Chapter 242: Easy Victory
The 17/18 Champions League group stage 5th round Qarabagh vs Chelsea match begins, Qarabag will face the fierce rival Chelsea at home, Qarabagh's strength is the weakest of the four teams in Group C, and it is currently at the bottom of the group, while Chelsea is in first place, Qarabagh is the weakest, and Chelsea has already qualified in advance.
Karabakh as the champion of the Azerbaijani League in the 16/17 season, can reach the Champions League group stage through 3 rounds of qualifying has achieved their goal, the players are not under much pressure, the home record of the Azerbaijan Super League is very good, the last 12 home games have not lost, with a proud record of 9 wins and 3 losses, in the last league, Karabakh defeated Samgaye by 2 goals at home, ushering in 3 consecutive league wins.
Chelsea's recent form has been very good, following a 5-0 win at West Brom in the Premier League last time out, extending their good form before the international break to take their winning streak to five.
In the last two rounds of the group stage, Qarabagh drew with La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid home and away, which greatly boosted the morale of the team, which made them see the hope of fighting for the third place in the group to get a Europa League place, in Group C, Qarabagh overall strength is at an absolute disadvantage, and Chelsea lost 0-7 in the first leg, the home team still needs to sacrifice the big bus formation, to seek a defensive counterattack or set-piece sneak attack, whether to get points depends on Chelsea's performance.
In terms of players, Eden Hazard, Costa, Pedro, Segura and Jones have all scored in the last two Premier League rounds and are in pretty good form.
Karabakh starters: No. 13 Shešić, No. 25 Agoli, No. 14 Sadikov, No. 52 Rezenzniak, No. 5 Medvedev, No. 2 Galaev, No. 20 Ricard Almeida, No. 11 Madatov, No. 8 Michel, No. 77 Gherrie, No. 9 Ndelovu.
At the beginning of the game, in the 4th minute of the game, a low flat ball from the right side of Willian crossed the penalty area, Michel got the ball, and Cesc Fabregas followed up with a long shot in the middle, and the ball was saved by Sheic.
In the 13th minute of the game, Ndelovu and Medvedev hit the wall in front of the penalty area, the ball was passed into the box, Michel followed up with a powerful shot, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out, Ricard Almeida made up for the empty goal, but the ball still missed.
In the 21st minute of the game, Chelsea scored first! Segura sent a straight plug in the middle, Willian was put down by Sadikov after inserting it into the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty and showed a red card to send Sadikov off, and Costa took the penalty in one fell swoop! Qarabagh 0-1 Chelsea! Karabakh fought with one less man.
In the 36th minute, Chelsea extended their lead! Or Fabregas sent a straight plug in the midfield, Pedro volleyed the ball to Willian, Willian received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and then passed straight to Costa, Costa took the ball and began to cut forward, Costa knocked back with a heel, Willian received the ball and pushed the goal! Qarabagh 0-2 Chelsea!
In the 42nd minute, Chelsea won a free-kick at the top of the penalty area, Willian chose to shoot directly at the goal, the ball was slightly wide of the left post, and when he came back in the second half, Karabagh made adjustments, and coach Kurbanov replaced Madatov with Diniev.
In the 52nd minute of the game, Cesc Fabregas sent a long pass over the top in the midfield, Pedro cut in an offside position, and then hit the goal on the right side of the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by the brave Sheic attack.
In the 64th minute of the game, Kante sent a very hidden through ball at the edge of the penalty area, and after Costa took the ball, he shook off the defender on the left side of the box and fired a powerful shot, and the ball was saved by Shecic again.
In the 65th minute of the game, Kodic replaced the underperforming Segura and replaced Jones, who had warmed up, and in the third minute after Jones came on, Rudiger found Jones in a right-hand position in front of the penalty area, Jones took the ball and pushed it forward, the ball was slightly wide of the left post.
In the 70th minute of the game, Willian made a through pass in the middle, Azpilicueta began to insert on the left, and immediately crossed in front of the goal after getting the ball, Jones followed to score the ball, but the linesman raised the flag to signal that Azpilicueta was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 73rd minute, Chelsea scored again! William burst into the penalty area, Galaev pulled the foul, the referee awarded a penalty again, Jones stepped forward to hit the penalty, but the referee determined that someone entered the penalty area early, the penalty was re-penalized, and Jones scored the penalty again! Qarabagh 0-3 Chelsea!
In the 85th minute of the game, Chelsea scored another goal! Willian received Pedro's ball, then broke through the middle to the top of the arc of the penalty area, began to pull the ball horizontally, and then took the angle and immediately pulled his foot to shoot, the ball grazed the inside of the right post and flew into the goal! Qarabagh 0-4 Chelsea!
In stoppage time, Cesc Fabregas struck a shot from just outside the box in the middle of the box, but the ball was saved by Sheic to give Chelsea a 4-0 win at Qarabag.
For Qarabagh, Rezenziniak and Gerrier tied for a team-high 6.7 points, while for Chelsea, Willian scored a game-high 9.4 points.
The Chelsea fans at the scene were all excited, all of a sudden they all stood up and cheered, shouting the names of the players, 4-0, Chelsea won the opponent, Chelsea beat Qarabagh 4-0 away from home, which was simply amazing, and this is how the message of Chelsea's collapse broke itself, which made the Chelsea fans excited.
Qarabagh is not Chelsea's opponent at all, and Chelsea is not a grade team, they lost without a temper at all, Chelsea scored 11 goals in two rounds, Karabagh head coach Kurbanov told reporters after the game: "We are really not good, but we and I will improve in the future, Chelsea is really strong, they deserve to win." ”
The win over Qarabagh also marked their fifth consecutive Champions League win this season, and they remain at the top of the group stage, finishing top of the group stage and finishing first in the league as a shocking one.
In the face of doubts from the media and fans at the beginning of the season, Kodic said that if the media and fans look at Chelsea at the end of the season, they will understand why Chelsea dare to shout the slogan of protecting the treble.
Now Chelsea is ranked first in the league, and has locked in the first round of the group stage two rounds in advance, which has left all the media and fans speechless, and now the league has been played for 13 rounds, and the opponents in the 12 rounds of the game are not all weak teams, Chelsea's slogan is really not arrogant, but powerful.
Chelsea have achieved what others thought was impossible, with 43 goals scored in 12 games, the Bundesliga's top scorers and the most attacking team in the Premier League, and 20 goals in five games in the Champions League.
This can't help but make Chelsea fans think about whether they can really win the triple crown and lift a few trophies in May next year. And Chelsea have not lost any games so far this season, and if they can really win the treble unbeaten, it will be a miracle.