London (AFP) - Defending champion Manchester City regained the lead in the English Football League from its direct pursuit, Liverpool, by defeating its guest Brighton 3-0 in a postponed match from the thirtieth stage, while Arsenal ignited the struggle for a position in the Champions League by defeating Chelsea 4- 2 in a postponed match from the twenty-fifth stage. Liverpool took the lead with 76 points after its great victory over Manchester United by 4-0 on Tuesday, before City restored the point difference by defeating the high-flying Brighton by winning its last two away matches against Tottenham and Arsenal. City waited for the second half to open The scoring was through Algerian international Riyad Mahrez (53), before Phil Foden added the second (65), taking advantage of a ball that reached him from the guest team. The Portuguese Bernardo Silva concluded the scoring festival by adding the third in the 82nd minute. In the London derby, Arsenal settled its position in front of its host. Chelsea ignited the struggle for a place in the European Champions League next season.

The fifth Arsenal raised its score to 57 points, equally with Tottenham, who finished in the last fourth place, qualifying for the main continental competition, while Chelsea’s balance froze at 62 points in third place. The last since the competition wheel returned to rotation after the international window, against Crystal Palace 0-3, Brighton 1-2 and Southampton 0-1, while another difficult confrontation awaits him on Sunday against the injured Manchester United VI, who is three points behind. Before his fall this evening, he succeeded. Chelsea regained its brilliance, crushing Southampton 6-0 in the league, before dropping Real Madrid 3-2 in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the main continental competition, to come out disappointed after losing 1-3 in the first leg, and beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to qualify for the final of the local cup, where it will meet Liverpool. German coach Thomas Tuchel made four substitutions compared to his last match, relying on the Belgian duo Romelu Lukaku and German Timo Werner in the attack. Midfield for the play industry and left French striker Alexandre Lacazette, who is close to leaving, on the bench.

At the “Stamford Bridge” stadium in London, striker Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring for Arsenal with a 20-meter shot after a mistake in dispersal by the Danish Andreas Christensen (13), before Werner equalized after he penetrated into the middle and hit a left-footed floor that changed its course after colliding with Swiss Granit Xhaka deceived Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdell (17). Arsenal regained the advantage after a team game started by Xhaka and from him to Odegar, who passed to young striker Emile Smith-Roe inside the area to shoot a precise ball past Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (27), in his tenth goal in the league this season. The "Gunners" did not have enough time to celebrate, until Chelsea equalized thanks to veteran Spanish defender Cesar Espilicueta, after cutting a ground pass from Mason Mount (32).

With the start of the second half, Tuchel inserted veteran defender Thiago Silva instead of Christensen, making the Brazilian at the age of 37 years and 210 days the oldest player to play a match with Chelsea in the league, breaking the previous record held by player Graham Rex (37 years and 203 days), who achieved his achievement during The victory over Arsenal in particular 2-1 in May 1995, according to "Opta" statistics. However, Nketiah spoiled Silva's celebration as he scored the second personal goal for him and the third for his team, after Sarr cut off a ball that the Brazilian threw and allowed his colleague to shoot from the penalty mark ( 57), where the 22-year-old English striker became the first player to score a double against Chelsea since Dutchman Robin van Persie in October 2011 when he scored a hat-trick, according to “Opta” statistics. Arsenal killed the match by scoring the fourth thanks to Bukayo Saka After he himself got a penalty kick after a mistake from Espilicueta inside the area, the 20-year-old successfully fired (90 + 2), in his tenth goal this season. Everton tied with Leicester City 1-1 in a postponed match from the eighteenth stage, and Newcastle won Crystal Palace 1-0 from Stage A for thirty.