Manchester City began their quest to defend their Premier League title with a fine victory after beating Chelsea 2-0 in a big match on Sunday.
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Man City took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute with the first clear chance. Jeremy Doku passed the ball from the left into the middle. Bernardo Silva flicked it slightly to Erling Haaland who controlled it. And beat Marc Cucurella before shooting a shot past Robert Sanchez into the net.

22 minutes, Man City still had a chance. New winger Savinho charged up the right before passing to Kevin De Bruyne who controlled and hit a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. But the ball did not curve enough and went behind.
Chelsea’s defense made a mistake when they tackled the ball in front of the penalty area in the 37th minute. Jeremy Doku intercepted it before shooting hard. But it slightly deflected off a Chelsea player and was about to go under the bar. But Robert Sanchez flicked it over the bar with his fingertips.
Chelsea scored in the 44th minute when Cole Palmer took a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. Which Ederson saved and Nicolas Jackson followed up with a rebound. But Jackson was already offside. The first half ended.
In the second half.
Chelsea’s game continued to die in the front line. And in the 58th minute, Enzo Maresca changed to Pedro Neto. A new winger from Wolves to replace Christopher Nkunku.
61 minutes Chelsea almost equalized when Man City’s defenders failed to clear the ball. Romeo Lavia headed the ball into the penalty area. Nicolas Jackson instinctively shot. But the ball was not far from Ederson who jumped to block it.
However, it was Man City who scored the second goal when Fofana’s cross from behind was not well intercepted by Mateo Kovacic before he dragged it to the edge of the penalty area and curled it beautifully into the near post. Sanchez managed to parry it with his fingertips but was unable to keep it out.
After that, there were no more goals. The game ended with Man City winning 2-0 at Chelsea, taking 3 points back to Manchester as planned.