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Match Details
Date: 8th May 2021
Time: 10:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Etihad Stadium
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Preview:
In this battle of heavyweights, Manchester City lock horns with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. This can be labelled as a dress rehearsal for the high-octane Champions League final as both the teams will be facing off against each other at Istanbul on the 30th of May. Meanwhile in the Premier League, Manchester City have been an absolute juggernaut. The match is slated to begin at 10:00 PM (IST).
Team News
Manchester City
John Stones will be missing out on this game because he will be serving a 3-match suspension.
Chelsea
Cesar Azpilicueta and Mateo Kovacic are injured and will be missing out on this game.
Key players
Analysis:
Manchester City are in the 1st position of the Premier League points table and have 25 wins and 80 points under their belt. They stand 13 points clear of second-placed Manchester United and are all set to win the title. In their previous Premier League encounter, City had trounced Crystal Palace 2-0. Sergio Aguero and Ferran Torres had netted goals for the Cityzens.
Chelsea have been a completely different unit under Thomas Tuchel. They have reached the Champions League finals after outclassing the Spanish giants, Real Madrid. They won on a 3-1 aggregate and in the last leg, Timo Werner and Mason Mount had scored goals for Chelsea. In the Premier League too, Thomas Tuchel’s side are in good form and are presently in the 4th position of the table.
Team 1
Team 2
Probable Playing 11
Manchester City
Ederson; Benjamin Mendy, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez; Sergio Aguero
Chelsea
Kepa Arrizabalaga; Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Kurt Zouma; Marcos Alonso, Reece James, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho; Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz
Best 14
Goalkeepers: Ederson, Arrizabalaga
Defenders: Dias, Mendy, Rudiger, Silva, Zouma
Midfielders: Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mount, Kante
Strikers: Werner, Havertz, Aguero
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