With an own goal not even five minutes into the match, Aston Villa lets victory against Chelsea slip away, but confirms further qualification for the Champions League
On the afternoon of this Saturday, the 27th, the Aston Villa received the Chelseain a match valid for the 35th round of the Premier League. After intense and exciting 90 minutes of the ball rolling on the Villa Parkin the city of Birmingham, England, the two teams drew 2-2.
In the first minutes of the game, fate did not smile on the Blues. 4 minutes into the match, Marc Cucurella scored an own goal to put the home team ahead on the scoreboard. At 42 minutes, Morgan Rogers expanded. In the second stage, at 62, Noni Madueke decreased for visitors. And the equalizer came from the feet of Conor Gallagherat 81 minutes.
In this way, with the result of the match, the Villains are increasingly confirming themselves in fourth place in the English Championship and in the place for Champions League, with 67 points, while the Blues are in the middle of the table, in ninth place, with 48 points added so far. The next confrontation of Aston Villa will be against Olympiacosfor the first leg of the semifinal of the Conference Leagueon Thursday, 2. Chelsea takes the field again against Tottenhamon the same day, in a delayed duel from the 26th round.
Source: sportbuzz
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