AHEAD
AHEAD OF
AHEAD OF THIS GAME AT STAMFORD BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. DANNY, TALK US THROUGH THE 1 TO
11.
11.
11. >>
11. >> THOMAS TUCHEL MAKES FOUR
CHANGES.
CHANGES.
CHANGES. MENDY, KANTE, JAMES AND WERNER
COMING IN.
COMING IN. MANY MIDFIELD, TUCHEL HAS GONE
WITH A FIVE-MAN MIDFIELD TO
LEAVE LITTLE SPACE FOR
MANCHESTER CITY TO DOMINATE.
JORGINHO WILL SIT ALONGSIDE
KANTE AND KOVACIC. TO OUR
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. >>
SIDE. >> WHAT'S PEP DONE, TIM?
TALK US THROUGH MANCHESTER CITY.
>> EDERSON IS IN FINE FORM.
FOUR CLEAN SHEETS IN FIVE GAMES.
A STRONG BACK FOUR.
CANCELO, LAPORTE, DIAS AND
WALKER.
WALKER.
WALKER. COMPACT MIDFIELD THREE.
RODRI, BERNARDO SILVA TO THE
LEFT, AND TO THE RIGHT, KEVIN
DeBRUYNE.
DeBRUYNE.
DeBRUYNE. GREALISH WILL GET A START ON THE
LEFT, ON THE RIGHT, JESUS, THREE
ASSISTS, A CLUB HIGH.
PHIL FODEN PLAYS UP TOP AS THE
FALSE NINE. WAYS.
ALONSO
ALONSO CHOOSING STILL TO CHANGE. RACISM HAS NO PLACE IN FOOTBALL
OR SOCIETY.
OR SOCIETY. SO THE RESUMPTION OF THE BLUE
RIBBON RIVALRY.
RIBBON RIVALRY. WHICH SHADE OF BLUE, JIM BEGLIN?
>> Jim: JUST TO TELL YOU, TO
START WITH,
>> Jim: JUST TO TELL YOU, TO START WITH,UNCHALLENGED.
START WITH,UNCHALLENGED. AZPILICUETA PLAYING WITH FIRE.
EVENTUALLY FINDING LUKAKU TO
WHOM LAPORTE WAS TIGHT.
ALONSO COULD EMERGE NOW.
TIMO WERNER WHO IS ONSIDE.
CAUGHT OUT BY
THEY WERE SWAMPED BY SIX CITY
GOALS.
GOALS.
GOALS. RUDIGER CHARGING.
RUDIGER CHARGING. TIMO WERNER.
TIMO WERNER. AGAINST THE BACK OF WALKER WHO
HAD AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM.
SO ELICITED A FEW QUESTIONS FROM
CHELSEA FOLK.
CHELSEA FOLK. >> Jim: YEAH.
I'M INCLINED TO THINK NO.
YES, THERE WERE A
I'M INCLINED TO THINK NO. YES, THERE WERE APPEAL
I'M INCLINED TO THINK NO. YES, THERE WERE APPEALS MAINLY
FROM THE CROWD BUT IT CAUGHT HIM
IN THE BACK.
THE FACT HE HAS HIS BACK TO IT,
DeBRUYNE.
DeBRUYNE.
DeBRUYNE. UP IN THE AIR BY FODEN.
WALKER.
WALKER.
WALKER. TOUCH FOR KOVACIC.
POINT BY RUDIGER.
>> WE HAVE JUST SEEN ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF HOW SLICK DeBRUYNE
IS.
IS.
IS. WATCH
IS. WATCH HOW HE TAKES THIS AND JUST
EASES INSIDE TO GET THE SHOT
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. CHRISTENSEN WAS THE ONE
GRE
GRE
GRE GREALISH.
GREALISH.
GREALISH. RODRI GOT A SHOT AWAY WHICH TOOK
A DEFLECTION ON ITS WAY OVER.
CITY HAVE ANOTHER CORNER.
>> Jim: AGAIN, THIS IS A SMART
MOVE.
MOVE.
MOVE. ON
MOVE. ON THE TRANSITION THERE'S MORE
ROOM FOR MANCHESTER CITY TO PICK
OUT THEIR PASSES AND IT DID COME
BACK TO RODRI, JUST LOOK AT THE
REACTION FROM RUDIGER AND HAVING
A POP AT ALONSO, HE FELT HE WAS
OUT OF POSITION.
>> Peter: FODEN TAKES.
DIAS IS UP.
POKED AWAY BY WERNER.
BACK TOWARDS PHIL FODEN.
BEHIND BY JORGINHO.
>> Jim: DONE WELL, PHIL FODEN.
