The Chelsea beat the Rennes by 3-0 and keeps the pulse with the Seville for the leadership of the group. It was a peaceful triumph for the ‘blue’ team, who faced themselves with the absence of one of their important players, the German Havertz. The attacker, according to the technician Frank Lampard In the run-up to the meeting, he was left out of the call after having tested positive for Covid-19. “He is in isolation following the recommendations of the doctors. The rest of the team has been tested and they were negative, “explained the coach.
Even without Havertz, the Chelsea did not go through problems to tie the three points in Stamford Bridge. He left the game seen for sentence before the break was reached, with two penalty goals that he transformed Timo Werner. In both actions the French left-back was a sad protagonist Dalbert. In the first, in the 9th minute, he knocked down his own Werner within the area; in the second, at 38 ', he touched the ball with his arm in a shot from Abraham. The referee did not indicate a penalty, but from the VAR he was warned, reviewed the play on the monitor at the foot of the field and decreed the maximum penalty. To add insult to injury, Dalbert, who already had a yellow, saw the second and was expelled.
With 2-0 against and one less, the Rennes, that until 1-0 had given his face, was against the ropes. Also, as soon as the second part begins, Abraham, at pleasure, after a center of James, gave the finishing touch to the rival signing the 3-0 (50 '). There were 40 minutes ahead with everything decided and, despite the fact that the Rennes He was generous in his eagerness to cut distances, he did not succeed, but at least he did not concede more goals in a duel that he chose Dalbert Much to his regret.
DATA SHEET:
Chelsea: Mendy; Chilwell (Emerson, m.63), Zouma, Silva (Rudiger, m.68), James; Jorginho, Kanté (Kovacic, m.63), Mount; Ziyech (Hudson-Odoi, m.75), Werner and Abraham (Giroud, m.63).
Rennes: Gomis; Dalbert, Aguerd, Da Silva, Traoré; Lea Siliki, N'Zonzi (Grenier, m.62), Bourigeaud; Terrier (Doku, m.62), Guirassy (Hunou, m.76), Gboho (Del Castillo, m.62).
Goals: 1-0. Werner, m.10, 2-0. Werner, m.41. 3-0. Abraham, m.50.
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) admonished Kanté (m.26), Ziyech (m.32) Kovacic (m.79) by the locals and Del Castillo (m.89) by the visitors. In addition, he expelled Dalbert (m.40) for a double yellow by Rennes.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the third day of Group E of the Champions League played at Stamford Bridge (London) behind closed doors.