RB Salzburg vs Chelsea, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League

RB Salzburg

49': Junior Adamu

FT
1 - 2

Chelsea

23': Mateo Kovacic
64': Kai Havertz

Chelsea qualify for Champions League last 16 with narrow win over Salzburg

FC Salzburg_Chelsea

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Offside, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Bernardo tries a through ball, but Junior Adamu is caught offside.
6': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
7': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
7': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Raheem Sterling.
9': Attempt blocked. Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross.
10': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Jorginho.
12': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
12': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
15': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
18': Foul by Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
18': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
21': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Chelsea 1. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
25': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
25': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maurits Kjærgaard.
26': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
27': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
27': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
30': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Maximilian Wöber (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
32': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
34': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
36': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
38': Foul by Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
38': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
42': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
42': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
44': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
44': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea).
44': Philipp Köhn (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
45': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Philipp Köhn.
45'+2': First Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Chelsea 1.
45': Second Half begins FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Chelsea 1.
46': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
46': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Attempt missed. Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
47': (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
47': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
49': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 1. Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber with a cross following a fast break.
51': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
52': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Philipp Köhn.
53': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
59': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
61': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Luka Sucic.
63': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
64': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
66': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
66': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
67': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber.
67': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
68': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic.
68': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
69': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
69': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
71': Foul by Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
71': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
73': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
75': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
75': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Christian Pulisic.
75': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
76': Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
77': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
77': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer replaces Maximilian Wöber.
78': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Noah Okafor.
78': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
78': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
80': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Junior Adamu.
82': Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
82': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
85': Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Armando Broja (Chelsea).
86': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
87': Attempt saved. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
87': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
87': Attempt missed. Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Conor Gallagher.
88': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Raheem Sterling.
89': Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
89': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
90': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
90': Attempt blocked. Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross.
90': Attempt saved. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
90'+1': Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
90'+1': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a headed pass.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
90'+6': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.
0': Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

CHE		SLZ
11	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	8
70.5	Possession	29.5
15	SHOTS	16
11	ON GOAL	7
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
503	Accurate Passes	115
601	Passes	230
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.5
5	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	23
0.6	Cross %	0.2
66	Long Balls	46
33	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	29
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
10	Interceptions	9
24	Effective Clearances	11
24	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520

Line-Ups

RB Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Philipp Köhn (GK)
31	Strahinja Pavlovic
95	Bernardo
27	Lucas Gourna-Douath
39	Maximilian Wöber
70	Amar Dedic
21	Luka Sucic
14	Maurits Kjaergaard
13	Nicolas Seiwald
77	Noah Okafor
9	Junior Adamu

RB Salzburg Substitutes:

Andreas Ulmer, Roko Simic, Benjamin Sesko, Nico Mantl, Kamil Piatkowski, Alexander Walke, Ignace van der Brempt, Youba Diarra, Samson Baidoo, Dijon Kameri.

Chelsea (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
32	Marc Cucurella
14	Trevoh Chalobah
8	Mateo Kovacic
23	Conor Gallagher
5	Jorginho
17	Raheem Sterling
10	Christian Pulisic
29	Kai Havertz
9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Chelsea Substitutes:

Mason Mount, Denis Zakaria, César Azpilicueta, Ben Chilwell, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Armando Broja, Hakim Ziyech, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcus Bettinelli, Édouard Mendy.

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