Eintracht Frankfurt vs Chelsea, 2018-19 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 1st LegAway goal gives Chelsea edge over Eintracht Frankfurt in Europa League
Chelsea have a slight upper hand over Eintracht Frankfurt after scoring an away goal in a 1-1 draw in their Europa League semifinal first leg.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 3': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
- 6': Hand ball by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 6': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 6': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 8': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 16': Attempt blocked. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 16': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
- 19': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Delay in match Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) because of an injury.
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt missed. Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Attempt missed. David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny da Costa following a set piece situation.
- 23': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 0. Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 25': Hand ball by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 26': Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
- 27': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Luiz.
- 28': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 28': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Danny da Costa.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by David Abraham.
- 35': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 36': Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
- 37': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willian.
- 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Gelson Fernandes.
- 38': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 38': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Simon Falette.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emerson following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Danny da Costa.
- 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Simon Falette.
- 45': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 1. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 1.
- 46': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Kevin Trapp tries a through ball, but Luka Jovic is caught offside.
- 49': Delay in match Jorginho (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay in match Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 54': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro following a fast break.
- 57': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 57': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 58': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 58': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 60': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
- 61': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 61': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Willian.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
- 65': Hand ball by Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Makoto Hasebe.
- 72': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 73': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Gelson Fernandes.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
- 76': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 76': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Christensen with a headed pass.
- 81': Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Danny da Costa tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Paciência is caught offside.
- 82': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 83': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 84': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 85': Attempt missed. David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Rode with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 86': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 86': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 89': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
- 89': Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
- 90': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Jetro Willems replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
- 90'+4': Offside, Chelsea. Kepa Arrizabalaga tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
 CHE |
SGE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 67 | Possession | 33 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 193 |
| 592 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 48,000
Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 48,000
Line-Ups
Eintracht Frankfurt (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 13 | Martin Hinteregger |
| 3 | Simon Falette |
| 19 | David Abraham |
| 17 | Sebastian Rode |
| 5 | Gelson Fernandes  |
| 20 | Makoto Hasebe |
| 10 | Filip Kostic |
| 24 | Danny da Costa |
| 8 | Luka Jovic |
| 11 | Mijat Gacinovic |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 30 | David Luiz |
| 27 | Andreas Christensen |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 18 | Olivier Giroud |
| 22 | Willian |
| 11 | Pedro |
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