2021 ‘Made in England’ Champions League final. After Manchester City to win the pass for Istanbul there is Chelsea who tonight in their Stamford Bridge fort in London beats and eliminates Zidane’s Real Madrid in the match refereed by the Italian Daniele Orsato. The Blues, thanks to the 1-1 first leg in Spain, beat the merengues 2-0 thanks to goals in the first half by Timo Werner and Mount in the second half. An excellent Benzema is not enough for the Spaniards to overturn a game that began uphill due to the bad result gained in the first semifinal.
With respect to the first leg, the coach of Chlesea Tuchel chooses Havertz among the owners, with Madrid’s goalscorer Pulišić only going on the bench. In fact, Werner completes the trio with Mount. “Heavy” defensive trio with Rüdiger, Christensen and Thiago Silva. Unlike the anticipations of the Spanish media, Zidane decides to trust Vinícius Júnior, with Asensio who, contrary to expectations, will start from the bench. In defense, Ramos and Mendy return, while the line formed by Kroos, Casemiro and Modrić is confirmed in midfield.
Ready to go with Chelsea who, despite the 1-1 first leg, do not seem to want to defend 0-0: the Blues immediately attack with Real capable of becoming dangerous on the counterattack. The offensive attitude of the London team soon bears fruit, just before the half hour comes the advantage signed by Timo Werner: great play by Kanté who with the control gets rid of Casemiro and asks Werner for the triangle, the French serves Havertz in the area, touch under the German number 29 who overtakes Courtois at the exit, but the ball hits the crossbar. However, the other Teutonic who had followed the action and headed for an empty net pushes into the net cannot be wrong about the rejected. Real reacts with Benzema who touches the equalizer several times but the first 45 ‘ends with the hosts ahead.
The recovery starts in the sign of the Blues who repeatedly touch the 2-0 with Haverts (crossbar), Thiago Silva, Mount and Kanté and only a great Courtois prevents the blancos from capitulating definitively. Spaniards who suffer until the end without being able to worry the hosts who double in the final with Mount. Once again it is Kanté who inspires the action of Chelsea, the Frenchman retrieves a loose ball on the trocar, widens the area to the right for Pulišić, the number 10 of Chelsea controls the ball on the bottom line and finds the cut inside the very well. ‘small area of Mount that bags with the toe of the empty net. End of games with the Blues who can thus celebrate an all-English final. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City awaits the Londoners on Saturday 29 May at the Atatürk Olimpiyat StadÕ in Istanbul, yesterday eliminating Neymar and Mbappè’s PSG.