Chelsea vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Romelu 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.

• 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.