victory has a added importance for him goalless draw recorded on Tuesday between leaders Arsenal and Newcastle (3rd). City thus manages to cut five points its disadvantage with respect to the first in the table and extends the advantage over the third to four units.
Riyad Mahrezin the 63rd minute, was the author of the only goal of the night at Stamford Bridge, enough to sink a Chelsea of weak campaign as 10th in the table, far off the hook in the fight for the title and 10 units from the area qualifying for the Champions League.
The Algerian served as a solution for a party that could not find the imbalance, and in just eight minutes of presence on court -entered from the bank at 60 ‘- made the key difference in London.
On the previous day, those led by Pep Guardiola had stumbled at home with a draw against Everton, so now they have managed to recover from that disappointment and gain new momentum in an attempt to revalidate their crown in the Premier.
The Chelsea He will not have to wait long to try the rematch with respect to the Manchester City, since both teams face each other again on Sunday, this time in the field of the ‘citizens’ and in the 32nd. end of the FA Cup.
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