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City, who made nine changes for the game, could still secure the title this weekend if second-placed Manchester United lose at Aston Villa tomorrow.
With three games left to play Pep Guardiola side are 13 points ahead of United, who have five games remaining.
United have three games coming up in five days, and even if they win all three City would win the title by beating Newcastle next weekend.
Today s game also offered something of a preview of the Champions League final between the two sides, although both Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel left out key players.
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Pep Guardiola insisted that Manchester City should have had a second penalty in their loss to Chelsea but did not take issue with Sergio Aguero for missing the one they did get.
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Derbies tend to be cagey matches. Chelsea vs. Manchester City, a “preview” of the Champions League final on the Premier League stage, would follow a similar pattern.
Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen almost gifted Ferran Torres a goal in the first minutes of the game, and Rodrigo almost had a chance to score almost 15 minutes later. But the Blues had the better part of chances in the first half up until the 43rd minute, including a Timo Werner goal called offside.
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Manchester City will have to wait a little longer to be crowned Premier League champions after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea on Saturday.
City, who made nine changes for the game, could still secure the title this weekend if second-placed Manchester United lose at Aston Villa on Sunday.
With three games left to play, Pep Guardiola’ side are 13 points ahead of United, who have five games remaining.
United have three games coming up in five days, and even if they win all three City would win the title by beating Newcastle on Friday.