It was the match of the end of the season in the race for the Champions League. Between Chelsea, fifth of the Premier League, and Newcastle, fourth, there is literally no gap. The two teams had 63 points and a goal difference of 21 before this meeting. Only the attack, superior of four goals, allowed the Magpies to stretch their opponent of the day. The attack precisely, which was exploded from the start, Jacob Murphy finding the Italian Sandro Tonali with a magnificent center stretched on the ground which goes to the defense to open the scoring (1-0, 2nd). If Chelsea could have returned to the score in this meeting, two things missed the blues: application and discipline.
The first appeared on numerous attempts to Palmer and Neto who found themselves countered by the defense of the Magpies, while the second was unacceptable shortly before the break, on a more than avoitable nudge of Nicolas Jackson on Botman. A fault of frustration which earned an expulsion at the Senegalese international (36th), mortgaging the chances of victories of Chelsea. Newcastle will try to take advantage of its numerical superiority to take shelter, but neither Alexander Isak nor Harvey will be able to double the bet, the two men having shown very jams in the areas of truth. Finally, it is Bruno Guimaraes who will ensure the victory of the locals, of a tense strike deviated by Malo Gusto from the entrance to the surface (2-0, 90+1st). With this success, Newcastle Double Manchester City, and put pressure on Arsenal in the race in second place. Chelsea, for his part, will still have two finals to hope to spin in C1, against Manchester United and Nottingham.