HE'S GOT A REALLY GOOD TOUCH
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SORTED HIS FEET OUT QUICKLY TO
TRY AND PULL IT BACK.
JRNLG H
TRY AND PULL IT BACK. J
J
J RODRI.
RODRI.
RODRI. GREALISH.
GREALISH.
GREALISH. KEVIN D
GREALISH. KEVIN DeBRUYNE!
KEVIN DeBRUYNE! ALWAYS RISING.
ALWAYS RISING. >> Jim: THERE WAS SOME ATTENTION
IN THE END IN THE FORM OF THIAGO
SILVA WHO IS BASICALLY QUERYING
THE FACT THAT SOMEONE ELSE
SHOULD BE MAKING THAT MOVE,
MAYBE JORGI DELICIOUS.
THE CONTROL ON THE CHEST.
>> Peter: DeBRUYNE SET IT FOR
FODEN.
FODEN.
FODEN. FODEN LIFTED IT UP TO GABRIEL
JESUS WHO SHINNED IT.
>> Jim: YEAH.
CHELSEA WERE TRYING TO SAY THAT
HE CONTROLLED IT WITH HIS ARM.
MICHAEL OLIVER WAS QUICKLY THERE
TO SAY, NO, HE CONTROLLED IT
WITH HIS CHEST.
HE GOT A GOOD VIEW OF IT.
HE COULDN'T GET ABOVE IT.
UPPER CHEST, EVEN OFF THE
SHOULDER.
SHOULDER.
SHOULDER. NOW YOU WANT TO GET THE TOP SIDE
SHOULDER. NOW YOU WANT TO GET THE TOP SID
SHOULDER. NOW YOU WANT TO GET THE TOP SID.
>> Jim: IT'S RODRI'S JOB TO GET
INTO THE SIX-YARD BOX.
DeBRUYNE FOR CANCELO WHO HAS
MADE A COUPLE OF YARDS.
DRAGGED HIS SHOT.
JESUS TURNING AND SCORING!
CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE 0, CHAMPIONS
OF ENGLAND 1.
GABRIEL JESUS ON THE TWIST.
ROYAL BLUE OVERCOME FOR NOW BY
SKY BLUE.
SKY BLUE.
SKY BLUE. JORGINHO PERHAPS WITH A TELLING
AND UNFORTUNATE TOUCH.
BUT IT'S JESUS WITH THE GOAL.
>> Jim: YEAH.
A FIRST CONCEDED AS WELL FROM
OPEN PLAY THIS SEASON FOR
CHELSEA.
CHELSEA.
CHELSEA. AS SOON AS IT ARRIVED AT JESUS'
FEET, I'M THINKING HE'S NOT
GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO TURN.
AND THEY NEVER REALLY GOT CLOSE
ENOUGH TO HIM.
JORGINHO DOESN'T PRESENT HIMSELF
SUFFICIENTLY TO GET THE BLOCK ON
IT.
IT.
IT. HE'S
IT. HE'S A LITTLE FAR AWAY.
LOOK.
LOOK.
LOOK. IT'S A BIG BREAK.
YOU KNOW THAT.
IT'S A BIG BRAKEMA
YOU KNOW THAT. IT'S A BIG BREAK MANCHESTER
CITY'S WAY.
CITY'S WAY. JESUS' WAY.
JESUS' WAY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEFENDED
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN A WEE BIT
TIGHTER.
TIGHTER.
TIGHTER. >> Peter: SO AT SOME POINT
CHELSEA WILL HAVE TO COME OUT.
GABRIEL JESUS, THE MAN WHO IN
PORTO IN MAY WAS LATE INTO THE
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL.
IT WAS HE WHO CAME ON AS A WALK.
CANCELO.
CANCELO.
CANCELO. GREALISH WRIGGLING.
GREALISH WRIGGLING. GREALISH!
GREALISH!
GREALISH! >> Jim: WHAT A SAVE.
>> Peter: MENDY GOT A FINGER ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Jim: YOU'RE RIGHT, IT WAS A
FINGERTIP.
FINGERTIP. I THINK GREALISH WILL FIND THE
FALL CORNER UNTIL MENDY DOES
THAT.
THAT.
KOVACIC.
KOVACIC. RODRI.
RODRI.
RODRI. GREALISH.
GREALISH.
GREALISH. OFF GOES CANCELO.
CANCELO IN TOWARDS FODEN.
TOUCHED OUT FOR JESUS!
OFF THE LINE BY THIAGO SILVA
AND/OR JESUS
AND/OR JESUS OUT.
OUT.
