Defeating Chelsea, Man City was crowned gloriously at Etihad

Using only the reserve team to welcome Chelsea, Man City still won 1-0 thanks to Alvarez's goal to make the coronation party more brilliant.

Despite leaving the main squad on the bench to use many young players, Man City still proved to be too strong for Chelsea. After many dangerous attacks from the home team, Chelsea's defense finally could not stand firm. In the 12th minute, player Cole Palmer quickly advanced on the left wing and passed the ball to Alvarez. In a face-to-face position with the goalkeeper, the Argentine striker finished accurately, opening the score for Man City.

After the opening goal, Man City played quite leisurely but still completely dominated their opponents. Alvarez, Foden and Palmer had dangerous chances but could not take advantage of them. Meanwhile, Chelsea also had a few clear scoring chances. In the 33rd minute, Sterling escaped to face the goalkeeper but the English player's shot lacked power and could not beat Man City goalkeeper Ortega. Just 3 minutes later, from a favorable cross from his teammate, Gallagher rushed in and headed the ball into Man City's post.

In the second half, Chelsea played hard but the ball control still belonged to Man City. In the 65th minute, striker Sterling handled the ball skillfully, finishing past Man City goalkeeper Ortega but defender Stones appeared in time to save the ball on the goal line. But immediately after that, the referee blew the whistle to signal that Sterling was offside.

Despite playing leisurely, Man City were still dangerous in their attacks. In the 68th minute, Mahrez put the ball into Chelsea's net, but before that, the referee had penalized Alvarez for pushing. The goal was not recognized for Man City.

Just three minutes later, Lewis Hall's disastrous slip gave Mahrez a good chance to dribble down the sideline. The 32-year-old crossed for Alvarez to put the ball into Chelsea's empty net. However, after reviewing VAR, the referee disallowed the goal because Mahrez controlled the ball with his hand.

In the last 20 minutes of the match, Man City sent most of their key players onto the field to help them warm up. Despite having Haaland, Stones, De Bruyne, Rodri on the field, Man City played leisurely and could not score more goals. The 1-0 victory over Chelsea helped Man City enjoy complete joy on the day they lifted the Premier League trophy at home. After 36 matches, Man City has 88 points.

Starting lineup:

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Laporte, Gomez; Lewis, Phillips, Foden; Mahrez, Álvarez, Palmer.

Chelsea (3-4-1-2): Arrizabalaga; Fofana, T Silva, Chalobah; Azpilicueta, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Hall; Gallagher; Sterling, Havertz.

THE MATCH BEGINS!

Man City took the field in their traditional blue shirts and white shorts and were the first to serve.

Minute 3 : Man City's Palmer takes a shot from outside the box, but the ball hits the Chelsea defense and goes wide. Immediately after, Gomez volleys from 25 meters away but the ball goes wide.

Coach Pep Guardiola made 9 changes in this match compared to the match against Real Madrid in the Champions League. The only two names retained by the Spanish strategist were Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji.

Minute 7: Playing with a super reserve team, Man City is still completely dominating the game against Chelsea.

GOAL!!! Alvarez opens the scoring for Man City!

Minute 12: Palmer quickly advanced on the left wing and passed the ball to Alvarez. In a face-to-face position with the goalkeeper, the Argentine striker finished accurately, opening the score for Man City.

Minute 15: Another fast attack from Man City on the left wing, Palmer handled the ball skillfully and crossed to his teammate. Alvarez missed the shot, then the ball came to Mahrez but his shot was blocked by Chelsea's defense.

Minute 18: Chelsea's Kai Havertz received a yellow card after a dangerous tackle on an opposing player.

Minute 24: Phil Foden made a good pass for Palmer to run down and shoot dangerously, defeating the Chelsea goalkeeper, but Chalobah was there in time to block.

Minute 27: The atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium is very exciting as Man City fans put their arms around each other to celebrate the early championship. Man City are playing leisurely, but very dangerous when attacking.

Minute 29: Phil Foden escaped from a long pass from his teammate, then suddenly lifted the ball over goalkeeper Arrizabalaga from a very long distance but there was no goal for Man City.

Minute 31: Sterling made a smart run and quickly escaped down the sideline, but the number 17's return pass was blocked by the Man City defense.

NO ENTER!

Minute 33: Sterling escaped to face the goalkeeper but the English player's shot lacked power and could not beat Man City goalkeeper Ortega.

Minute 36: From a favorable cross from his teammate, player Gallagher (Chelsea) rushed in and headed the ball into Man City's post.

Minute 42 : After minutes of being pressured by Chelsea and creating many dangerous opportunities, Man City regained control of the ball.

Minute 43: Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips took a long shot from 30 meters away but the ball went wide of Chelsea's goal.

Minute 45+2: From a free kick from 25m away, the ball hit the Man City wall and striker Sterling appeared in time to receive the ball but could not take a close-range shot.

HALF 1 END!

Man City temporarily led Chelsea 1-0 with a goal from striker Alvarez.

Minute 46: Outside the pits, midfielders Rodri and Bernardo Silva are warming up. It is likely that these two players will be brought onto the field by coach Pep Guardiola in the coming minutes.

Minute 53: Chalobah jumped high to head the ball close to the goal but the ball bounced off the ground and did not pose any danger to Man City goalkeeper Ortega.

Minute 57: Man City substitution: John Stones replaces Manuel Akanji.

NO ENTER!

Minute 58: From Mahrez's free kick on the left wing, midfielder Kalvin Phillips jumped high and headed the ball into Chelsea's post.

NO ENTER!

Minute 65 : Striker Sterling handled the ball skillfully, finishing past Man City goalkeeper Ortega, but defender Stones appeared in time to save the ball on the goal line. But immediately after that, the referee blew the whistle to signal that Sterling was offside.

Minute 66: Enzo Fernandez received a yellow card after a dangerous foul on Phil Foden. This was Chelsea's second yellow card since the start of the match.

Minute 68: Mahrez put the ball into Chelsea's net, but before that the referee had penalized Alvarez for pushing. The goal was disallowed for Man City.

Minute 69: Chelsea make a substitution: Mudryk and Madueke come on, Sterling and Gallagher leave. Immediately after, Havertz curls a left-footed shot from the edge of the box but the ball goes in lightly and does not cause any trouble for goalkeeper Ortega.

Goal disallowed!

Minute 71: Lewis Hall's disastrous slip gave Mahrez a good chance to dribble down the sideline. The 32-year-old crossed the ball for Alvarez to put into Chelsea's empty net. However, after reviewing VAR, the referee disallowed the goal because Mahrez controlled the ball with his hand.

Minute 74: Man City made a substitution: Haaland replaced Mahrez. With his first touch, Haaland fired a shot from a tight angle but the ball went wide of Chelsea's goal.

Minute 77: Man City makes a substitution: De Bruyne and Rodri enter the field, Laporte and Sergio Gomez leave the field.

Minute 80: Chelsea substituted two players: Koulibaly and Chukwuemeka came on to replace Lewis Hall and Loftus-Cheek.

Minute 87: With the ball in Chelsea's penalty area, striker Alvarez's one-touch shot missed the target.

Minute 90: A good attack from Chelsea but ended with Mudryk's shot going into the air.

Minute 90+4: Defender Chalobah jumped high to head the ball close to the goal but missed.

THE MATCH IS OVER!

Man City beat Chelsea 1-0. After the match, many Man City fans rushed onto the field to celebrate their team's Premier League title.

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