They beat them in a friendly (4-2) and now they beat them in the opening round. Man City is just too strong for Chelsea.
It wasn't a super-exciting game but City had it under control from that early Haaland's goal.
Chelsea can be said to be quite weak in the front line. Even from the purchases in the transfer market, there has been no phenomenal purchase from the club to strengthen the front line or strikers who can really change the strength and sharpness of their attacks. Unfortunately, they still haven't made a deal with Osimhen. Instead, they bought many young players whose skills have not been able to compete well in the EPL.
In the match against Man City, actually, for the problem of ball possession, Chelsea was not too bad. It's just that, the finishing, well, just know enough. Even from the many attacks they launched, they couldn't score a goal. This is because their forward ability is still not sharp and strong, so it is easily blocked by the opposing defense team, in this case Man City which is indeed that strong.