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Manchester United-Chelsea 4-1: Back in the Champions League, Anthony lost (vid)

Manchester United-Chelsea 4-1: Back in the Champions League, Anthony lost (vid)

With … a party against ineffective Chelsea (4-1), Manchester United mathematically secured their return to the Champions League after a season absence – on a stretcher and with tears in his eyes, he left the injured Anthony, nine days before the final. Cup with City (03/06).

It tasted bittersweet Manchester United sure victory over desperate Chelsea (4-0). On the other hand, it also mathematically secured its return to the Champions League After missing one season, but losing the other due to a (possibly serious) injury AnthonyNine days before the big date with fellow City at its end FA cup (03/06).

Without particular changes, the lineup of the Red Devils with Marcus Rashford Returning to the mission after missing two matches due to injury and illness Lisandro Martinez – Marcel Sabitzer Strongly.

In one of his final matches off the blue bench, S.J Frank Lampard Again he was not in possession of it Reece James, Mark Cucurega, Ben Chilwell, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic And Ngolo Kante.

Casemiro’s goal with “Good evening”

Both teams came in good mood Chelsea To lose the first big opportunity only in the fourth minute with him Mihailo Modric For a desperate failure after an excellent cross from him Louis Hall.

And from a probability of 0-1, we went in a matter of seconds to… an actual 1-0. Perfect execution by him Christian Eriksen From the left in the head region Casemiro From the height of the penalty kick and a goal for the host in just the sixth minute.

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Chelsea, who paid the price for their weak defensiveness and poor finishing, scored again soon after, this time through… Kai Havertz and the Lampard To despondency, his team had the ball, but they were also superior overall.

Anthony tears 2-0

United, of course, knew much better what to do with the ball and set the conditions for a second goal Anthony Marcial and the Anthonyprior to completion of icosalept.

However, the Brazilian midfielder got a date with bad luck in the 24th minute, after a strong tackle before Trivo Salobahit his ankle So much so that he left on a stretcher with tears in his eyes, realizing that only by … a miracle he would reach the cup final with Manchester city Next Saturday (03/06).

Visitors continued to miss opportunities with Havertz. Modric And Connor Gallagher (double the latter), with the hosts penalized in the fifth minute of stoppage time, when Casemiro He found him with an excellent ball Jadon Sancho Inside the penalty area he gave his readiness 2-0 to Martial.

Bruno and Rashford are the icing on the cake, and Felix is… an honor

at rest, Luke Shaw He withdrew with a slight problem with his back (his participation in the final is not in danger), with both managers exhausted by changes during the second half, as Chelsea emerged strong again, but without real impact.

United controlled the pace, created the conditions as well and finally finished the match in the 72nd minute, when Wesley Fofana toppled him Bruno Fernandez Inside the area, the Portuguese calmly converted the penalty kick to make it 3-0.

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Chelsea’s defence…it was coming from all over and five minutes later, it was coming Rashford Use it to defeat him drink And to become United’s first player thereafter Robin van Persie In the 2012-13 season, where he scored thirty goals in one season (in all competitions), but also the first since then Wayne Rooney In 2009-10 when he turned twenty at Old Trafford.

4-0, which would have become 5-0 if he shot Alejandro Garnazo He didn’t stop at the bar (84′), it was unfair to her Chelseabut also pointed to a disastrous Blues season, the worst in more than two decades.

This, after all, was their 22nd defeat in all competitions (!), their worst single-season performance since 1978-79, when the team posted a record 29 defeats and was relegated.

Against … the price of weapons in the eighty-ninth century Joao Felix He finished his pass with the class Hakim Zays‘, with teammates ironically singing “We scored a goal”, before o.d drink He blocked the five-pointer in his attempt garnazo.

Manchester United (Eric ten Hag): De Gea – Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw (min 46 minutes) – Casemiro, Eriksen (70 minutes) – Anthony (27 minutes Rashford), Bruno Fernandes (86 minutes McTominay), Sancho – Martial (70 minutes) ‘ Garnazzo).

Chelsea (Frank Lampard): Kepa – Atpilekueta, Saloba, Wesley Fofana, Hall – Chukwuemeka (82′ Loftus – Cech), Enzo Fernandez, Gallagher (82 David Datro Fofana) – Madueke (82′ Zyguez), Havertz (64′ Joao Felix), Mondrick ( 64) Polisik.

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