El Tottenham falls from this Premier. Mourinho’s team was defeated again and the fight for the title, if it was ever real, has already become impossible. The Champions, without Harry Kane and seven points out of fourth place, is also starting to get uphill. Added to this statistical reality is the emotional one, to which Chelsea deal a painful blow at Tottenham Stadium. He did so by displaying insulting superiority, and only his lack of toe prevented a hit on the table with greater authority.
Those of Tuchel came out energetic, with character and ambition. That storming departure distressed a Tottenham who was self-conscious during many phases of the game. Supported by Mount’s inspiration and suffocating advance pressure, Chelsea lived permanently in the vicinity of Lloris’ goalkeeper. The Frenchman was, once again, the best player of Mourinho’s men.
So long live the ‘blues’ in the rival area that the Spurs ended up making a decisive mistake. Dier was wrong when trying to knock a ball off the ground and Werner, more alive than the Englishman, took the lead and was knocked down. Jorginho executed with precision from eleven meters and Tottenham prepared to suffer.
Without Kane as a reference, Son was a shadow that roamed the green of the London stadium. Chelsea accumulated chances that are lost between the lack of toe and the success of Lloris. Already in the second half, Tottenham looked for a makeover that remained a simple mirage.
Mourinho looked for solutions on the bench. Bale, it was clear one more night, is not one of them for the Portuguese technician. Lamela and Moura gave Spurs some spark in the final stretch and Vinicius had the draw in his head almost on the last gasp. An opportunity as undeserved as it is anecdotal in another gray Mourinho match, which begins to see the dream of Europe a little more blurred.
