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London “Chelsea” UEFA Champions League final with minimum score 1 – 0 exceeded “City of Manchester” and won the trophies of this tournament for the second time in history.
A spectacular volley by Timo Werneris almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the goalkeeper kept him out, and Edersono could only ward off the loose ball. Shortly after, Phil Foden of Man City hit the ball, but Antonio Rudigeris successfully blocked it. They took advantage of the defensive line of the adversaries Kai havertzas he sent the ball into the empty goal and led Chelsea 1-0 in this match.
Man City captain Kevin De Bruyne was forced to leave the field early in the second half. A pass to the side displaced the defense, allowing Christianas Pulišičius to slip away to score the goal. Chelsea defended strongly and prevented the rivals from making a decisive attack on goal.
Sergio Agüero, who played his last game against Man City before moving to Barcelona, did not hold back his tears:
Having won the only goal in this final, K. Havertz didn’t say much after the game: “I don’t know what to say. I really do not know. I waited for that for a long time. Thanks to my family, parents, brother, sister, grandmother, girl. I’ve been waiting for it for 15 years. “
Chelsea’s triumph:
• When Havertz became the second youngest German footballer to score in the UEFA Champions League final (21 years 352 days). Only Lars Ricken, who defended the honor of Borussia Dortmund in 1997, was able to do so in 1997 (20 years and 322 days).
• For K. Havertz, this was the first goal in the Champions League in 20 games played.
• Thiago Silva became Chelsea’s best player in the UEFA Champions League final: 36 years and 249 days. Until then, the record belonged to Claude Makelele, who played the 2008 final against Manchester United at 35 years and 93 days.
• Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy became the first African goalkeeper to appear in the UEFA Champions League final.
• E. Mendy kept the goal “dry” up to 9 times during 12 Champions League games. No goalkeeper has achieved such a result so far in a Champions League season.
• Christian Pulišičius became the first American to play in the UEFA Champions League final.
• Thomas Tucheli became the second coach to beat Pep Guardiola in the final. The first was José Mourinho.
Match progress:
90 min. Chelsea won the final with a minimum score of 1: 0.
Match Stats (Manchester City – Chelsea)
90 min. 7 extra minutes of play are added.
88 min. G.Jesusas has been giving his marching orders, his manager will not be happy.
82 min. Jorginho fired a shot from around 35 meters and Jorginho and couldn’t do anything about it, diving and swerving, he did it all up.
77 min. Kyle Walker gave him a goal on a layup, tried to hit with his right and finished off with his left awkwardly.
73 min. WHAT OCCASION! A pass to the side displaced the defense, allowing Christianas Pulišičius to slip away to score the goal.
68 min. Mahrez made a dangerous pass into the penalty area, but Ilkay Gundogan couldn’t close it with precision.
60 min. K. De Bruyne cannot continue playing. Gabriel Jesús appeared on the scene instead of the Belgian. Meanwhile, the captain’s leash was entrusted to R. Sterling.
58 min. Manchester City captain Kevin De Bruyne is receiving medical assistance.
49 min. Kyle Walker took a shot from around 35 meters and E.Mendy and could not do anything about it, getting off and swerving, did everything to finish.
46 min. The second half of the game begins.
45 min. Chelsea took a minimal 1-0 lead in the first half.
First half statistics (Manchester City – Chelsea)
45 min. Added 3 additional minutes of play.
42 min. OBJECTIVE! Taking advantage of the defense of collapsed opponents, K. Havertzas sent the ball into the empty goal and led Chelsea 1: 0 in this match.
39 min. Due to a severely untimely entry, Thiago Silva of FC. In his place, Andreas Christensenas entered.
38 min. Riyadas Mahrezas made a shot from around 35 meters and Edouardas Mendy and could not do anything about it, diving and swerving, did it all up.
32 min. R.Sterlingas made another dangerous shot, but the ball was blocked by the opponent and the result remained unchanged.
27 min. WHAT OCCASION! Philas Fodenas was caught off guard as Man City tried to win back a goal for Antonio Rudigeris, but despite all his hard work on the right, he was unable to complete the play.
23 min. Reece James made a good pass to the penalty area, but the rival successfully eliminated the danger in his own goal.
17 min. N’Golo Kante took a shot from around 35 meters and Oro and couldn’t do anything about it, diving and swerving, he finished it all.
14 min. WHAT OCCASION! A well-placed corner kick from Timo Werneris was followed by a hard but accurate header from Edersono.
10 minutes. R. Sterling made a dangerous pass into the penalty area, but none of the team’s friends managed to close it.
8 min. After receiving a long pass from Ederson, Raheem Sterling was unable to control the ball and made a dangerous shot.
4 min. Released Kai Havertz fired the shot, but the rebounding ball went into Ederson’s hands.
0 min. The referee announces the start of the game!
Initial compositions:
🌍 | The XIs are here!
The time has come for the most important match in the world in club football, the #UCLFinal – It’s Manchester City against Chelsea in Porto!
It is the third fully English final (2008, 2019), with the Citizens seeking their first title and the Blues for their second! pic.twitter.com/J2k9hhJGqC
– SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) May 29, 2021
Interesting data:
• The 66th final in the history of the UEFA Champions League will take place on Saturday night. However, only for the third time will two English teams meet there.
• Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy could become the first African goalkeeper to appear in the UEFA Champions League final.
• For the first time in club history, Man City will compete in the Champions League final. Chelsea, meanwhile, will do so for the third time. The London Club last won the trophies for this tournament in 2012.
• Man City became the ninth English club to reach the UEFA Champions League final.
• Manchester City and Chelsea will meet this Saturday for the fourth time this season. Thomas Tuchel’s winners have won two of the last three matches, including the last match on May 8.
• Up to 16,000 people will be allowed in the Estadio do Dragao stadium. 500 fans.
Coach Comments:
Pep Guardiola, Man City manager:
“Some players enter the field at the end feeling tense, but they have to deal with it. I am convinced that we will have to suffer to win the final. It sounds nice to have to enjoy it, but sometimes it is impossible. I know how we want to play and who we will play with. It is an incredible privilege to be here. At the beginning of my career, I never expected to play in the Champions League final. We are here now and we are lucky ”.
Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea Head Coach:
“I don’t want to pretend that this week was normal, because it isn’t, the feeling is different right now. We have a very important game ahead of us, perhaps the most important in all of Europe. We have already played six games in the Champions League. The team led by Frank Lampard had a fantastic performance in the group stage, so we feel like we are working hard to be here now. We are hungry because we are still not happy with the result we have achieved. We want to take the last step. We are here to win and leave Porto with the trophy won ”.
Equipment losses:
It is still unclear if Man City will be able to help Ilkay Gundogan in this match. Chelsea, meanwhile, have good news: goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante are ready to help the team in this final.
Team form:
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