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Liverpool Clinch 1st-Ever PL Title After Manchester City Lose vs. Chelsea

Liverpool became the 2019-20 Premier League champions Thursday, and they have Chelsea to thank.

The Blues defeated Manchester City 2-1 on Thursday, clinching the title for Liverpool. The Reds sit at 86 points with seven games remaining, while second-place City are on 63 points with the same number left, meaning they can't catch Liverpool. Anything less than a win from City on Thursday would have clinched the title.

It is the first title for Liverpool since the inception of the Premier League in the 1992–93 season.

A first-half goal from American wunderkind Christian Pulisic put Chelsea in the driver's seat, though Kevin De Bruyne evened things up in the second half with a brilliant strike off of a free-kick.