Champions League: Chelsea tops Salzburg 2-1
WALS-SIEZENHEIM. Chelsea bested Salzburg to win 2-1.
WALS-SIEZENHEIM. Chelsea topped Salzburg to win 2-1. It was Chelsea to strike first with a goal of M. Kovacic at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Havertz gave the win to Chelsea in the 64′ minute with a goal. Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Wals-Siezenheim on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the help of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Alessandro Dudic.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 62% while Salzburg was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.
Salzburg shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Salzburg received 1 yellow card (L. Sucic). On the opposite side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (C. Gallagher and K. Arrizabalaga).
After this match, Salzburg will stay with 6 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Chelsea will have 7 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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23'23'
M. Kovacic
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48'48'
L. Sucic
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49'49'
J. Adamu
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61'61'
B. Sesko
L. Sucic
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64'64'
K. Havertz
C. Pulisic
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68'68'
R. Loftus-Cheek
M. Kovacic
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76'76'
C. Azpilicueta
C. Pulisic
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76'76'
A. Broja
P. Aubameyang
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78'78'
A. Ulmer
M. Wober
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78'78'
R. Simic
N. Okafor
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82'82'
D. Kameri
J. Adamu
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87'87'
C. Gallagher
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89'89'
H. Ziyech
C. Gallagher
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89'89'
M. Mount
R. Sterling
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90'90'
K. Arrizabalaga
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Salzburg will play away against Milan on the 2nd of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Chelsea will host Dinamo Zagreb on the 2nd of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (0 draws).
Salzburg: Formation and Lineups
Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matthias Jaissle chose to play with the following team: Philipp Köhn , Amar Dedić , Bernardo , Strahinja Pavlović , Maximilian Wöber , Nicolas Seiwald , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Maurits Kjaergaard , Luka Sučić , Noah Okafor and Chukwubuike Adamu .
Substitutes
Salzburg made 4 changes: L. Sucic for B. Sesko (61′), M. Wober for A. Ulmer (78′), N. Okafor for R. Simic (78′) and J. Adamu for D. Kameri (82′).
Best player: Philipp Köhn
The player that probably impressed the most for Salzburg was the goalkeeper: Philipp Köhn. His rating is 8.01. He performed 7 saves.
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Graham Potter played with: Kepa Arrizabalaga , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Marc Cucurella , Christian Pulišić , Jorginho , Mateo Kovačić , Raheem Sterling , Conor Gallagher , Kai Havertz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 5 changes: M. Kovacic for R. Loftus-Cheek (68′), C. Pulisic for C. Azpilicueta (76′), P. Aubameyang for A. Broja (76′), C. Gallagher for H. Ziyech (89′) and R. Sterling for M. Mount (89′).
Top player: Conor Gallagher
Probably the most impressive player in Chelsea was Conor Gallagher even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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