DBasia.news – Manchester United’s 2-1 victory against Juventus in the fourth match of Group H Champions League left a story. It wasn’t easy for Man United to achieve the victory at the Italian giant’s home.
Man United even left behind by the goal from the ex, Cristiano Ronaldo. Juve felt superior and became weak. Man United still believed they could follow the situation and finally equalized the score by Juan Mata’s free kick, before the drama in the additional time of second half.
Started from a dead ball, Ashley Young’s kick was headed by Marouane Fellaini who turned it to the net and countered by Wojciech Szczesny. His counter wasn’t perfect and it hit Alex Sandro’s body resulted to own goal. Man United won 2-1.
The magic in Turin, who was completed with Jose Mourinho’s provoking act to Juve fans after the match, will be remembered forever.
Recalling the football in the 90s and early 2000s, when Juve and Man United were two respecting rivals.
Man United’s victory preserves their hope to qualify for the big 16 round by seven points achievement, two points behind Juve as the leader. Not only meaningful for Man United, their victory apparently becomes a blessing for Chelsea. How come? Relax, it can be seen by the statistic seeing the correlation of Man United’s match against Juventus and Chelsea.
Chelsea, the Unbeaten Team
The fact never lies. Juventus’ defeat might be the first throughout the season, ensuring Chelsea as the only unbeaten team of all competitions (except the Community Shield).
“Chelsea are now the only unbeaten team in Europe’s top five leagues in all competitions after Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Juventus in Turin. It was also the first defeat for Max Allegri this season, leaving Maurizio Sarri as the only unbeaten boss in Europe’s top five as the football calendar heads into the winter months,” Football.London wrote.
The Blues will play against BATE Borisov at Borisov Arena in the fourth match of Group L Europa League. Statistically, Chelsea shouldn’t meet any obstacle to defeat the Belarusian team. They could continue the unbeaten trend this season.
Chelsea also will secure the position in Europa League big 32 if they can defeat BATE. They will collect 12 points and won’t be possible to finish in the third or fourth position because the teams behind them, PAOK, Videoton, and BATE, are collecting the same points: three points.