UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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Stamford Bridge

Match Report

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Werner scores two as Chelsea beat Rennes amid VAR dispute

Chelsea continued their strong start in the Champions League with a 3-0 win against Rennes in a game marred by VAR controversy at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
2
42.4
Possession
57.6
7
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
401
Accurate Passes
574
469
Passes
650
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
41
35
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
9
8
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
14
12
Clearances
14

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 15Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 21Ben ChilwellLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 19Mason MountLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 11Timo WernerLF
  11. 22Hakim ZiyechRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiSUB
  2. 14Fikayo TomoriSUB
  3. 4Andreas ChristensenSUB
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaSUB
  5. 33EmersonSUB
  6. 18Olivier GiroudSUB
  7. 17Mateo KovacicSUB
  8. 40Karlo ZigerSUB
  9. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB
  10. 2Antonio RüdigerSUB
  11. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB

REN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Alfred GomisG
  2. 6Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 3Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  4. 15Steven N'ZonziDM
  5. 5DalbertLB
  6. 27Hamari TraoréRB
  7. 14Benjamin BourigeaudCM-L
  8. 12James Léa SilikiCM-R
  9. 7Martin TerrierLM
  10. 19Yann GbohoRM
  11. 9Serhou GuirassyF

Substitutes

  1. 4Gerzino NyamsiSUB
  2. 32Lorenz AssignonSUB
  3. 18Jérémy DokuSUB
  4. 22Romain Del CastilloSUB
  5. 39Lesley UgochukwuSUB
  6. 8Clément GrenierSUB
  7. 31Adrien TruffertSUB
  8. 35Georginio RutterSUB
  9. 23Adrien HunouSUB
  10. 1Romain SalinSUB
  11. 38Warmed OmariSUB
  12. 30Pépé BonetSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Dalbert (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 10' Goal! Chelsea 1, Rennes 0. Timo Werner (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 26' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 32' Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
  6. 40' Second yellow card to Dalbert (Rennes) for hand ball.
  7. 41' Goal! Chelsea 2, Rennes 0. Timo Werner (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Truffert replaces James Lea Siliki.
  9. 50' Goal! Chelsea 3, Rennes 0. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
  10. 62' Substitution, Rennes. Clément Grenier replaces Steven Nzonzi.
  11. 62' Substitution, Rennes. Romain Del Castillo replaces Yann Gboho.
  12. 62' Substitution, Rennes. Jéremy Doku replaces Martin Terrier.
  13. 62' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  14. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Tammy Abraham.
  15. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Ben Chilwell.
  16. 65' Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Thiago Silva.
  18. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  19. 76' Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces Serhou Guirassy.
  20. 79' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 89' Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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