The season ended and, just as the spotlights went to the historic double of Kün Agüero in his farewell duel with the Manchester City, the American Legion also managed to sign another historical role in the last moments with the direct qualification to the Champions League of Christian Pulisic with Chelsea thanks to what has been done by Tottenham.
In the crucial game a couple of weeks ago those led by Thomas Tuchel took the breed out and were able to beat Leicester City at home by the slightest difference, so part of the task of the European dream was ready. However, They themselves put the handbrake when losing to Aston Villa and concern was born until the Foxes would lose again, now against Spurs.
With that defeat of the rivals, Chelsea managed to finish fourth in the continental competition with 67 points and the combination with the Manchester City title once again recorded the names of Zack Steffen and Pulisic in the history books. In addition to facing each other next weekend, now the two have become the only Americans who manage to finish the same Premier League year within the best four teams. and in different squads.
Steffen, despite not being able to see minutes once again, faced Everton with his sights from the bench and the Citizens celebrated their home title with a 5-0 win. For his part, despite the loss to him Villa, Christian Pulisic again intervened on a goal play for the Blues with the assistance of Ben Chilwell in the 70th minute. The last clash of 2021 between these two will be on May 29 at the Estadio do Dragão.
How did the Americans fare in the Premier League?
Not since the 2013-14 season had such a large litter of North American players been seen in the Premier League. This cycle could see the participation of 6 of them being led by Christian Pulisic and disappointed by the descent of Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson with Fulham. In addition to them and Zack Steffen, the incursions of Owen Otasowie and DeAndre Yedlin, who ended the season playing for Galatasaray, have also been counted.
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