Alvarez opened the scoring for Man City.

Watch live the match between Man City and Chelsea in the 37th round of the English Premier League 2022-2023 season at 10 PM on May 21st, at the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal's 0-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest officially secured Manchester City's Premier League title, giving them 85 points and a four-point lead over second-placed Arsenal, with two games in hand. Therefore, the match between Man City and Chelsea was merely a formality for the Etihad Stadium side. Man City still have the FA Cup final against Manchester United and the Champions League final against Inter Milan ahead. Against a struggling Chelsea side, Man City aimed for a victory to reward their fans and settle a score from past encounters.

36th minute: From a well-placed cross from a teammate, Gallagher (Chelsea) headed the ball against the Man City post.

DO NOT ENTER!

33rd minute: Sterling broke through and faced the goalkeeper, but the English player's shot lacked power and failed to beat Manchester City's goalkeeper Ortega.

31st minute: Sterling made a clever run and broke free down the byline, but the return pass from the number 17 was intercepted by the Man City defense.

29th minute: Phil Foden broke free from a long pass from a teammate, then unexpectedly chipped the ball over goalkeeper Arrizabalaga from a considerable distance, but Man City failed to score.

27th minute: The atmosphere in the Etihad Stadium stands is electric as Man City fans celebrate their early championship win with their arms around each other. Man City are playing comfortably, but are very dangerous when they go on the attack.

24th minute: Phil Foden played a perfect through ball for Palmer to run onto and unleash a dangerous shot that beat the Chelsea goalkeeper, but Chalobah was there in time to make the save.

18th minute: Chelsea's Kai Havertz receives a yellow card after a dangerous tackle on an opposing player.

15th minute: Another fast-paced attack down the left wing by Man City. Palmer skillfully controlled the ball and crossed it to a teammate. Alvarez missed the shot, and then the ball fell to Mahrez, but his shot was blocked by the Chelsea defense.

GOAL!!! Alvarez opens the scoring for Man City!

12th minute: Palmer made a quick run down the left wing and passed the ball perfectly to Alvarez. Facing the goalkeeper, the Argentinian striker finished accurately, opening the scoring for Man City.

7th minute: Despite fielding a heavily substituted team, Man City are still completely dominating the game against Chelsea.

Coach Pep Guardiola made nine changes to the starting lineup for this match compared to the game against Real Madrid in the Champions League. The only two players retained by the Spanish strategist were Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji.

Minute 3 : Palmer of Man City unleashed a shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball deflected off the Chelsea defense and went wide. Immediately afterwards, Gomez fired a volley from 25 meters out, but the ball went wide.

THE MATCH BEGINS!

Man City, wearing their traditional blue shirts and white shorts, took to the field and kicked off first.

Starting lineup:

Manchester City (4-3-3): Ortega; Walker, Akanji, Laporte, Gomez; Lewis, Phillips, Foden; Mahrez, Álvarez, Palmer.

Chelsea (3-4-1-2): Arrizabalaga; Fofana, T Silva, Chalobah; Azpilicueta, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Hall; Gallagher; Sterling, Havertz.

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