Four matches, four victories, 18 goals scored, three conceded: everything is going well for Chelsea, solid leader of the Conference League thanks to their victory on the pitch at Heidenheim this Thursday, November 28 (0-2). Despite ten changes in Enzo Maresca’s eleven, the Blues were able to count on Christopher Nkunku. Behind Nikolas Jackson in the hierarchy of attackers of the London club, the Frenchman opened the scoring in the 51st minute following a magnificent ball control on a cross from Jadon Sancho followed by a shot into the top corner.
Nkunku now has five goals in the competition, putting him at the top of the scorers’ charts. The Germans could have equalized in the 69th minute, but Chelsea goalkeeper Fillip Jorgensen intervened with two magnificent saves. The double European champions folded the match four minutes before the final whistle with a goal from Mykhailo Mudryk, on a second assist from Jadon Sancho.
Amorim saved by Holjund’s double
For its part, Manchester United laboriously beat Bodo/Glimt (3-2) Thursday during the 5th day of the Europa League, but did not chase away its doubts, for the first of its new coach Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Held in check on Sunday at the promoted and poorly ranked Ipswich (1-1) for his first, the Portuguese coach and his Mancunians did not shine but achieved the essentials.
They thought they had done the hardest part by opening the score in the first minute through Alejandro Garnacho after an improbable blunder by the Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper. We thought this early goal was a sign of the Red Devils taking control of the match, but they were unable to capitalize on the slew of chances they created. Bad luck for them since in two actions, they suffered a formidable lesson in realism from the Norwegians who, until then harmless, overthrew everything in quick succession.
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First on a sumptuous shot into the top corner from Håkon Evjen (19th), then on another no less luminous one from Philip Zinckernagel (23rd), all on supersonic counter-attacks which left the Mancunians in disbelief. It was finally the young Rasmus Holjund who shook Old Trafford out of its stupor by signing the equalizer with a perfect sequence of control – half-volley (45th) before scoring a double shortly after the break on the edge of the outfield. -game (50th) and thus avoid the crisis for the start of Ruben Amorim’s reign.
