Manchester United!!! drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Old Trafford today, Thursday, in a match from the 37th round of the English Premier League.
Marcos Alonso scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 60th minute, while Cristiano Ronaldo equalized for Man United in the 62nd minute.
Manchester United’s points total increased to 55:
Manchester United’s points total increased to 55, putting them in sixth place and reducing
their prospects of qualifying for the Champions League.
Chelsea finished the Premier League season in third place with 66 points.
Moreover, The Chelsea squad welcomed back James and Rudiger,
while coach Thomas Tuchel continued to rely on the front line pair of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
In the eighth minute, Mont paved the way for James on the right, who rushed the penalty area and blasted a rebounding pass from Rashford.
And Scott McTominay passed to Alex Telles, who sent in a cross from the left,
which Bruno Fernandez connected with his head in front of goalkeeper Mendy.
In the 13th minute, Telles took a corner and saved by the defense before reaching his
teammate Matic, who returned it to the penalty area,
where Varane winked the ball towards Ronaldo, who kicked it scissors far from the goal.
In the 19th minute, James handed the ball to Jorginho,
who in turn opened the way for Ngolo Kante, but goalkeeper De Gea had little trouble blocking the latter’s attempt.
Watch the strong match with goals between Chelsea and Manchester United!!!
26th minute, Kante fired the ball into the middle of the field before passing to Haveritz,
who faced De Gea and struck from outside the box into the net.
Kante took advantage of the United defenders’ poor positioning to give a through ball to Haveritz, who had his shot deflected by De Gea and turned into a corner.
While In the 36th minute, James got space on the right side and fired a cross that followed
Havertz to the far post, where De Gea saved it.
McTominay set the stage for a goal against Fernandes, but the latter chose to pass to an
offside Ronaldo in the 40th minute, squandering a promising attempt.
Manchester United vs Chelsea goals 1-1
Manchester United!!! and Chelsea
Matic received a free kick and fired the ball into the penalty area, where it was met by Azpilicueta, who denied Ronaldo the goal.
Werner was unable to reach a ball played by Mont, and Chelsea took the lead in the 60th
minute when James hoisted a cross, which Havertz winked at before reaching Alonso, who hit the far post.
Soon after, in the 62nd minute, United equalized when Matic lobbed a ball over the
defenders, allowing Ronaldo to break the offside trap and shoot powerfully into the net.
Chelsea made two changes, with Lukaku and Christian Pulisic coming in for Haveritz and Werner, respectively.
In the 78th minute, Ronaldo had a chance to score after Mendy saved his effort, but the referee’s flag was raised from the ground up.
James almost gifted Chelsea the winning goal in the 80th minute, when his left shot rebounded from the post, following a pass from Mont.
In added time, Victor Lindelof tried to head a corner kick, but the ball fell into Mendy’s arms, ending the match in a positive tie.
