Chelsea!!! finishes third after a draw with Leicester

May 19, 2022

In a postponed encounter in the English Premier League on Thursday evening, Chelsea!!! drew 1-1 with their visitors Leicester City.

Watch the goals of Chelsea vs Leicester City

After James Maddison put Leicester City ahead, Marcos Alonso scored Chelsea’s 34th goal (6).

With one round remaining, Chelsea’s score grew to 71 points, putting them in third position,

three points behind Tottenham Hotspur. Due to the enormous gap in goals between the

two clubs (+42 versus +24), the Blues logically secured third place, while Leicester’s balance

froze at 49 points, putting them in ninth place.

Madison received the ball and advanced it to the boundaries of the penalty area before

blasting into the net to give Leicester the lead in the sixth minute.

Due to the enormous gap in goals between the two clubs (+42 versus +24), the Blues

logically secured third place, while Leicester’s balance froze at 49 points, putting them in

ninth place.
Madison received the ball and advanced it to the boundaries of the penalty area before

blasting into the net to give Leicester the lead in the sixth minute. Chalubah hit a long-range

shot that goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel leapt over to his goal in the tenth minute, and Chelsea answered.
After a superb pass from Kante in the 16th minute, Amarty cleared the ball in front of Lukaku, who was facing the goal.

Chelsea!!! vs Leicester City

Home the 34th minute, Alonso equalized for the hosts by heading in a cross from James.
The start of the second half was slow for both teams, especially in the absence of any drive, but Ihyanacho broke the pattern in the 55th minute with a shot that did not threaten Mendy’s goal.
After a second cross from the Moroccan in the 61st minute, Schmeichel picked up the ball from a free kick by Ziyech, and Lukaku’s header passed next to the Leicester goal.

In the 62nd minute, Pulisic lost a dangerous opportunity to advance when James transferred the ball to Lukaku, who in turn set it up for the unmarked US international, but despite his comfortable position, he did not renew the goal.
Before Cesar Azpilicueta and Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined the Chelsea lineup, Schmeichel controlled Rudiger’s long shot in the 66th minute.
In the final ten minutes, Kai Havertz replaced Lukaku, and the German international failed to control Ziyech’s through pass in the 86th minute, before the match referee blew the final whistle, tying the two teams.