It will be Premier League match time again at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea get set to host Manchester City in match week 30 on Saturday, March 19.The game will be the second of a two-legged contest; the first, hosted by Manchester City on September 26, 2010, ended 1-0 in the hosts' favour. City's talismanic striker Tevez scored the solitary goal of the game, on the hour, to hand the champions their first defeat of the season.
On the day City showed efficiency rather than flair; their defence was impressive as they closed out the spaces thereby preventing Chelsea from finding scoring opportunities. That said, Chelsea were off-colour, especially in midfield, where any creative move was thwarted by three holding midfielders employed by Mancini. As a result, the Chelsea forwards did not get continual service; added to that, their main striker, Drogba, was well below his best. That led Ancelotti to withdraw his star striker after the interval, a decision that would have been unthinkable, earlier in the season.
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