Stamford Bridge welcomed this Sunday the penultimate match of the 35th day of the Premier League between Chelsea (5th, 60 pts) and Liverpool, just sacred English champion for the 20th time. A large victory would allow the blues to pass in front of Newcastle and to settle in 4th place, or to keep their 5th position. On Thursday, the Londoners largely imposed themselves on Djurgardens (4-1) in the first leg of the conference league, while the Reds celebrated their title with a demonstration against Tottenham (5-1).
The blues quickly opened the scoring from the 3rd minute thanks to Enzo Fernandez, who concluded law after a collective action initiated by Romeo Lavia and relayed by Cole Palmer, then Pedro Neto. Chelsea confirmed her superiority by creating a new opportunity in the 34th minute: Madueke saw his left strike brushing the right post. A few minutes later, Caicedo found the crossbar of Alisson on a powerful center. Liverpool was seriously jostled. In the 43rd minute, the Blues thought they were doubled the bet with Madueke, served by Nicolas Jackson after a beautiful movement with Moises Caicedo. But the goal was refused for an offside position.
Chelsea increased the scoring
Upon returning from the locker room, Chelsea broke away thanks to a GAG goal in the 56th minute. On a center of Cole Palmer, Van Dijk tried to release, but the ball bounced on his teammate Jarell Quansah and cheated Alisson. But against his camp: 2-0 for the blues. In the 61st minute, Nicolas Jackson tried his luck with a nice strike towards the left corner of the goal. But Alisson interposed with a nice stop, now Liverpool afloat. Liverpool tried to react at the time of play: Darwin Núñez, jostled in the surface, placed a head at the penalty point, but his attempt, poorly adjusted, flew away from the frame. Following the changes, Liverpool took control of the game and quickly put Chelsea under pressure. In the 78th minute, Mohamed Salah rose in the surface to try to take over a center from the wing, but his head came close to the left post, missing right next to the goal. The ball was released in six meters for Chelsea.
At the end of the match, Alexis Mac Allister pulled a corner in the area, and Virgil Van Dijk, who took the best on everyone, placed a victorious head (86th, 2-1). In additional time, Quansah then committed a fault in the surface. Cole Palmer transformed the penalty by placing the ball in the left corner of the goal, taking Alisson on the other hand. Final score: 3-1 for Chelsea. Already assured of the title, Liverpool has nothing more to play in the classification. Chelsea, on the other hand, performs a good operation: with this success, the Blues settle in 5th place, tied with Newcastle (63 points) and ahead of Nottingham (60 points).
