Video: Chelsea’s last-gasp penalty sparks post-match chaos as Rudiger’s Firpo grab leaves Leeds stars livid
Video: Chelsea’s last-gasp penalty sparks post-match chaos as Rudiger’s Firpo grab leaves Leeds stars livid
Footage of the post-match scenes stemming from Chelsea’s downing of Leeds United this afternoon has begun to turn heads across social media.
Jorginho makes the difference
The Blues, of course, marked their return to action a short time ago.
After Manchester City’s win over Wolves earlier in the day saw the Citizens surge a full five points clear of Thomas Tuchel’s men at the Premier League’s summit, Chelsea played host to Leeds, desperate to steady the ship on the back of a shaky spell of recent form.
And, in the end, this is precisely what the capital giants managed… just.
After a late strike on the part of youngster Joe Gelhardt appeared to have secured a deserved share of the spoils for Leeds, a 3rd spot-kick of the day was awarded deep into time added on.
Jorginho, in turn, stepped up to slot home in style, securing all three points for Chelsea, and sparking manic celebrations around Stamford Bridge in the process.
You love to see it! 😍#CheLee pic.twitter.com/LQ1ctWhMvl
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 11, 2021
Rudiger at heart of scuffle
As alluded to above, however, the chaotic scenes in west London did not conclude simply with Jorginho sweeping the ball beyond Illan Meslier in the Leeds net.
This comes with the visitors having evidently been left livid by the nature of their eventual defeat.
In turn, on the back of the full-time whistle, a heated scuffle erupted between the two sets of players, with Antonio Rudiger’s beeline for Junior Firpo in particular having not gone down at all well with Marcelo Bielsa’s stars:
Scenes at Stamford Bridge as Leeds and Chelsea players clash at full-time
Rudiger is having to be pulled away by his teammates 🤬 pic.twitter.com/scBLJP8cRP
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 11, 2021
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