UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Sporting CP WDWWW 1
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Chelsea WWDWL 3
1st2ndT
SCP011
CHE213
Stamford Bridge · 41,089 att.

Match Report

Adam Davy/PA Wire

Chelsea too good for Sporting Lisbon as Blues cruise to top spot

Serious Champions League business begins for Chelsea in February after Jose Mourinho's men completed their unbeaten Group G campaign with a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
45.5
Possession
54.5
13
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
382
Accurate Passes
482
473
Passes
578
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
85
23
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
20
Effective Tackles
21
25
Tackles
28
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CHE leads series 1-0

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 3Filipe LuísLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 12John Obi MikelRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 17Mohamed SalahAM-L
  11. 14André SchürrleAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Mitchell BeeneySUB
  2. 11Didier DrogbaSUB
  3. 7RamiresSUB
  4. 18Loïc RémySUB
  5. 36Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  6. 2Branislav IvanovicSUB
  7. 8OscarSUB

SCP · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 3MauricioCD-L
  3. 26Paulo OliveiraCD-R
  4. 33Jonathan SilvaLB
  5. 47Ricardo EsgaioRB
  6. 23Adrien SilvaCM-L
  7. 14William CarvalhoCM-R
  8. 11Diego CapelLM
  9. 18André CarrilloRM
  10. 9Islam SlimaniF
  11. 17João MárioRCF

Substitutes

  1. 29Naby SarrSUB
  2. 22Marcelo BoeckSUB
  3. 10Fredy MonteroSUB
  4. 81André GeraldesSUB
  5. 24Oriol RosellSUB
  6. 36Carlos ManéSUB
  7. 8André MartinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Chelsea 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 16' Goal! Chelsea 2, Sporting Lisbon 0. André Schürrle (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
  3. 50' Goal! Chelsea 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 56' Goal! Chelsea 3, Sporting Lisbon 1. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Cahill following a set piece situation.
  5. 58' William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Carlos Mané replaces Diego Capel.
  7. 61' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Fredy Montero replaces William Carvalho.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. André Martins replaces João Mário.
  9. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. Loïc Remy replaces Mohamed Salah.
  10. 74' Substitution, Chelsea. Ramires replaces André Schürrle.
  11. 79' Adrien Silva (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Jonathan Silva (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  14. 87' César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.

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