Champions League: Chelsea recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Dinamo Zagreb 2-1
LONDON. Chelsea found a way to turn the table against Dinamo Zagreb to win 2-1.
LONDON. Chelsea managed to turn the table against Dinamo Zagreb to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Dinamo Zagreb to strike first with an early goal of B. Petkovic at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 18′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Zakaria gave the win to Chelsea in the 30′ minute with a goal. Chelsea took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the assistance of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Jeremy Stinat. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.92 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 59% while Dinamo Zagreb was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Dinamo Zagreb shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (K. Koulibaly). On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb received 3 yellow cards (J. Misic, L. Ivanusec and S. Moharrami).
After playing this match, Chelsea will have 10 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb will stay with 4 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
B. Petkovic
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18'18'
R. Sterling
P. Aubameyang
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22'22'
J. Misic
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30'30'
D. Zakaria
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40'40'
K. Koulibaly
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54'54'
L. Ivanusec
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64'64'
C. Gallagher
K. Havertz
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65'65'
Thiago Silva
Kalidou Koulibaly
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65'65'
Armando Broja
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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69'69'
M. Emreli
S. Ristovski
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71'71'
R. Loftus-Cheek
D. Zakaria
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83'83'
C. Pulisic
R. Sterling
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83'83'
J. Drmic
B. Petkovic
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84'84'
M. Bulat
A. Ademi
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89'89'
S. Moharrami
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90'90'
D. Spikic
M. Orsic
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Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Graham Potter chose to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , César Azpilicueta , Trevoh Chalobah , Kalidou Koulibaly , Ben Chilwell , Mason Mount , Jorginho , Denis Zakaria , Kai Havertz , Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 5 changes: K. Havertz for C. Gallagher (64′), P. Aubameyang for A. Broja (65′), K. Koulibaly for T. Silva (65′), D. Zakaria for R. Loftus-Cheek (71′) and R. Sterling for C. Pulisic (83′).
Top player: Ben Chilwell
Probably the most impressive player in Chelsea was Ben Chilwell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (87% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
Dinamo Zagreb: Formation and Lineups
Dinamo Zagreb started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, Ante Čačić played with: Dominik Livaković , Stefan Ristovski , Josip Šutalo , Dino Perić , Josip Mišić , Sadegh Moharrami , Luka Ivanušec , Arijan Ademi , Robert Ljubičić , Bruno Petković and Mislav Oršić .
Substitutes
Dinamo Zagreb made 4 changes: S. Ristovski for M. Emreli (69′), B. Petkovic for J. Drmic (83′), A. Ademi for M. Bulat (84′) and M. Orsic for D. Spikic (90′).
Top player: Bruno Petković
The player who no doubt impressed Dinamo Zagreb the most was Bruno Petković.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
