UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Sporting CP DDDWD 0
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Match Report

Nemanja Matic secures Champions League win for Chelsea at Sporting

Nemanja Matic's first-half header was enough for Chelsea to record a first victory of Champions League Group G, but it should have been so much more comfortable than a 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
6
54.2
Possession
45.8
15
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
282
406
Passes
351
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
28
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
51
29
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
21
Effective Tackles
18
37
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
39
21
Clearances
39

Lineups

SCP · 4-3-3

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 29Naby SarrCD-L
  3. 3MauricioCD-R
  4. 33Jonathan SilvaLB
  5. 41CédricRB
  6. 14William CarvalhoCM
  7. 23Adrien SilvaLM
  8. 17João MárioRM
  9. 9Islam SlimaniF
  10. 77NaniLF
  11. 18André CarrilloRF

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 3Filipe LuísLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 8OscarAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 4Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 14André SchürrleAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Sporting Lisbon 0, Chelsea 1. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 43' João Mário (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 58' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces André Schürrle.
  5. 58' Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Mauricio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulo Oliveira replaces Mauricio because of an injury.
  8. 71' Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces Oscar.
  9. 72' Eden Hazard (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Cédric Soares (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Filipe Luis (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Diego Capel replaces André Carrillo.
  13. 81' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Fredy Montero replaces Adrien Silva.
  14. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Mohamed Salah replaces Eden Hazard.
  15. 90'+3' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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