Chelsea's Marcos Alonso scores the winner against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, May 8.
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso scores the winner against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, May 8.
Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling, centre, celebrates after scoring against Chelsea. Getty
Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling, centre, celebrates after scoring against Chelsea. Getty
Raheem Sterling, right, scores for City. Getty
Raheem Sterling, right, scores for City. Getty
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. EPA
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. EPA
City's Raheem Sterling on the attack at the Etihad Stadium. Getty
City's Raheem Sterling on the attack at the Etihad Stadium. Getty
City's Raheem Sterling goes down in the box after a challenge from Kurt Zouma but no penalty was given. AFP
City's Raheem Sterling goes down in the box after a challenge from Kurt Zouma but no penalty was given. AFP
Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech fires home to make it 1-1. AFP
Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech fires home to make it 1-1. AFP
Sergio Aguero misses a penalty against Chelsea. Getty
Sergio Aguero misses a penalty against Chelsea. Getty
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy saves Sergio Aguero's Panenka penalty attempt in the first half. AP
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy saves Sergio Aguero's Panenka penalty attempt in the first half. AP
Chelsea's Reece James and Nathan Ake of City battle for possession. AFP
Chelsea's Reece James and Nathan Ake of City battle for possession. AFP
Hakim Ziyech celebrates after scoring for Chelsea. AFP
Hakim Ziyech celebrates after scoring for Chelsea. AFP
City's Raheem Sterling reacts to a challenge from Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea. Reuters
City's Raheem Sterling reacts to a challenge from Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea. Reuters
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel argues with the fourth official. EPA
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel argues with the fourth official. EPA
City goalkeeper Ederson cannot keep out Hakim Ziyech's strike for Chelsea. Reuters
City goalkeeper Ederson cannot keep out Hakim Ziyech's strike for Chelsea. Reuters
City's Raheem Sterling and Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea battle for the ball. Reuters
City's Raheem Sterling and Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea battle for the ball. Reuters
City substitute Phil Foden shoots at goal. AFP
City substitute Phil Foden shoots at goal. AFP
Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech skips past a challenge by Joao Cancelo of City. Getty
Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech skips past a challenge by Joao Cancelo of City. Getty
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour. EPA
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour. EPA

Football

Chelsea prove 'capable of beating Manchester City', says Thomas Tuchel after dramatic Premier League win

The 2-1 win at the Etihad comes a few weeks after FA Cup semi-final triumph and ahead of the Champions League final

The National

May 09, 2021

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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel believes the recent wins over Manchester City will give his team plenty of confidence going into the Champions League final but the German is expecting a fresh challenge from Pep Guardiola and his players.

Chelsea claimed a dramatic 2-1 Premier League win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Marcos Alonso scored the winner in injury time. Raheem Sterling opened the scoring in the first half and the hosts had the chance to double their advantage just before the break, only for Sergio Aguero's Panenka-style penalty to be easily saved by Edouard Mendy.

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Hakim Ziyech levelled for Chelsea in the second half before Alonso turned in Timo Werner's low cross in the dying stages. The win moved Chelsea up to third in the Premier League table while delaying City's title celebrations a little longer.

It was Chelsea's second victory over City in three weeks following last month's FA Cup semi-final win and the London club are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions.

"It's best to have consecutive good performances that lead to results," said Tuchel. "The group and the players do everything to force the luck on our side, and we caught the momentum to have another big win.

"It increases our self-confidence in a natural and healthy way because everybody knows we have to restart on Wednesday (against Arsenal in the league)."

Tuchel will face Guardiola's side again later this month when they play the Champions League final on May 29. However, the two teams will be much different to the ones that lined up on Saturday. City made nine changes from their semi-final second leg win over Paris Saint-Germain, while Chelsea made five.

"The final is a very unique game and you cannot predict what will happen," Tuchel said. "You need to be well prepared, we will have some changes again, they will have some changes again, but we will arrive with the knowledge we are capable of beating City."

Arguably the biggest turning point in Saturday's match came when Aguero missed the penalty that would have given City a 2-0 lead going into halftime, and the Argentine has publicly apologised for his decision to chip the ball.

"I would like to apologise to my teammates, staff and supporters for missing the penalty," City's all-time top scorer Aguero tweeted. "It was a bad decision and I take full responsibility."

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Manchester City v Chelsea player ratings

MANCHESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS: Ederson – 6. Probably could have done better with Ziyech’s equaliser but not at fault for Alonso’s winner. Pulled off a couple of decent saves and commanded his area well. Getty Images
MANCHESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS: Ederson – 6. Probably could have done better with Ziyech’s equaliser but not at fault for Alonso’s winner. Pulled off a couple of decent saves and commanded his area well. Getty Images
Aymeric Laporte – 7. City are spoit to have the Frenchman as a third-choice centre-back. A calm and composed performance. PA
Aymeric Laporte – 7. City are spoit to have the Frenchman as a third-choice centre-back. A calm and composed performance. PA
Ruben Dias – 7. Handled Chelsea’s attacks for most of the match until the visitors started to create better chances towards the end. Oozes class. AP
Ruben Dias – 7. Handled Chelsea’s attacks for most of the match until the visitors started to create better chances towards the end. Oozes class. AP
Nathan Ake – 8. Given a rare chance to impress – and impress he did. The Dutch defender was immense at the back, dealing comfortably with Pulisic and the attacks down his side while bringing the ball out of defence and distributing well. Getty Images
Nathan Ake – 8. Given a rare chance to impress – and impress he did. The Dutch defender was immense at the back, dealing comfortably with Pulisic and the attacks down his side while bringing the ball out of defence and distributing well. Getty Images
Joao Cancelo – 6. Back in his preferred right wing-back role, the Portugal international was not quite at his best. There were a few attacking forays and he matched up well against Alonso, but his impact was generally limited. PA
Joao Cancelo – 6. Back in his preferred right wing-back role, the Portugal international was not quite at his best. There were a few attacking forays and he matched up well against Alonso, but his impact was generally limited. PA
Benjamin Mendy – 4. Got quite simply dominated by Reece James in their wing-back battle. Attempted to provide support in attack, but defensively was outclassed by his Chelsea counterpart. EPA
Benjamin Mendy – 4. Got quite simply dominated by Reece James in their wing-back battle. Attempted to provide support in attack, but defensively was outclassed by his Chelsea counterpart. EPA
Rodri – 7. An intriguing battle up against Kante in midfield and the Spaniard certainly held his own. The lack of a recognised midfielder alongside him for much of the match hardly helped his cause though. PA
Rodri – 7. An intriguing battle up against Kante in midfield and the Spaniard certainly held his own. The lack of a recognised midfielder alongside him for much of the match hardly helped his cause though. PA
Ferran Torres – 5. Had an early half chance which he blazed high and wide. That was about as good as it good for the Spaniard. Replaced by Gundogan in the second half. PA
Ferran Torres – 5. Had an early half chance which he blazed high and wide. That was about as good as it good for the Spaniard. Replaced by Gundogan in the second half. PA
Raheem Sterling – 7. Perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch after an early studs-up challenge on Werner, so of course it was the England forward who went on to score the opener. Aside from the goal, though, Sterling struggled to threaten Chelsea for the rest of the match. Reuters
Raheem Sterling – 7. Perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch after an early studs-up challenge on Werner, so of course it was the England forward who went on to score the opener. Aside from the goal, though, Sterling struggled to threaten Chelsea for the rest of the match. Reuters
Sergio Aguero – 4. A terrible touch that didn’t prove costly as Sterling ran on to the ball to fire home and had an absolute shocker with his Panenka penalty attempt. Considering his prolific record against Chelsea, it was a disappointing day for the Argentine. EPA
Sergio Aguero – 4. A terrible touch that didn’t prove costly as Sterling ran on to the ball to fire home and had an absolute shocker with his Panenka penalty attempt. Considering his prolific record against Chelsea, it was a disappointing day for the Argentine. EPA
Gabriel Jesus – 5. Offered very little threat and his attempts on goal failed to challenge Mendy. Marginally better than Aguero on the basis he didn’t scuff a penalty. PA
Gabriel Jesus – 5. Offered very little threat and his attempts on goal failed to challenge Mendy. Marginally better than Aguero on the basis he didn’t scuff a penalty. PA
SUBS: Phil Foden (70’) – 6. Brought on for Aguero but the prodigiously talented player was unable to affect the game in the way he so often has this season. Getty Images
SUBS: Phil Foden (70’) – 6. Brought on for Aguero but the prodigiously talented player was unable to affect the game in the way he so often has this season. Getty Images
Ilkay Gundogan (71’) – 6. Replaced the ineffective Torres, but the German midfielder was not much better on the night. Reuters
Ilkay Gundogan (71’) – 6. Replaced the ineffective Torres, but the German midfielder was not much better on the night. Reuters
Oleksander Zinchenko (80’) – N/A. Better than Mendy but it didn’t take much. Reuters
Oleksander Zinchenko (80’) – N/A. Better than Mendy but it didn’t take much. Reuters
CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 7. No chance with Sterling’s goal and was alert to Aguero’s Panenka. Wasn’t really called into action much in the second half. Getty Images
CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Edouard Mendy – 7. No chance with Sterling’s goal and was alert to Aguero’s Panenka. Wasn’t really called into action much in the second half. Getty Images
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7. The Chelsea captain was given a good test by Sterling and was up to the task. A model of consistency who used his experience to help his side to an important win. PA
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7. The Chelsea captain was given a good test by Sterling and was up to the task. A model of consistency who used his experience to help his side to an important win. PA
