Chelsea vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueRomelu Lukaku goal earns Chelsea Champions League win over Zenit St Petersburg
Champions League holders Chelsea got their new campaign off to a winning start as they beat Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 12': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Reece James.
- 13': Foul by Malcom (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 13': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 15': Hand ball by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 15': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksey Sutormin tries a through ball, but Malcom is caught offside.
- 19': Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 20': Attempt missed. Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Santos following a set piece situation.
- 22': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dmitriy Chistyakov.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 33': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 33': Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aleksey Sutormin.
- 37': Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 38': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 38': Attempt saved. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
- 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daler Kuzyaev.
- 44': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 45': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 45': Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James.
- 52': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 54': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 54': Attempt missed. Douglas Santos (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom with a headed pass following a corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Reece James (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 58': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 58': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Claudinho (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 62': Foul by Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 62': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Hakim Ziyech.
- 64': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 64': Stanislav Kritsyuk (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 66': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 68': Attempt saved. Wendel (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Goal! Chelsea 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James with a headed pass.
- 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Artem Dzyuba replaces Malcom.
- 76': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Wendel.
- 76': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
- 76': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 79': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 80': Attempt missed. Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
- 82': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Kirill Kravtsov replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marcos Alonso.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Andrey Mostovoy replaces Claudinho.
- 88': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daniil Krugovoy replaces Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mason Mount.
- 90'+3': Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Zenit St Petersburg 0.
Statistics
 ZEN |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 736 |
| 412 | Passes | 804 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 27 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,252
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,252
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta  |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
Zenit St Petersburg (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 2 | Dmitriy Chistyakov |
| 44 | Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
| 5 | Wilmar Barrios |
| 3 | Douglas Santos |
| 19 | Alex Sutormin |
| 14 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 8 | Wendel |
| 11 | Claudinho |
| 10 | Malcom |
| 7 | Sardar Azmoun |
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