Chelsea 1-1 Man U. (Match analysis

Chelsea and Man United played out an
entertaining 1-1 draw in Stamford Bridge this
evening. The calls for coach Louis van Gaal's
immediate sack have reduced in the last couple
of weeks due to good performances but this was
a big game and both sides treated it as such.

Chelsea started the match with star man Eden
Hazard on the bench while Diego Costa led the
line alongside Oscars and Willian. Louis Van Gaal
started the match with the same line up he used
in the last two matches against Derby County and
Stoke City,starting with youngsters Borthwick-
Jackson, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial with
other experienced stars like Rooney and Carrick
complimenting the line up.
Manchester United had the first 20 minutes of the
half, Chelsea what remained. Another corner from
Willian, this time from the right was met by
Nemanja Matic and forced an excellent save from
David De Gea. Soon after, he was flat footed
after Willian and then Oscar combined to put
Costa in, only for his shot to fly across the face
of goal.


United had the first thirty minutes of the first half
to themselves, but Guus Hiddink's men combined
perfectly to attack United in the last 15mins test
of the first half.
Chelsea captain John Terry felt his side should
have had a penalty on the stroke of half-time
after his shot struck Daley Blind on the arm but
the referee was having none of it.


Youngster Borthwick-Jackson crossed from the
left wing which was placed on the path of Jesse
Lingard through Martial,which resulted in a
wonderful acrobatic effort from Jesse Lingard
resulting in the team's first goal. Lingard
celebrated the goal with his trademark salute
much to the delight of the United fans on the
away section. But it didn't end there. Chelsea
were in for some real action.


DE Gea showed why many see him as the world's
best Goalkeeper by making two stunning saves
first from Ivanovic and secondly from Cesc
Fabregas.
United started playing defensively, giving Chelsea
more and more time on the ball.
Chelsea brought in Eden Hazard and Pedro while
Man Utd replaced Lingard, Mata, and Fellaini with
Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin.
Six minutes of extra time was given because of
the serious injury sustained by defender Kurt
Zouma and the time wasted and Chelsea
capitalized on that.


With five minutes of extra time left, Diego Costa
made a mazy run through the United defence and
after rounding off David De Gea slotted into the
net to equalize for the home team.
Rooney tried to rally the away team and after
dribbling through Ivanovic at the left hand side
made a chip shot that hit top of the bar.

Both teams tried to snatch three points at the
end but will be both happy to have grabbed a
point just like they did in the first leg this season.
Such was the battle between this two wealthy
clubs. While in previous seasons this clash could
be seen as a title decider, this game was merely
seen as an entertainment epistle, a drag for the
upper echelons of glory, name and power tussle,
and at the end but teams could have a smile
about the result, especially the blues!!