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No team laughed in the face-off between Pep Guardiola's disciples.
Arsenal had a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the 11th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Stamford Bridge in London on the 11th (Korea time).
The home side Chelsea played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Nikola Jackson on the front line and Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Pedru Netu on the second line. The third line was located in Romeo Rabia and Moises Caicedo. The defense was built by Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Marc Cucurella. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Robert Sanchez.
Away team Arsenal fought back with a 4-3-3 formation. Three-top Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Declan Rice, Thomas Partey and Martin 외degaard worked together in the midfield. The four backs were made up by Wiriyen Timber, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba and Ben White. David Raya kept the goal. Arsenal returned to the starting line-up with Odegaard, who was injured as a substitute against Inter Milan last time.
The match was a showdown between Mikel Arteta and Enzo Marsca, who had worked as coaches in Pep Guardiola's division, so much attention was paid to how the two coaches' resourcefulness fight would flow.
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Chelsea opened with a shot from the start of the first half. In the third minute of the first half, Palmer's mid-range shot headed toward the top of the goal and Raya hit it with his hand. Netu's cross was delivered to the right in the 19th minute of the first half in a counterattack, but the ball finished with Madueke's header went off the goal line.
Arsenal also took the lead in the game little by little and aimed for an opportunity. In the 27th minute of the first half, a pass miss by Chelsea's defense was caught by 외degaard, and Saka's shot, who received the pass, was caught in the shot. Martinelli finished the bounced ball again, but was blocked by Sanchez's good defense.
Arsenal seemed to take the lead with the opening goal, but it was denied. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Havertz immediately caught the ball that Rice pushed quickly into the box and pushed it into the net, but VAR readings declared Havertz's position offside and canceled it.
Chelsea rocked Arsenal with a set piece. In the extra time of the first half, Jackson drew a foul from Odegaard through the penetration to get a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty box. However, the shot hit the defense wall as it was. The first half ended 0-0.
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The first team that flashed in the second half was Chelsea. In the 8th minute of the second half, Fofana, who penetrated into the back space of the defense by Maduro's cross from the right, touched his feet, but headed over the net.
Arsenal took the lead by scoring the first goal. In the 15th minute of the second half, Odegaard's lobbing pass from the right side of the penalty box looked at the back of the defense and connected to Martinelli. Martinelli calmly grabbed the ball and shook the Chelsea net for a narrow gap between Sanchez and the net on a one-on-one opportunity.
Chelsea also balanced the game by scoring an equalizer. In the 25th minute of the second half, when Netu had space in front of the penalty box, he immediately aimed for the corner with a low and fast left-footed mid-range shot, and was sucked into the goal.
Arsenal blew a golden opportunity. In the 43rd minute of the second half, White's cross was connected to the front of the gate, and the ball hit by Sanchez's body was connected to Trossar in front of the gate. But Trossar's volley headed into the stands.
In the end, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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