Chelsea
move one step closer to a Top 4 finish
It was a massive 3 points for Chelsea who managed to grab a late
goal against Manchester United in Sunday’s epic 0-1 match at Old Trafford. Juan
Mata’s 87th minute goal coming at a time when it looked like Chelsea
was going to drop 2 points in the race for top 4 football and Champions league
qualification.
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| Mata's 87th minute goal against Manchester United |
Chelsea now sits rather comfortably in third place three
points above Tottenham Hotspurs in fifth and a point off Arsenal in forth, yet
with Chelsea only having played 35 games to Arsenal’s 36 games; Wednesday’s
clash against Tottenham becomes ever so important to both teams. A win could
seal a top 4 place for Chelsea as Tottenham have a significantly lower goal
difference than the Blues (Chelsea). Manager Rafael Benitez was pleased with the
result and had this to say "we are in the driving seat now, if we can win
(against Tottenham), we can be there (in the Champions League)".
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| Gareth Bale shot from outside the box against Southampton |
Cheslea’s London rivals Tottenham managed a late
1-0 win against Southampton who outplayed Tottenham for most of the game. It
came down to a wonder strike from none other than Gareth Bale on 85 minutes to
seal a victory for Spurs(Tottenham). Arsenal played an already relegated Queens Park
Rangers side that has nothing to lose. The Gunners(Arsenal) scored an
incredible goal within 14 second of the game by Theo Walcott. The win sees
Arsenal extend their unbeaten streak up to 8 games at the most important time
of the season.
With all three teams winning this weekend and
games running out, it adds further pressure to Wednesdays clash between
Tottenham and Chelsea. Both teams know this is essentially a final and a win
for either one could boost their top 4 challenge significantly with two games
remaining.
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| Thursday, 9th May 2013 - 4:45 am (AEST) |
By Riyaz
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