Manchester City Defeat Chelsea In Eight-Goal Thriller

[Folami David]

French midfielder Samir Nasri scored twice as Manchester City defeated Chelsea 5-3 on Saturday in a crowd-pleasing friendly at Major League Baseball's Yankee Stadium.
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In addition to Nasri's double, Gareth Barry, James Milner and Edin Dzeko scored to give Manchester City a second victory over Chelsea in three days despite a second-half double from Ramires and a free-kick goal by Juan Mata.
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The English Premiership rivals followed up their seven-goal clash in St. Louis on Thursday – in which City erased a three-goal deficit to win 4-3 – with another free-wheeling contest.
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Barry opened the scoring in the second minute after a wayward pass from Chelsea's Oscar, whose ill- judged pass attempt gave the ball to Manchester City's Sergio Aguero in front of Chelsea's goal.
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Aguero, celebrating a one-year contract extension announced earlier in the day, couldn't take advantage. But he forced Chelsea keeper Hilario into a save, giving Barry room to tap home.
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The quick goal warmed up the crowd of 39 462 on a chilly night at the home of baseball's New York Yankees.
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On Tuesday the Yankees were announced as co- owners, along with Manchester City, of Major League Soccer's newest club – the New York City Football Club, which is to begin play in 2015.
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Nasri doubled the lead in the 26th, taking a pass from Spain's David Silva and smoothly lofting the ball over Hilario.
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Pressure by Chelsea paid off a minute into the second half when Ramires controlled a long pass by David Luiz and slotted it past substitute goalkeeper Richard Wright to make it 2-1.
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City responded through Milner, who after an exchange with Edin Dzeko fired into the far corner to build the lead to 3-1 in the 55th.
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Chelsea closed the gap again, Ramires converting his second goal of the match from a Torres cross in the 69th.
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Nasri re-established city's two-goal cushion in the 73rd, working his way through the Chelsea defence to lift the ball over substitute keeper Petr Cech for 4-2.
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With nine minutes left, Chelsea again pulled within one when substitute Mata's free kick found the net off the underside of the crossbar.
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But Manchester City weren't finished, and Dzeko's fired in the last goal of the night from 20 yards out.