Giroud broke the door.
China News Service, December 29th. In the early morning of the 29th, Beijing time, the 16th round of the Premier League’s focus game began at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea drew 1:1 at Aston Villa at home, Giroud scored, and Elgazi Equalize the score.
However, Elgazi's goal caused controversy among fans.
In the 34th minute of the game, Chelsea took the lead.
Chilwell made a cross from the left side of the penalty area and Giroud made a header in front of the net.
In the 50th minute of the second half, Kanter's pass hit the opponent's arm and was stopped and Aston Villa counterattacked.
Immediately afterwards, Christensen and Glarish had a confrontation. Christensen was injured and fell to the ground. The referee did not stop the game. There was a huge hole in Chelsea's defense. Elgazi, who was unguarded, easily grabbed a point and equalized. score.
This goal quickly caused controversy on the Internet. Chelsea fans believed that Christensen was injured and fell to the ground, and it was Aston Villa that benefited.
After the game, coach Frank Lampard also talked about this controversy in an interview: "I think it is a handball. There is not much to say about Glarish and Christensen. I am not sure that it is a foul. Did not watch the playback carefully."
The 1:1 score was finally maintained to the end, Chelsea have not won 4 games in the last 5 rounds.
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