Tottenham snatch a draw against Chelsea (2-2) thanks to Harry Kane, Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte animated the match

Chelsea will have regrets. Held in check by Tottenham after additional time as part of the second day of the Premier League (2-2), N’Golo Kanté’s teammates had nevertheless largely dominated the meeting. It was without counting on the regular scorer of Spurs, Harry Kane, who equalized at the very end of the game (90th + 6).

In a match where the tension was very high between coaches Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte, these are two precious points lost by the men of the former German coach of Paris Saint-Germain. Before a perilous trip to Leeds next weekend.

Koulibaly, a scoring goal for his first at the “Bridge”

The two London teams had won their first match of the season in the English top flight, respectively at Everton (0-1) and against Southampton (4-1). They therefore intended to continue this momentum. After a start to the match slightly to the advantage of Spurs, it was Thomas Tuchel’s Blues who took matters into their own hands.

With the rookies at the head of the gondola: on a free kick struck by the Spanish defender Marc Cucurella, who arrived from Brighton this week, it was Kalidou Koulibaly who opened the scoring with a superb volley from the right (1-0, 19th). A timid cross shot from Ryan Sessegnon released by Édouard Mendy (22nd): that’s all the Spurs were able to oppose to their opponents in the first period, who were largely technically dominated.

Conte and Tuchel will not go on vacation together

With 20 minutes to go, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg nevertheless found the opening with a nice shot from the right at the entrance to the area (1-1, 69th) but the team of the Danish international midfielder was cooled almost in the wake of a goal from Reece James, superbly served by Raheem Sterling (2-1, 77th).

While the tension between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte was electric after Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s goal, it definitely exploded after Harry Kane’s goal in the final seconds: totally transparent throughout the match, the adored son of Spurs equalized with a header after additional time from a corner (2-2, 90th + 6).

A draw which does not help either of the 2 technicians, who had a hard time shaking hands cordially after the meeting: Spurs and Blues are already seeing Manchester City break away at the top of the standings. Erling Haaland’s Skyblues won their second victory in two games this Saturday against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium (4-0).