UEFA Champions League

FK Qarabag vs Chelsea, 2017-18 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
  • Red Card 19': Rasad Sadiqov
FT
0 - 4
  • 21': Eden Hazard (P)
  • 36': Willian
  • 73': Cesc Fàbregas (P)
  • 85': Willian

Chelsea seal UCL knockout stage qualification with Qarabag rout

Willian scored twice as Chelsea secured their qualification for the Champions League round of 16 with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Qarabag.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 5': Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Míchel (FK Qarabag).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Mahir Madatov (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ansi Agolli.
  • 12': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Míchel (FK Qarabag) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maksim Medvedev.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 18': Wilde-Donald Guerrier (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Penalty Chelsea. Willian draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': Penalty conceded by Rasad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': Rasad Sadiqov (FK Qarabag) is shown the red card.
  • 21': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 27': Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 31': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 31': Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Ansi Agolli (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 33': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jakub Rzezniczak.
  • 34': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 34': Míchel (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 2. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  • 39': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wilde-Donald Guerrier.
  • 41': Foul by Jakub Rzezniczak (FK Qarabag).
  • 41': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Jakub Rzezniczak (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 45': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 2.
  • 45': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Cosqun Diniyev replaces Mahir Madatov.
  • 49': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 49': Wilde-Donald Guerrier (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jakub Rzezniczak.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a through ball.
  • 53': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 53': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
  • 53': Wilde-Donald Guerrier (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 54': Míchel (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Chelsea. Gary Cahill replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 65': Dino Ndlovu (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Eden Hazard.
  • 67': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wilde-Donald Guerrier.
  • 67': Offside, FK Qarabag. Míchel tries a through ball, but Richard Almeida is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger with a through ball.
  • 70': Offside, Chelsea. Willian tries a through ball, but César Azpilicueta is caught offside.
  • 71': Penalty Chelsea. Willian draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Qara Qarayev (FK Qarabag) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 3. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Daniel Drinkwater replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Wilde-Donald Guerrier (FK Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 79': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
  • 79': Richard Almeida (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Elvin Yunuszada replaces Wilde-Donald Guerrier.
  • 85': Goal! FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 4. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 85': Substitution, FK Qarabag. Dani Quintana replaces Dino Ndlovu.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Willian (Chelsea).
  • 90'+1': Maksim Medvedev (FK Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 4.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, FK Qarabag 0, Chelsea 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 6
49.1 Possession 50.9
18 SHOTS 4
10 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.3
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
3 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Baku Olympic Stadium
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Attendance: 67,100

Line-Ups

QAR FK Qarabag (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Ibrahim Sehic (GK)
14 Rasad Sadiqov Red Card
52 Jakub Rzezniczak Yellow Card
2 Qara Qarayev
25 Ansi Agolli
5 Maksim Medvedev Yellow Card
20 Richard Almeida
8 Míchel
11 Mahir Emreli
77 Wilde-Donald Guerrier
9 Dino Ndlovu

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
30 David Luiz
2 Antonio Rüdiger
28 César Azpilicueta
7 N'Golo Kanté
4 Cesc Fàbregas
3 Marcos Alonso Yellow Card
21 Davide Zappacosta
10 Eden Hazard
11 Pedro
22 Willian

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