Jorginho scored two penalties as Chelsea salvaged their previous dramatic 3-2 win Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Raphinha scored a penalty in the first half to give Marcelo Bielsa’s side an early lead but a Mason Mountain A Jorginho strike seemed to bring victory for Chelsea. Joe Gelhardt attacked late to bring the two sides level, before Jorginho was penalized late.
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It was an important win for Chelsea and their title hopes after they lost West Ham United and draw with Manchester United recently.
“It was a beautiful game of football. It was very intense and I am very pleased with the way we played,” Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said after the game.
“I think we deserved to win but of course it’s lucky when you have a late goal in extra time. But to finish first twice is very impressive and I’m glad we turned the game around. That’s it. a hard job but we don’t expect nothing more.
“We were lucky, we needed this. We were unlucky in the last two games to concede goals very late so maybe this is what we need.”
Marcos Alonso Conceded a penalty for a poor save 28 minutes into the match, in which Raphina netted home to give Leeds the lead.
However, Leeds’ Illan Meslier Having lost position in the 42nd minute, Mount allowed Mount to take advantage of a pass from Alonso to level the gap.
Raphina goes from hero to villain when making a mistake Antonio Rudiger to give away a penalty that was converted by Jorginho in the 58th minute.
Substitute Gelhardt then scored for both teams with his first touch of the ball but the drama of the day was not over and Chelsea were awarded a penalty after three minutes of injury time as Jorginho Once again, the shot was on the goal.
“It was very important to get these three points. We had a tough game, Leeds were a tough opponent but we deserved to win. The last minute goal was amazing. The whole stadium. It feels great,” said Jorghino.
