He Chelsea achieved a clear victory against a debutant in the Champions League, the Krasnodar Russian (0-4), in a game in which the English showed much more punch than play.
In the absence of brilliance, the London team showed that they have a great wardrobe. It was enough with one goal in the first half and three in the last quarter of an hour, when the Russians were hugging the most, to add the three points.
The best player of the match was Ziyech, signed this season from Ajax. The interventions of the Moroccan left-hander were the only highlight of the team Frank Lampard during most of the meeting.
The English coach still has a lot of work to do to get the machine greased for a team that made a multi-million dollar outlay this summer.
He Krasnodar He arrived with significant casualties in his starting eleven: the Swede Claesson, the French Cabella and the brazilian Wanderson. While, Lampard he had a choice. Regarding the tie on the first day against Seville introduced four changes: Thiago
Silva it stopit in London, While Kante, Pulisic Y James They started from the bench.
The “bulls” were not daunted and went for the game from the opening whistle. Mendy, who has established himself as a starter in the goal ahead of Kepa, had to exercise thoroughly after three minutes to deflect with the fingertips a shot placed from Utkin that slipped between the three sticks.
That the English have a goal problem, it is evident. But missing a penalty was not within the plans of the Chelsea. A silly penalty committed by Kaio to Werner gave the visitors the opportunity to get ahead on the scoreboard. Jorginho threw it like Bruno fernandes, jumping up before shooting, but the ball was spat out of the post and after hitting the back of Saphonov was cleared by the Russian defense. (min.14)
He Chelsea he bored with many horizontal passes and only Ziyech tried it from the left with some danger. Meanwhile, the locals launched several well-intentioned counterattacks, although they lacked the right pass on the last pass.
The goal came in an isolated play. Again the Moroccan left-hander raised in Holland the play started, the ball reached Hudson-Odoiwhose loose shot slipped incomprehensibly from the hands of Saphonov, considered the future goalkeeper of the Russian team. (min.37)
Chelsea did not feel more comfortable with the result in favor. In the second part the Russians continued to advance lines, while Lampard he was gossiping in the band. Gazinsky was able to score on a play started by Ramirez and at the exit of a corner the Russian midfielder finished off the crossbar at the exit of a corner. The Russians cornered the London team. It only remained to overcome Mendy. The Senegalese goalkeeper kept his team alive.
Halfway through the second half Lampard he definitely lost his patience and made a change to the Russian. Three swings, two of them attack: Mount Y Pulisic. The changes gave an immediate result. A shot of the young English international, Mount, was cleared by hand by Martinovich. Clear penalty. Jorginho He did not want to take responsibility from eleven meters. Werner, who had barely participated in the game, did not fail. (min.76)
From there, the local team sank. The pupils of Lampard to end the game. Werner entered the large area, gave the ball to Ziyech, the best player of the night, who made the Russian defense dizzy and scored the third. (min.80)
The newly entered Pulisic put the last nail in the grave of the Krasnodar with a goal in minute 90 to pass from Abraham. He Chelsea takes the lead of Group E awaiting the match between Seville Y Rennes.
0 – Krasnodar: Saphonov; Smólnikov, Martinóvich, Kaio, Chernov; Gazinsky, Olsson (Spertsyan, min.82), Ramirez, Vilhena, Utkin (Suleimanov, min.74); and Berg (Berg, min.87).
4 – Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, Zouma, Chilwell (Emerson, min.81); Jorginho (Kante, min.71), Kovacic (Pulisic, min.71), Ziyech (Abraham, min.81), Havertz, Hudson-Odoi (Mount, min.71); and Werner.
Goals: 0-1, min.37: Hudson-Odoi. 0-2, min.76: Werner (penalty). 0-3, min. 79: Ziyech. 0-4, min.90: Pulisic.
Referee: Ali Wordyik (Turkey). He admonished Olsson and Martinóvich.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the second day of the Champions League played at the Krasnodar stadium before several thousand spectators.