Wasteful Chelsea held at Norwich
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January 22, 2012, Sunday
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NORWICH City deprived fourth-placed Chelsea of the chance to close the gap on the English Premier League pacesetters when it drew 0-0 at Carrow Road in the lunchtime kickoff yesterday.
Andre Villas-Boas' side moved to 41 points, 10 behind leader Manchester City which faces third-placed Tottenham Hotspur at home today.
The visitors had the better scoring chances but Spain striker Fernando Torres, who has now gone nearly 15 hours without a goal, fluffed the best one of the 18 they created when he sliced wide shortly before being substituted late in the game.
Juan Mata, Torres' Spain teammate, saw a late shot excellently saved by Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and also fired wide from a good position as mid-table Norwich was left hanging on by the end.
Norwich underlined its right to a place among the elite after winning promotion with a sound defensive display, the hosts first clean sheet of the season, and the point kept them in ninth place on 29 points, at least until the seven afternoon matches take place.
In Germany, Marco Reus scored one goal and set up another as Borussia Moenchengladbach threw the Bundesliga title race wide open by beating leader Bayern Munich 3-1 on Friday in the first game after the winter break.
Reus capitalized on a blunder from Manuel Neuer to score in the 11th minute, when he returned the Germany goalkeeper's attempted clearance from 30 meters.
"I'm sorry. My loose pass led to the defeat," Neuer said. "Of course that's bitter."
Patrick Herrmann made it 2-0 in the 41st, and added another goal in the 71st after being set up by Reus.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, back after recovering from a broken collarbone, scored Bayern's 76th-minute consolation.
Moenchengladbach moves within one point of Bayern with the victory, while Schalke and defending champion Borussia Dortmund can both move level with Bayern on 37 points later this weekend.
"We played into 'Gladbach's hands with the early goal," said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, a former Moenchengladbach striker and coach.
Andre Villas-Boas' side moved to 41 points, 10 behind leader Manchester City which faces third-placed Tottenham Hotspur at home today.
The visitors had the better scoring chances but Spain striker Fernando Torres, who has now gone nearly 15 hours without a goal, fluffed the best one of the 18 they created when he sliced wide shortly before being substituted late in the game.
Juan Mata, Torres' Spain teammate, saw a late shot excellently saved by Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and also fired wide from a good position as mid-table Norwich was left hanging on by the end.
Norwich underlined its right to a place among the elite after winning promotion with a sound defensive display, the hosts first clean sheet of the season, and the point kept them in ninth place on 29 points, at least until the seven afternoon matches take place.
In Germany, Marco Reus scored one goal and set up another as Borussia Moenchengladbach threw the Bundesliga title race wide open by beating leader Bayern Munich 3-1 on Friday in the first game after the winter break.
Reus capitalized on a blunder from Manuel Neuer to score in the 11th minute, when he returned the Germany goalkeeper's attempted clearance from 30 meters.
"I'm sorry. My loose pass led to the defeat," Neuer said. "Of course that's bitter."
Patrick Herrmann made it 2-0 in the 41st, and added another goal in the 71st after being set up by Reus.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, back after recovering from a broken collarbone, scored Bayern's 76th-minute consolation.
Moenchengladbach moves within one point of Bayern with the victory, while Schalke and defending champion Borussia Dortmund can both move level with Bayern on 37 points later this weekend.
"We played into 'Gladbach's hands with the early goal," said Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes, a former Moenchengladbach striker and coach.
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