After a mid-week battle, Manchester City has now released considerable pressure. It is really not a good match to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.

After this game, the team took a day off and everyone made adjustments to their cultivation.

And on weekends, the league will continue to start.

The team will set off for London to compete in Stamford Bridge.

This season, the person who takes charge of Chelsea's coach is Portuguese young coach Boas, who is the title of Mourinho II.

Last season, he led Porto to the UEFA Champions League trophy. He was only 33 years old and became the youngest coach to win the European Championship.

And this season, he was immediately called by Chelsea.

However, Chelsea led by him did not play all the strength that Chelsea deserved. Chelsea is now ranked fifth in the Premier League standings and has been far behind by championship teams like Manchester City and Manchester United.

This battle is also a battle where Boas needs to re-establish his prestige. Stamford Bridge vs. Blue Moon, and the Blue Army cannot be missed in this battle.

In the middle of the week, Chelsea had just held a Champions League match. They beat Valencia three-0 at home and won the top group in Group E.

The second place in this group was won by Leverkusen, and Xu Qi's old club Valencia could only be ranked third in the group to participate in the UEFA Cup.

In this game, Xu Qi and his old teammate Mata's first meeting in the Premier League also made many fans look forward to it.

Last season, they fought side by side to lead Valencia into the Champions League semi-finals, and this season, they represented two Premier League powerhouses fighting in the Premier League.

In an interview before the game, Xu Qi said that he had contacted Mata many times after coming to England, but this time the two of them didn't have time to reminisce about the past. After all, the team's game is too intensive now.

Mata also said that Xu Qi is the strongest player he has ever fought side by side, and Mata hopes to defeat Xu Qi's team with Chelsea's teammates in this game.

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In the player channel at Stamford Bridge Stadium, the camera accurately captured Xu Qi and Mata chatting happily, and two Valencia players finally met this season.

Both of them got the chance to start.

Manchester City's forward team is paired with Xu Qi and Aguero this time, with the midfielders being Milner, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Barry.

On the back line, Krish, Lescott, Kompani and Sabaleta are arranged in sequence.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Chelsea also lined up a double striker lineup, with Drogba partnering with Sturridge.

Sturridge was once considered a youth training product for Manchester City, but now he is able to beat Torres to serve as the team's forward player at Chelsea.

This season, Chelsea's 50 million gentleman Torres is still in poor form and has never found a sense of scoring. Therefore, he can only sit on the bench in this round of games and wait for an opportunity.

In the midfield, Juan Mata, Ramirez, Meleres has the No. 6 young player Romeu who has just been dug from Barcelona B.

The defense line is Ashley Cole, Terry, Ivanovic, and Bosingwa.

The goalkeeper is Cech.

On the bench, Lampard, Mikel, Maluda, Torres, and Karau were all waiting for the opportunity to play.

A focus battle finally started at Stamford Bridge.

The two teams did not have any temptation at the beginning and started fighting each other at a very fast pace.

"The game has begun. Since David Luis is suspended this round, the central defender has arranged for Ivanovic to partner with Terry. Judging from the opening position, Xu Qi seems to be being pushed to the front line. He and Aguero will form a dream double striker!"

In this game, there was heavy rain on Stamford Bridge. Xu Qi's hair, which was slightly longer, was soaked in the rain, and raindrops were hanging on his nose.

The close-up shot gives Xu Qi's wet face, giving him the feeling of a youth idol drama.

At the beginning of 98 seconds, Aguero's horizontal wheel on the right side of the center was diagonally facing the penalty area. Just when he was still observing his teammates with the ball, he suddenly used his left foot to send a straight pass.

At this time, Xu Qi also suddenly moved. Although he was under Ivanovic's defense, he forced himself into the penalty area. After receiving Aguero's pass, he used his right foot to move forward and walked past Cech who was attacking.

Then, he pushed the empty goal from the right edge of the small penalty area, one to zero!

A fantasy start!

"Xu Qi's goal! A dream start, Xu Qi is too stable for this single shot!" Zhan Jun said excitedly.

After scoring the goal, Xu Qi slid passionately in the rain to celebrate, looking quite happy.

Xu Qi wants to like the Rain War. In the Rain War, he always seems particularly excited. He scored a goal less than two minutes into the opening game, which is enough to show Xu Qi's love for the Rain War.

However, being too excited is not a good thing. In this game, Xu Qi seemed not too cold because he was too excited.

With the team's situation in good condition, he received two yellow cards in 41 and 45 minutes in a row due to slipping tackles.

As a result, he was sent off in the first half.

The first red card after coming to the Premier League actually appeared in the focus battle between Manchester City and Chelsea, which is also a topic that will make people feel quite touching.

In this way, Manchester City will not only have one less player to play in this game, but Xu Qi will also miss the next league.

In the next game, Manchester City will face Arsenal at home.

Xu Qi missed a critical battle!

With a little regret, Xu Qi left the court in disgrace, and the game also took a turn for the moment.

Boas's team began to pull back the disadvantage bit by bit. At the beginning of the second half, Merelles shot hard and shot open the goal guarded by Joe Hart.

One to one.

Then, Lampard appeared and replaced Romeu.

As the game progresses, Manchester City's chances are getting fewer and fewer, and Chelsea controls the situation at its own home court.

In the 82nd minute, Drogba fell in the penalty area while competing for the top spot with Lescott, and the referee decisively sentenced him to death, giving Chelsea a penalty.

Although Manchester City's entire team was quite dissatisfied with the penalty, nothing was left to change.

Lampard scored a penalty and Chelsea reversed the score!

Two to one, this is also the last score of the game. Chelsea won at home and surpassed Tottenham Hotspur in the standings and returned to third place in the league.

At the same time, Chelsea also gave Manchester City its first loss in the league.

Chelsea defeated ten-player Manchester City, and Xu Qi was in trouble for the team. In this game, Xu Qi, who had already been recognized by Manchester City fans, scored two yellow cards after completing the goal, so the team's situation took a sharp turn, so his score was not high after the game.

After the game, Xu Qi apologized to the fans through media and social platforms as soon as possible. He said that he was a little too impulsive in both tackles in the game. After receiving the yellow card for the first time, he forgot that he had another yellow card and was careless for a moment.

Of course, most fans still choose to forgive Xu Qi. After all, the team completely lost control of the situation after Xu Qi left the court, which shows Xu Qi's role in this team.

One less man lost a penalty at Stamford Bridge. Thinking about it, this result is actually acceptable.

At the same time, this loss is also the second loss of Manchester City this season. The first game is of course the game that lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Originally, in the 13th round, Manchester City was tied by Liverpool, and Manchester United also tied with Newcastle United in that game. The five-point difference between the two teams did not change, but this round was the 15th round, Manchester City lost, and Manchester United defeated Wolves four-to-one. The difference between the two teams in the standings was finally narrowed to two points!

Now, the suspense of the Premier League championship has increased again.
Chapter completed!