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Chelsea took a big stride towards a place in next season's Champions League as Juan Mata's deflected late winner earned them a 1-0 win over 10-man Manchester United.
The drabbest of affairs seemed certain to end in a goalless stalemate until Mata's shot flicked off Phil Jones and crept in at the far post.
United thought they should have had a free-kick earlier in the move and their frustrations boiled over as Rafael was sent off in the final minute for chopping down David Luiz.
The result means victory for Chelsea against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday will seal a top-four spot thanks to their superior goal difference.
Juan Mata finally broke the scoreless deadlock in the 87th minute with a goal deflected by Man United defender Phil Jones.
Two minutes later, Chelsea gained a further advantage when Man United defender Rafael was sent off for kicking out at fellow Brazilian David Luiz near the corner flag. When Luiz went down, he curled up in the fetal position and laughed as he knew he took advantage of his international teammate's short temper. Chelsea went on to win 1-0.
The smile sparked outrage in some corners of the Internet since a player apparently must be in excruciating pain and/or dead for a red card to be justified.
But regardless of damage done, Rafael chose to respond to Luiz's goading and risk punishment by blatantly kicking at the back of his legs and referee Howard Webb chose to send him off for it.
Anyone familiar with Luiz's personality, however, knows that it's clear he's physically incapable of doing anything other than laughing.
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