Andreas Christensen – 6. Barged off the ball a bit too easily by Jesus in the leadup to the opening goal and was taken off injured just before the break. Not a great game this time but Chelsea will hope he makes a swift recovery. AFP
Andreas Christensen – 6. Barged off the ball a bit too easily by Jesus in the leadup to the opening goal and was taken off injured just before the break. Not a great game this time but Chelsea will hope he makes a swift recovery. AFP
Antonio Rudiger – 8. Once again the pick the of the Chelsea centre-backs. The German easily dealt with the threat of Aguero and Jesus and led his backline well. Reuters
Antonio Rudiger – 8. Once again the pick the of the Chelsea centre-backs. The German easily dealt with the threat of Aguero and Jesus and led his backline well. Reuters
Reece James – 8. The England full-back was superb. He spent the entire game producing marauding runs down the right, whipping in dangerous crosses, and supporting Chelsea's counters. Defensively he was sound, too. Surely has played his way into Tuchel’s thoughts for the Champions League final. PA
Reece James – 8. The England full-back was superb. He spent the entire game producing marauding runs down the right, whipping in dangerous crosses, and supporting Chelsea's counters. Defensively he was sound, too. Surely has played his way into Tuchel’s thoughts for the Champions League final. PA
Marcos Alonso – 7. Only made one real contribution in the game and it came with one of the last kicks. Alonso has a knack for popping up with important goals and his injury-time winner put City’s title celebrations on hold a little while longer. AFP
Marcos Alonso – 7. Only made one real contribution in the game and it came with one of the last kicks. Alonso has a knack for popping up with important goals and his injury-time winner put City’s title celebrations on hold a little while longer. AFP
Billy Gilmour – 6. Started brightly as the Scottish midfielder looked to get on the ball but gave away a needless penalty before the break. Fortunately for him, Aguero fluffed it. Carried on running even if his influence faded. Needs more games. EPA
Billy Gilmour – 6. Started brightly as the Scottish midfielder looked to get on the ball but gave away a needless penalty before the break. Fortunately for him, Aguero fluffed it. Carried on running even if his influence faded. Needs more games. EPA
N’Golo Kante – 8. On the back of his brilliance against Real Madrid, the Frenchman was excellent yet again, excelling in what Tuchel calls the ‘double six’ – protecting his defenders and supporting the attackers. Given a well-earned rest when taken off in the 68th minute. Top class player. EPA
N’Golo Kante – 8. On the back of his brilliance against Real Madrid, the Frenchman was excellent yet again, excelling in what Tuchel calls the ‘double six’ – protecting his defenders and supporting the attackers. Given a well-earned rest when taken off in the 68th minute. Top class player. EPA
Christian Pulisic 6 – Electric when he came on against Real Madrid but there was not the same spark at the Etihad. Came to life a bit more towards the end but overall, came out second best against Ake. EPA
Christian Pulisic 6 – Electric when he came on against Real Madrid but there was not the same spark at the Etihad. Came to life a bit more towards the end but overall, came out second best against Ake. EPA
Hakim Ziyech – 7. Tested Ederson with a decent strike at the end of the first half and got on the scoresheet with a fine finish from the edge of the area. Still, for a player as immensely talented as the Moroccan, he should be dictating games a bit more. Easier said than done against City, though. EPA
Hakim Ziyech – 7. Tested Ederson with a decent strike at the end of the first half and got on the scoresheet with a fine finish from the edge of the area. Still, for a player as immensely talented as the Moroccan, he should be dictating games a bit more. Easier said than done against City, though. EPA
Timo Werner – 7. Felt like he spent more time offside than on, but once again came up with a vital contribution with the assist for the winner and his runs in behind kept stretching City’s defence. A good performance by the German. Getty Images
Timo Werner – 7. Felt like he spent more time offside than on, but once again came up with a vital contribution with the assist for the winner and his runs in behind kept stretching City’s defence. A good performance by the German. Getty Images
Kurt Zouma (45’+3) – 7. Loves a last-ditch tackle does Zouma. His one at the Etihad was a masterpiece, although he might be considered lucky for not giving away a penalty for a clumsy looking challenge on Sterling. Getty Images
Kurt Zouma (45’+3) – 7. Loves a last-ditch tackle does Zouma. His one at the Etihad was a masterpiece, although he might be considered lucky for not giving away a penalty for a clumsy looking challenge on Sterling. Getty Images
Jorginho (68’) – 6. A fairly quiet game from the Italian as Chelsea surrendered most of the possession and played on the counter. Getty Images
Jorginho (68’) – 6. A fairly quiet game from the Italian as Chelsea surrendered most of the possession and played on the counter. Getty Images
Callum Hudson-Odoi (76’) – N/A. Goal chalked off for offside and almost got his boot on the ball before Alonso lashed home. PA
Callum Hudson-Odoi (76’) – N/A. Goal chalked off for offside and almost got his boot on the ball before Alonso lashed home. PA

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Lightweight: Mohammed Yahya (UAE) beat Azouz Anwar (EGY)

Catchweight 79kg: Souhil Tahiri (ALG) beat Omar Hussein (PAL)

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The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE.

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British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
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Results:

First Test: New Zealand 30 British & Irish Lions 15

Second Test: New Zealand 21 British & Irish Lions 24

Third Test: New Zealand 15 British & Irish Lions 15

Brief scores:

Newcastle United 1

Perez 23'

Wolverhampton Rovers 2

Jota 17', Doherty 90' 4

Red cards: Yedlin 57'

Man of the Match: Diogo Jota (Wolves)

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