balls and making big differences with his breakthroughs. He was the only one who was able to make it to the top of the podium. MANCHESTER CITY: Coming up: discover the notes and comments on MANCHESTER CITY players, updated in a few moments … CHELSEA : Coming up : discover the notes and comments on the players of CHELSEA, updated in a few moments …
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