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Chelsea vs Leicester City 0-0 in the first half

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First round FA Cup final Among Chelsea vs Leicester City it’s done. The score is still 0-0 in the first interval.

Playing at Wembley Stadium, London, England, Saturday (15/5/2021), which was already attended by the audience, a duel Chelsea vs Leicester City was fierce. The Blues are more dominant in possession of the ball.

During the first 15 minutes, both teams played quite carefully. Chelsea was only able to fire a trial shot through Antonio Ruediger as his first attempt.

In the 20th minute, Leicester got an effort through Caglar Soyuncu. However, his header from Youri Tielemans’ free kick was off the mark.

Chelsea’s efforts can always be suppressed by Leicester’s rearguard. Mason Mount’s attempts were blocked several times.

Cesar Azpilicueta’s duel with Jamie Vardy. (Photo: Nick Potts – Pool / Getty Images)–

In the 23rd minute, Chelsea got a chance through Timo Werner. Getting a good shooting space in front of the penalty box, his shot flew over Kasper Schmeichel’s goal.

Four minutes later, it was Werner’s turn to head still narrowly from the net. Starting from a dead ball scheme, Thiago Silva’s bait could only be headed by the German striker.

In the 34th minute, Leicester must lose Jonny Evans. The 33-year-old defender suffered an injury, and was replaced by Marc Albrighton. The change did not affect the strength of The Foxes’ back line, which remained strong against the onslaught of the Blues.

Entering the final minutes of normal first half time, Werner has another chance. On the counter-attack, Werner poked the ball from outside the penalty, but was still blocked by Leicester’s rearguard.

Until the match broke up, no goals were scored. Chelsea vs Leicester in the first half FA Cup final still survive with a score of 0-0.

Lineups of Players

Chelsea: Kepa, Ruediger, Silva, James, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Mount, Ziyech, Werner

Leicester City: Schmeichel, Soyuncu, Evans (Albrighton 34 ‘), Fofana, Thomas, Ndidi, Tielemans, Castagne, Perez, Vardy, Iheanacho

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