On all pre-match hands, Chelsea should have beaten Burnley. Here, and traditionally a strong game of "blue" in the first rounds of the Premier League, and the weakness of Burnley, last season won only 1 fight on the road.
If someone doubted the victory of the "retired", then it is unlikely that he retained his opinion after the first ten minutes of the fight. By this time, Chelsea had an overwhelming advantage in possession of the ball - 79 to 21 and gradually picked up to the gates of "burgundy".
And then something strange happened.. Gary Cahill flew straight in the innocent DeFur, for which he immediately saw a red light. Antonio Conte reacted with the release of Andreas Christensen instead of the unexpectedly appearing at the start of Jeremy God.
After three minutes the ball first visited the gate of Chelsea after the impact of Sam Voucks. But unfortunately for Burnley, before that James Tarkowski violated the rules in the attack. The sadness of "burgundy" did not last long, because after 5 minutes Matthew Lawton cut the cross into the penalty area, and there the same Vaux fine tuned and ferried the ball into the corner! 0: 1, and while Chelsea played in the minority.
"Pensioners" at these moments were in a state of "groggy", allowing Burnley to reign supreme on the field. All that the players of the "pensioners" were honored - uncaused rudeness. He tried to David Louis and especially - Antonio Rudiger, who in Rome, gentlemanly mores did not differ.
The specter of the sensation began to take on an increasingly pronounced form when Stephen Ward took the ball after a long throw from Jack Cork and sent a round shot to the crossbar with a mighty shot! 0 to 2 after 39 minutes.. And by the end of the half-time the "blue" things have become and are completely sad, because Voux again grieved Tibo Courtois, this time after filing Defour - 0: 3!.
Chelsea did not get a decisive score, and there was a feeling that the "pensioners" would earn another red card - Louis and Ruediger. It was scary to imagine what a crouch to suit Antonio Conte's charges during the break.
The first blow to the goal gate Burnley Chelsea inflicted on the 48th minute by the efforts of Marcos Alonso. Tom Heaton in a beautiful jumping threat neutralized. Followed by a corner and Tom took the ball. Even when the round was at the goalkeeper, ran past Rudiger simply pushed him, but the judge once again forgave the German.
At the 54th minute, Batshuayi, perhaps for the first time, did what is expected of the striker - struck on goal, but the blow came out incredibly weak. Naturally, the score did not change, but here Chelsea's composition changed after 4 minutes - Alvaro Morata replaced the failed game Misha.
Alvaro began actively, immediately breaking through the gate, and then earning / soliciting a yellow card for Ben Mi.
Teams exchanged moments - Heaton saved after striking Alonso under the crossbar, and Brady broke the gate. And soon the match, already labeled in the category of "sensation", began to move to being included in the category of "masterpieces". Willian filed from the corner of the penalty, and there ducked fish Morata ferried the ball into the net! 1: 3 and playing in the minority Chelsea perked up!.
Chelsea crushed, but it seemed that all the hopes of the "blue" buried Cesc Fabregas, rudely played against Jack Cork. For this, the Spaniard received a second yellow, and Chelsea remained nine-nine minutes before the end of normal time. But it was not there! At the 88th minute, Louis used Morata's pass and reduced the gap to a minimum! 2: 3 and the draw in this match became quite realistic, despite the "-2" in the frames of "retired".
And then Rudiger fouled directly in front of his penalty, getting a deserved yellow. Robbie Brady struck great, but the strike took the bar! Chelsea in the end was honored for the final assault, but Burnley managed to resist and as a result - celebrated a deserved victory.
Spoiled us in the 1st round of the Premier League, spoiled! The next time your friend begins to wonder how you can love football, because "there are 22 guys just running around for some ball" - turn on his games Arsenal - Leicester, Watford - Liverpool and Chelsea - Burnley. It is unlikely that he will not fall in love with football after these fights.
Eugene Music, Football. Ua Chelsea - Burnley 2: 3.
Goals:
Morata, 69, Louis, 88 - Wowks, 24, 43, Ward, 39.
Chelsea: Courtois - Rudigger, Cahill, David Luis - Asilicueta, Fabregas, Cante, Alonso - Willian, Batshuayi (Morata, 58), God (Christensen, 18 (Musonda, 90 + 2)).
Burnley: Heaton - Lawton, Tarkowski, Mi, Ward - Gudmundsson (Arfield, 75), Cork, Hendrick, Defour (Walters, 75), Brady - Voucks.
Warnings: David Luis, Alonso, Rudiger, Cesk - Mi, Brady, Arfield.
Removal: Cahill, 13 (rough game).