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

SEV		CHE
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

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

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

Chelsea Substitutes:

Andreas Christensen, Emerson, Antonio Rüdiger, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Tammy Abraham, Wilfredo Caballero, Olivier Giroud, Fikayo Tomori, Hakim Ziyech, Mateo Kovacic, César Azpilicueta, Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Sevilla (4-3-3)

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

Sevilla Substitutes:

Tomás Vaclík, Youssef En-Nesyri, Karim Rekik, Munir El Haddadi, Óliver Torres, Óscar Rodríguez, Carlos Fernández, Sergio Escudero, Joan Jordán, Franco Vázquez.

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