2-2 draw between Chelsea and Liverpool allows Manchester City to continue their solo getaway | Football | sports

On Saturday, City had won 2-1 at the Arsenal stadium.

Chelsea (2nd) and Liverpool (3rd) drew 2-2 in London this Sunday in the 21st day of the Premier League, where they could not keep up with the triumphant rhythm of leader Manchester City.

On Saturday, City had won 2-1 at Arsenal Stadium (4th) in the first game of 2022 in the English league, falling even further in the standings.

Chelsea and Liverpool, their most direct pursuers, had the pressure of having to win so as not to be left behind in the table. With the point added, Chelsea are now 10 points behind Manchester City and Liverpool 11 units behind the first position.

The first weekend of 2022 in the Premier League has therefore been very positive for Manchester City, which has chained eleven consecutive league wins and seems to be heading towards the title.

He could take another important step towards it on the following day, in which in the middle of this month he receives Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium, in a pulse in style, between the first two of the table.

In the star game this Sunday, Liverpool came to distance themselves with a two-goal advantage.

Senegalese Sadio Mané scored first in the 9th, after taking advantage of an error by Trevoh Chalobah, while Egyptian Mohamed Salah extended the score in 26th, finishing perfectly after an assist from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

But before the break, Chelsea woke up and balanced the score.

At minute 42, Croatian Mateo Kovacic shortened the deficit with a volley and at 45 + 1, American Christian Pulisic made it 2-2, assisted by N’Golo Kanté.

In the second half, the two teams sought victory, without success.

Marcos Alonso (51) and Pulisic (62) had the best chances for Chelsea, while for Liverpool the opportunities came mainly with Salah (57) and Mané (58).

Chelsea record their second straight draw, following Wednesday’s against Brighton, while Liverpool only added two points in their last three league games.

The Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) was not in the game, who was left out of the call after the controversy this week, in which in an interview in Italy he admitted not being “happy” with his situation in the London team and with your playtime.

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp did not lead his team from the bench as he found himself isolated after a COVID-19 test.

In the scorers’ table, Salah was at least able to extend his lead as leader, now with 16 points, six ahead of second, his Portuguese teammate Diogo Jota.

Leeds de Bielsa reacts

After a bad end to 2021, Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United started 2022 in the best way, with a 3-1 victory over Burnley.

Jack Harrison put Leeds ahead at 3 and Maxwel Cornet equalized for Burnley at 54. In the last quarter of an hour, Stuart Dallas (77) and Daniel James (90 + 2) decided for locals.

Leeds had not won since late November, when they beat Crystal Palace 1-0.

He had had a very negative December, in which he also suffered two goals in the last two games he had played, 7-0 against Manchester City and 4-1 at home against Arsenal.

In the standings, Leeds are sixteenth and are eight more points behind the relegation zone, which is precisely marked by Burnley (18th).

With the same 19 points as Leeds is Everton (15th), who lost 3-2 at home to Brighton (8th), leaving Spanish manager Rafa Benítez in even more trouble.

Better was the day for Brentford, who climbed to twelfth place with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa (13th). (D)

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