OUT. THAT
OUT. THAT SOMETIMES JUST HAPPENS.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. ON
YEAH. ON THAT LAST BREAKAWAY FROM
CITY, YEAH, HE COMMITS HIMSELF,
MENDY.
MENDY.
MENDY. HE
MENDY. HE CAN'T GET ENOUGH ON IT.
JESUS THINKS ALL HE'S GOT TO DO
IS SIDE FOOT IT AND HE SCORES.
WONDERFUL DEFENDING.
WONDERFUL DEFENDING. >> Peter: THROUGH BY ALONSO.
ON DO IT IS KAI HAVERTZ!
LUKAKU!
LUKAKU!
LUKAKU! FLAG'S UP.
FLAG'S UP. IT'S GOING TO BE CHECKED, OF
COURSE, BY VAR.
I SUSPECT IT WAS HAVERTZ IN THE
FIRST INSTANCE RATHER THAN
LUKAKU WITH THE FINISH, BUT
WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE. >> Jim: IT'S THERE, BY A MARGIN.
LUKAKU.
LUKAKU.
LUKAKU. CAUGHT VERY TIGHT.
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. GAMES BETWEEN THE WOULD-BE
CHAMPIONS.
CHAMPIONS. RUDIGER STRODE IN.
JORGINHO, KOVACIC, LUKAKU REALLY
STRONG.
STRONG.
STRONG. MATEO KOVACIC!
MATEO KOVACIC! WHAT A BLOCK THAT IS FROM RUBIN
DIAS.
DIAS.
DIAS. >>
DIAS. >> Jim: HUGE.
YOU KNOW, PHIL FODEN WAS MUSCLED
OFF IT BY RUDIGER AT ONE END.
LUKAKU PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART
IN HELPING IT TO FIND KOVACIC AT
THE OTHE
IN HELPING IT TO FIND KOVACIC AT MIDFIELD.
MIDFIELD.
MIDFIELD. HE WON'T JUST SIT BACK AS JRNLG
H
HE WON'T JUST SIT BACK AS JRNLG
JORGINHO
JORGINHO LIKES TO DO. HE'LL GET INTO THE BOOK.
>> Peter: AZPILICUETA.
BERE
>> Peter: AZPILICUETA. BER E
>> Peter: AZPILICUETA. BERNARDO SILVA.
BERNARDO SILVA. CHARGING IS KOVACIC.
AWAY IS BERNARDO GALLAGHER ENJOG
CHARGING IS KOVACIC. AWAY IS BERNARDO GALLAGHER ENJO
CHARGING IS KOVACIC. AWAY IS BERNARDO GALLAGHER ENJOS
VIEW.
VIEW.
VIEW. D
VIEW. DeBRUYNE'S BALL!
DeBRUYNE'S BALL! LAPORTE IS VERY, VERY CLOSE.
>> Jim: WELL, MAYBE HE IS
STRETCHING AND THAT MAKES IT
THAT LITTLE BIT HARDER THAT HE
JUST HAS TO TRY AND STICK THAT
LEFT FOOT OUT A LITTLE FURTHER
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. TOUCHING WITH EVERY MOVE.
>> Jim: AT THE MOMENT THIS IS
SCREAMING STATEMENT FROM
MANCHESTER CITY.
MANCHESTER CITY. JESUS.
JESUS.
JESUS. FODEN.
FODEN.
FODEN. JACK GREALISH!
JACK GREALISH! MENDY DID WELL TO STAY BIG.
AND KEEP CHELSEA IN IT.
LOFTUS-CHEEK IS STRIDING THE
OTHER WAY.
OTHER WAY. AND HURDLING CHALLENGES.
FINDING WERNER.
FINDING WERNER. IT AIN'T DONE THIS, YET.
TIMO WERNER.
TIMO WERNER. IN BY AZPILICUETA.
PICKED OFF BY EDERSON.
MAHREZ.
MAHREZ.
MAHREZ. HELD BACK BY RUDIGER WHO KNOWS
HE HAS TO GO INTO THE BOOK F
>> Peter: LAST PUNT.
NOT EVEN THAT.
THIS TIME IT'S CITY.
THIS TIME IT'S PEP.
AND THAT IS A STATEMENT.
MANCHESTER CITY WITH THREE PRIZE
POINTS AT THE HOME OF THE
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS.
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS. GABRIEL JESUS WITH THEIR ONLY
GOAL.
GOAL.
GOAL. EIGHT MINUTES INTO THE SECOND
HALF.
HALF.
HALF. AND
HALF. AND THAT COUNTS FOR AN AWFUL
LOT.
LOT.
LOT. CHELSEA WITH WOUNDS TO LICK.
THE FINAL