UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Pafos LWLWL 0
–
Chelsea DLWLW 1
1st2ndT
PAF000
CHE011
Stamford Bridge · 30,774 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Getty Images

Liam Rosenior gets first Champions League win with Chelsea

Chelsea will go into the final Champions League matchday in an automatic qualification spot after Moises Caicedo's late header earned a nervy 1-0 win against Pafos at Stamford Bridge.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
15
6
Saves
2
28.6
Possession
71.4
4
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
246
Accurate Passes
705
306
Passes
746
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
42
0.1
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
21
11
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
7
16
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
6
43
Effective Clearances
7
43
Clearances
7

Highlights

00:31 Rosenior admits he has to 'earn' support from Chelsea fans Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Filip JørgensenG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 21Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 9Liam DelapF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

PAF · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Jay GorterG
  2. 26Ivan SunjicCD
  3. 2Kostas PileasCD-L
  4. 23Derrick LuckassenCD-R
  5. 88PêpêCM-L
  6. 30Vlad DragomirCM-R
  7. 12Ken SemaLM
  8. 7BrunoRM
  9. 33Anderson SilvaF
  10. 11JajáCF-L
  11. 17Mislav OrsicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 33' Mislav Orsic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Robert Sánchez replaces Filip Jörgensen.
  3. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Reece James.
  4. 56' Ken Sema (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Pafos. Landry Dimata replaces Anderson Silva.
  6. 65' Substitution, Pafos. Domingos Quina replaces Jajá.
  7. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Liam Delap.
  8. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  9. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Jorrel Hato.
  10. 73' Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Goal! Chelsea 1, Pafos 0. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  12. 78' Ivan Sunjic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 83' Substitution, Pafos. Mons Bassouamina replaces Mislav Orsic.
  14. 83' Substitution, Pafos. Bruno Langa replaces Ken Sema.
  15. 86' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 89' Substitution, Pafos. Georgios Michael replaces Vlad Dragomir.

UEFA Champions League News

All news
News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services Bruno Fernandes' home burgled during Man United loss against Como Bruno Fernandes returned from Italy after losing to Como with Manchester United in the early hours of Thursday morning and had to deal with a robbery at his house. News PA Wayne Rooney: Bruno Fernandes, Man United players acting like 'babies' Wayne Rooney has lambasted Manchester United's squad for acting like "babies" and urged Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez to look in the mirror. News James Olley In-the-dark Kane trying not to 'stress' over Monday's Ballon d'Or reveal Bayern striker Harry Kane said he would prefer to know ahead of time whether he has won the Ballon D'Or, adding he is still in the dark over Monday's decision.