MANCHESTER - Frank Lampard scored against former club Chelsea to earn 10-man Manchester City a 1-1 draw with Jose Mourinho's side at Eastlands on Sunday.

Substitute Andre Schurrle put visitors Chelsea ahead shortly after City's Pablo Zabaleta was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Premier League leaders Chelsea looked set to pull off a fifth straight league win in as many games this season to move eight points clear of the champions.

But Lampard, on loan from New York City after ending his 12-year stint at Chelsea, turned in from James Milner's cross five minutes from time -- not long after coming off the bench.

The result left Chelsea three points clear of second-placed Southampton.

Much like their 1-0 win at Eastlands in February, Chelsea were prepared to soak up City's pressure and hope they took their chance when it came.

And when Schurrle fired them ahead in the 71st minute, it was Chelsea's first shot on target.

But Lampard, who was substituted at half-time in his first City appearance in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal last weekend, made a crucial contribution.

After losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League in midweek, City were determined to make the early running, with Edin Dzeko planting a header wide of goal from Aleskandar Kolarov's cross.

David Silva also picked out Yaya Toure at the near post with a corner but the Ivorian's header lacked the power to trouble Thibaut Courtois.

Much had been made in the build-up of the contest between Chelsea's Spain striker Diego Costa and City captain Vincent Kompany.

Their first battle did not disappoint with central defender Kompany just managing to shrug off the forward and earn a free-kick in a memorable tussle.

Chelsea were content to let City have the ball and when Aleksandar Kolarov's cross was blocked to the edge of the area, Fernandinho sliced wide from a good position.

Sergio Aguero drove over on the half-volley after Chelsea failed to clear Silva's cross, but the hosts were being limited to half-chances.

Chelsea finally showed some threat when Cesc Fabregas clipped in a free-kick from the right.

Gary Cahill won the ball in the air and the visitors had sustained appeals for a penalty against Yaya Toure.

They also went close with another set-piece as Cahill again got his head to the ball but Fernandinho's touch took the ball away from Costa, who was waiting to turn in at the far post.

City continued to dominate after the break and had a penalty appeal themselves, when Toure ran around Branislav Ivanovic and went down under the Serbian's challenge in the area.

City debutant Eliaquim Mangala laid off for Fernandinho and the Brazilian midfielder thumped wide from the edge of the area.

Chelsea eventually struggled with the pressure and when Aguero's shot was blocked by Courtois, Ramires pulled off a fine interception to deny Dzeko.

But Manuel Pellegrini's side were reduced to 10 men midway through the second half when Zabaleta caught Costa and was shown a second yellow card.

Chelsea responded almost immediately and a flowing move saw them cut through the hosts' defence before Costa fed the ball right for Hazard to cross for Schurrle to tap in at the far post.

The visitors began to look even more of a threat on the counter-attack and when Schurrle found Costa the striker's low effort was deflected on to the post.

As City attempted to claw their way back, Silva drifted in from the right and his low effort flew just past Courtois's post.

But just as Chelsea looked set to cruise to victory, Lampard got on the end of Milner's cross to score his first City goal.

Lampard then came close to snatching the win when his low effort was blocked in the area by John Terry, before Didier Drogba thumped well over with a free-kick at the other end.

FC Bayern München 1-0 Manchester City FC


Jérôme Boateng scored a 90th-minute winner against his former club as Josep Guardiola's side broke through at the last in Munich.

Jérôme Boateng struck his first ever UEFA Champions League goal in the 90th minute to give FC Bayern München victory in their opening Group E match against Manchester City FC.

The two clubs resumed their rivalry having met in two of the past three UEFA Champions League group stages and Bayern kept their noses in front in the overall head-to-head record as Boateng struck in the final minute to give the Bundesliga champions what was ultimately a deserved victory.

The Bavarian side almost got off to the best of starts when Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski combined to put Thomas Müller through within 50 seconds of the kick-off. To the incredulity of the home crowd, the Germany forward could only find the side-netting after rounding Joe Hart.

Bayern looked sharp but City, coordinated by assistant coach Rubén Cousillas owing to Manuel Pellegrini's touchline ban, slowly found their feet. Indeed, the visitors almost took a lead when Manuel Neuer was forced to claw out Edin Džeko's near-post strike.

It was the home team in the ascendancy, though, and but for Hart they may have been well clear by the interval. The England No1 did brilliantly to react to Müller's powerful header, before blocking another effort from Götze and then keeping out a fierce shot from the impressive David Alaba.

At the other end Džeko curled narrowly wide, yet the City threat was sporadic as Bayern continued to press. Lewandowski had an identical chance to Müller's in the first minute, but again fired into the side-netting from a slightly narrower angle.

The intensity of Bayern's play dropped in the second period and the error count increased. Hart was again called into action to repel Götze after a delightful flick from fellow FIFA World Cup winner Müller, but City were now on a par and could easily have stolen a march when David Silva nodded Jésus Navas's cross past the post.

The English title holders brought on Sergio Agüero and Bayern soon responded with the introduction of Arjen Robben in the hope of tipping the scales in the latter stages. The winner, however, came from an unlikely source as Boateng, having been denied by Hart moments earlier, rifled into the far corner via a deflection to earn Bayern all three points.

Alexis Sanchez scored Arsenal's second goal against Manchester City on Saturday 

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has lashed out at referee Mark Clattenburg, claiming he got three key decisions wrong in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday.

City came away from north London with a point, but Pellegrini believes that neither Jack Wilshere nor Alexis Sanchez's strikes should have been allowed, while he also thinks Wilshere should have been penalised after he felt the England international handled in the box.

"I think it was a great game, two very good teams which try to play, both teams are very creative," Pellegrini said. "Today both goals by Arsenal were very clear fouls, the first one, two or three continuous fouls and the second one Welbeck on Vincent.

"Wilshere had two hands in front of the linesman and it is a clear penalty, so in that case I must be very happy with the draw. We have more possession and more chances than Arsenal."

Clattenburg was the referee when City lost in controversial circumstances against Liverpool last season, when Pellegrini felt Martin Skrtel handled for Liverpool's second goal.

"I think we have very difficult decisions, today was unbelievable," Pellegrini added. "He [Clattenburg] had a very bad day today in the same way he had a bad day against Liverpool last year."

Wilshere disagreed with Pellegrini's assessment, feeling there was little he could have done to avoid the ball coming in contact with his hand.

"The ball just bounced up and hit my hand," he said. "It is tough for referees and on another day he might give it but he didn't."

Arsene Wenger was upset at what he labelled 'systematic fouls' on his players but admitted the pace of the contest made it a hard game to officiate.

"It was a game of top quality between two very good teams played at a tremendous pace, especially in the first half,'' he said. "Both managers were frustrated. I heard that Pellegrini was not happy with some decisions from the referee, all of them maybe.

"In the first half they stopped us going out on the break by systematically fouling. The yellow card came a bit too late in my opinion to be satisfied and stop that systematic fouling. It was not an easy game to referee.

"There were situations were there was a fight for the ball, they made a foul then we made a foul and the guy who came out with the ball has been allowed to go.

"I don't think it has been a vicious game, it was just a committed one where players went for the ball with their full commitment.''

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