Aston Villa, an English club that has as one of its great figures Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, beat Chelsea 2-1 today as a visitor, to equal a historical record and remain in the fight for the title in that country’s Premier League.
Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half with a goal from Brazilian striker Joao Pedro, but Aston Villa was able to turn the story around in a great second half thanks to a double from English attacker Ollie Watkins, the hero of the London night.
Joao Pedro was in charge of scoring the only goal of the first half, when he deflected the ball in the six-yard box, after a weak reaction from “Dibu” Martínez on a corner kick. This was the play:
However, Aston Villa had an impressive reaction in the second half. They first equalized in the 18th minute, shortly after coming on from the substitute bench.
Finally, when it seemed that the matter was going to end even, Watkins ended up becoming a hero by dominating the heights and scoring the final 2-1 for Aston Villa with just over five minutes left in the game.
This great victory at Stanford Bridge allowed “Villa” to reach the great mark of 11 consecutive victories, a streak that had not been linked since 1914, and reach 39 points to remain third and only three points behind the leader, Arsenal.
The Argentine midfielder Emiliano Buendía also played for Aston Villa, who is key this season.
For its part, Chelsea had the Argentines Enzo Fernández and Alejandro Garncacho as starters. The London team has only 29 points, is fifth in the table and far from achieving a consistency that would allow it to fight for the title.
On the next date Aston Villa will have an unbeatable opportunity, since they will visit Arsenal and if they beat them they will reach first position. (NA).
