Chelsea Selisih Lima Poin dari City setelah Bermain Seri
Chelsea Remain Five Points Clear as League Leaders Claim Vital Point
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Chelsea dan Manchester City berbagi angka karena bermain imbang 1-1 dalam lanjutan Liga Inggris di Stamford Bridge.
Pencetak gol Chelsea ialah Loic Remy menit 41 sementara pencetak gol Manchester City adalah David Silva menit 45.
Dengan hasil imbang ini, Chelsea tetap di puncak klasemen dengan 53 poin, sedangkan City di posisi dua dengan 48 poin.
Chelsea menguasai 43 persen pertandingan, sementara City 57 persen. Dengan tendangan ke arah gawang dua berbanding lima untuk keunggulan City.
Chelsea membuka skor lebih dulu lewat Loic Remy menit 41. Berawal dari umpan jauh Ivanovic ke Hazard. Kemudian Hazard melayangkan bola ke kotak penalti City yang langsung disambar Remy. Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Menjelang usai David Silva menyamakan keunggulan 1-1. Awalnya kiper Chelsea Courtois menepis bola, tetapi bola jatuh ke kaki Aguero. Kemudian pemain Argentina itu melepaskan tendangan yang diteruskan Silva menjadi gol, menit 44.
Menit 61 Navas, Silva, dan Aguero bekerja sama sebelum Aguero menembus kotak penalti Chelsea. Namun, tendangan Aguero diblok Terry.
Pellegrini memasukkan mantan pemain Chelsea Frank Lampard menggantikan Fernando.
Meskipun demikian, tak ada gol tercipta di 45 menit babak kedua ini.
London - Chelsea and Manchester City drew 1-1 in their top-of-the-table Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, leaving Jose Mourinho's team five points clear of City but with the champions still believing they can retain their title.
Chelsea's run of 10 straight home league wins came to an end when David Silva cancelled out Loic Remy's opener just before half-time. There were no further goals, and very few on-target attempts in the second half which City edged in terms of possession.
Chelsea had lost 4-2 at home in the FA Cup last Saturday to third tier Bradford City but bounced back with a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the League Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
City, also beaten at home last week in the FA Cup by lower league opponents Middlesbrough, were still too tough an obstacle and Chelsea only managed three shots, their lowest total in a game since 2003-04.
The result left Chelsea top on 53 points, five ahead of City on 48 with Manchester United, 3-1 winners over Leicester City at Old Trafford, third on 43.
Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool maintained their challenges for a top four finish with Spurs winning 3-0 at West Bromwich Albion to move up to fifth on 40.
Liverpool are seventh on 38 after beating West Ham United 2-0 at Anfield where Daniel Sturridge scored on his return after five months out with various injuries.
If Chelsea had beaten City they would have opened up an eight point gap with 15 matches to play but midfielder Nemanja Matic told Sky Sports they were not too disappointed.