UEFA Champions League

Sevilla vs Chelsea, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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Oliver Giroud scores four in Chelsea's group winning victory over Sevilla

Olivier Giroud scored four goals as Chelsea beat Sevilla 4-0 to secure top spot in Champions League Group E on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Karim Rekik.
  • 3': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Sevilla).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 8': Goal! Sevilla 0, Chelsea 1. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 14': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla).
  • 14': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).
  • 15': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 18': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Karim Rekik (Sevilla) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sergi Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 21': Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
  • 23': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Sevilla. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alfonso Pastor.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 29': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Óscar Rodríguez.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 34': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 34': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 37': Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
  • 40': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 40': Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Franco Vázquez (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla).
  • 41': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
  • 43': Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Sevilla).
  • 44': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Karim Rekik with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 45'+1': Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sevilla 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
  • 51': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
  • 51': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Goal! Sevilla 0, Chelsea 2. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 57': Hand ball by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 58': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 58': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Sergi Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez.
  • 59': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla).
  • 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Jules Koundé replaces Jesús Navas.
  • 59': Substitution, Sevilla. Lucas Ocampos replaces Oussama Idrissi.
  • 60': Substitution, Sevilla. Joan Jordán replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
  • 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 61': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 61': Karim Rekik (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 63': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 63': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri with a headed pass.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 66': Substitution, Sevilla. Munir El Haddadi replaces Franco Vázquez.
  • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 68': Offside, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Emerson is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 72': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 72': Jules Koundé (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Goal! Sevilla 0, Chelsea 3. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan Jordán.
  • 75': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joan Jordán with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
  • 76': Sergi Gómez (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Penalty Chelsea. Olivier Giroud draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Penalty conceded by Sergi Gómez (Sevilla) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Sergi Gómez (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Goal! Sevilla 0, Chelsea 4. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 85': Substitution, Chelsea. Billy Gilmour replaces Jorginho.
  • 86': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chelsea.
  • 87': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
  • 87': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 88': Karim Rekik (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
  • 90'+1': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 90'+2': Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Chelsea 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Sevilla 0, Chelsea 4.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
44.9 Possession 55.1
14 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
349 Accurate Passes 446
422 Passes 523
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 57
31 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 10
11 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 9
13 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain

Line-Ups

SEV Sevilla (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Alfonso Pastor (GK)
20 Diego Carlos
3 Sergi Gómez Yellow Card
4 Karim Rekik
16 Jesús Navas
14 Óscar Rodríguez
10 Ivan Rakitić
6 Nemanja Gudelj Yellow Card
15 Youssef En-Nesyri
23 Oussama Idrissi Yellow Card
22 Franco Vázquez

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
2 Antonio Rüdiger
4 Andreas Christensen
33 Emerson
28 César Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho
17 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
29 Kai Havertz
18 Olivier Giroud
10 Christian Pulisic Yellow Card
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi

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