UEFA Champions League

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

· UEFA Champions League
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0 - 4
  • 37': Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 76': Timo Werner (P)
  • 79': Hakim Ziyech
  • 90': Christian Pulisic

Pulisic caps Chelsea's late-goal flurry in Champions League win over Kransnodar

Chelsea beat Krasnodar 4-0 in Champions League group stage play behind several late goals, including a 90th minute strike by Christian Pulisic.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (FK Krasnodar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Daniil Utkin (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 4': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
  • 5': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matvey Safonov.
  • 10': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Hakim Ziyech is caught offside.
  • 11': Evgeni Chernov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 12': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar).
  • 13': Penalty Chelsea. Timo Werner draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Kaio (FK Krasnodar) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 14': Penalty missed! Still FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 0. Jorginho (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Hand ball by Kaio (FK Krasnodar).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Smolnikov.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Tonny Vilhena (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 19': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Cristian Ramírez (FK Krasnodar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar).
  • 22': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Hand ball by Evgeni Chernov (FK Krasnodar).
  • 24': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (FK Krasnodar).
  • 24': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Cristian Ramírez (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Foul by Marcus Berg (FK Krasnodar).
  • 31': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
  • 34': Tonny Vilhena (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Goal! FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 1. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 38': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
  • 38': Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Offside, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Smolnikov.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 46': Hand ball by Kristoffer Olsson (FK Krasnodar).
  • 46': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
  • 47': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Daniil Utkin (FK Krasnodar) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 50': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
  • 50': Igor Smolnikov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by Jorginho.
  • 52': Offside, FK Krasnodar. Igor Smolnikov tries a through ball, but Kristoffer Olsson is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Yuri Gazinskiy (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Ramírez.
  • 54': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 55': Yuri Gazinskiy (FK Krasnodar) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Evgeni Chernov with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (FK Krasnodar).
  • 55': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Evgeni Chernov (FK Krasnodar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 63': Offside, FK Krasnodar. Tonny Vilhena tries a through ball, but Cristian Ramírez is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Yuri Gazinskiy (FK Krasnodar).
  • 64': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Daniil Utkin (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Daniil Utkin (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Daniil Utkin (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Ramírez.
  • 67': Corner, FK Krasnodar. Conceded by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 70': Cristian Ramírez (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Jorginho.
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 71': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 71': Igor Smolnikov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, FK Krasnodar. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Daniil Utkin.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich (FK Krasnodar) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 75': Aleksandr Martynovich (FK Krasnodar) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 76': Goal! FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 2. Timo Werner (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Goal! FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 3. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Ben Chilwell.
  • 82': Substitution, FK Krasnodar. Eduard Spertsyan replaces Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 82': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 82': Tonny Vilhena (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 84': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 84': Shapi Suleymanov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Cristian Ramírez (FK Krasnodar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuri Gazinskiy.
  • 86': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
  • 86': Shapi Suleymanov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, FK Krasnodar. Leon Sabua replaces Marcus Berg.
  • 90': Goal! FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 4. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Igor Smolnikov.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Shapi Suleymanov (FK Krasnodar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Shapi Suleymanov (FK Krasnodar) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 4.
  • 0': Match ends, FK Krasnodar 0, Chelsea 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 3
70.8 Possession 29.2
16 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
604 Accurate Passes 193
685 Passes 273
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 15
20 Effective Clearances 19
20 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Ozon Arena
Location: Krasnodar, Russia
Attendance: 10,544

Line-Ups

FCK Krasnodar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
39 Matvei Safonov (GK)
31 Kaio
4 Alyaksandr Martynovich Yellow Card
18 Eugeny Chernov
28 Igor Smolnikov
47 Daniil Utkin
52 Tonny Vilhena
8 Iury Gazinsky
33 Marcus Berg
6 Cristian Ramírez
14 Kristoffer Olsson Yellow Card

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
2 Antonio Rüdiger
15 Kurt Zouma
21 Ben Chilwell
28 César Azpilicueta
5 Jorginho
29 Kai Havertz
17 Mateo Kovacic
11 Timo Werner
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
22 Hakim Ziyech

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