On ESPN we keep track of the two CONCACAF players who participated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League
Mexican footballer Jesus Corona ended his participation in the 2020/21 edition of the Champions League after that I bring could not overcome his tie against Chelsea, who qualified for the semifinals of the ‘Orejona’ for the first time since the 2013/14 season.
In the second game of the series between Chelsea and Porto disputed to Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, the Portuguese team was required to score at least two goals to equal the overall score and the ‘Tecatito‘He was in the first part the most dangerous man of the Dragons.
The former player of the Monterrey was part of the eleven holder of Sergio Conceição and the Mexican had in the 11th minute an excellent opportunity to open the scoring after an error in the start of Edouard mendy, Who gave the ball to ‘Tecatito‘But his shot was deflected by a Blues defender. In the 32nd minute, Corona showed off inside the large area with a magnificent ball control, although his shot went wide of the goal.
The Mexican had an outstanding participation during the first 45 minutes, but in the second half the ball passed little by his feet, so in the 74th minute he was replaced and his place was taken by Luis Diaz. ‘Tecatito’ ended the match with two shots, 12 successful passes from 23 attempts, seven duels won and before leaving the field of play he received the yellow card.
For his part, the American Christian Pulisic also started with the Chelsea and unlike CrownThe ‘Blues’ striker went unnoticed in the first half, but in the second half he became one of the most dangerous players in the squad led by Thomas Tuchel. In fact, the American had in his booty the clearest goal opportunities of his team.
Pulisic started the second half showing more participation and in the first minutes made an extraordinary play leaving several elements of the I bring on the way, he had to be stopped by Olive tree, Who became the first player to be cautioned after entering the American.
At minute 54, Christianity had an excellent opportunity to place the first goal of the Chelsea on the scoreboard, but its definition was not correct, so the Portuguese squad was saved from the English annotation. In the 70th minute Pulisic tried again, but his shot was blocked and in the final stretch of the match he had one last chance, but Marchesín avoided the goal.
The American was the main threat of the Chelsea in the second match against I bring i proof of this is that he was the victim of 11 offenses. Pulisic made three shots and 34 passes, of which he hit 19.
This way, Pulisic and Chelsea expect their rival to come out of the Liverpool vs. Real Madrid i I bring will focus on the Portuguese Football League and try to get to Sporting Lisbon, which is in first place in the competition with a six-point advantage.