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

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Chelsea draw with Sevilla in Champions League group-stage opener

Chelsea and Sevilla FC played to a 0-0 draw in their opening Champions League group stage match at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
  • 1': Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
  • 2': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Sevilla. Luuk de Jong tries a through ball, but Lucas Ocampos is caught offside.
  • 7': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 8': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 8': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 10': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Sevilla).
  • 10': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 11': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 14': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 17': Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Suso with a cross.
  • 20': Fernando (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 29': Offside, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 33': Substitution, Sevilla. Joan Jordán replaces Sergi Gómez because of an injury.
  • 34': Foul by Jesús Navas (Sevilla).
  • 34': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 36': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Mason Mount (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 39': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Sevilla).
  • 43': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 44': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Suso (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 47': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lucas Ocampos.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 56': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
  • 56': Suso (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Substitution, Sevilla. Óliver Torres replaces Suso.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
  • 59': Dangerous play by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
  • 59': Timo Werner (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mason Mount.
  • 64': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
  • 64': Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Jorginho.
  • 65': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 66': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Kai Havertz.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a corner.
  • 72': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla).
  • 72': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Hand ball by Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).
  • 74': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
  • 80': Substitution, Sevilla. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Luuk de Jong.
  • 80': Substitution, Sevilla. Franco Vázquez replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  • 87': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Reece James.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham replaces Timo Werner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Franco Vázquez (Sevilla).
  • 90'+3': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Sevilla 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Sevilla 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
55.7 Possession 44.3
5 SHOTS 6
2 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
491 Accurate Passes 379
587 Passes 474
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
86 Long Balls 52
56 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 10
7 Effective Clearances 16
7 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
15 Kurt Zouma
6 Thiago Silva
21 Ben Chilwell Yellow Card
24 Reece James
29 Kai Havertz
7 N'Golo Kanté
5 Jorginho Yellow Card
11 Timo Werner
19 Mason Mount Yellow Card
10 Christian Pulisic

SEV Sevilla (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Yassine Bounou (GK)
20 Diego Carlos
3 Sergi Gómez
19 Marcos Acuña Yellow Card
16 Jesús Navas
6 Nemanja Gudelj
10 Ivan Rakitić
25 Fernando
9 Luuk de Jong
5 Lucas Ocampos
7 Suso

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