Topic: Torres Misses easiest Goal Ever as ManU win Chelsea 3-1  (Read 2103 times)

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Torres Misses easiest Goal Ever as ManU win Chelsea 3-1
« on: September 18, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »
Manchester United delivered another lesson in the art of clinical finishing to one of their perceived title rivals on Sunday, beating Chelsea 3-1 to move clear at the top of the table. However, the result could have been rather different for the Blues had Fernando Torres not produced one of the Premier League's most inexplicable misses with seven minutes remaining.

Wayne Rooney had spoken of a three-way Premier League title race prior to kick-off, with Chelsea rubbing shoulders alongside the two Manchester clubs. However, Sunday's league table already displays a five-point deficit between the Londoners and the champions, after they were beaten by goals from Chris Smalling, Nani and Wayne Rooney, who also missed a penalty.



Torres, who was easily Chelsea's most threatening player, threatened a revival when scoring early in the second half, but then the former Liverpool man produced a moment that drew instant comparisons with a famous miss by another ex-Red Ronny Rosenthal. Having brilliantly rounded United keeper David De Gea, Torres then clipped the ball wide with his left foot with the entire goal at his mercy.

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« Last Edit: September 18, 2011, 07:39:45 PM by flukky01 »

 

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