Results Chelsea vs Sevilla UEFA Champions League 2020/2021

In the 2020/21 Champions League, Chelsea are in Group E with the presence of the Europa League champions Sevilla, FK Krasnodar and Rennes. In this group, Chelsea and Sevilla are two teams that are much more appreciated than the other two opponents, they are more likely to compete for the first two positions, thus earning tickets to continue. In the first match, Chelsea were kicked at home with Sevilla.

Chelsea vs Sevilla the first match of the Champions League group stage

The London team’s performance is not good, they just let Southampton hold a 3-3 draw despite leading 2-0 early. