Chelsea drops two more points, this time against Brighton

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London (AFP) – In the race for the title, Chelsea (3rd) seem to run out of steam week after week and this Tuesday they dropped two points again, drawing with Brighton (9th) in the early game of matchday 24 of the English championship.

With 44 points, the Blues are one point behind Liverpool despite having played two more games and 12 behind leaders Manchester City, who also have one game in hand.

Advance to allow Chelsea to participate in the Club World Cup in February, Thomas Tuchel’s team showed that they had not recovered from the defeat against City last weekend (1-0).

The Moroccan Hakim Ziyech put the Blues ahead in the first half (28), with a dry and tight shot that the Red goalkeeper Robert Sánchez was not able to take out.

However, in a clear marking error, the giant Adam Webster (1.91 m) equalized for those from the south of the country with a shot from 7 meters against which the also international for Spain Kepa (60) could do nothing.

“You have been able to see that mentally and physically, the players are tired,” admitted Tuchel after the 15th game played by his team since the beginning of December.

“The boys need a break, there is no other solution,” added the German, whose team will play the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Lille in just over a month.

Burnley-Watford, matchday 17, was also to be played this Tuesday, but it was postponed again because the venues did not have the minimum number of players, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and injuries.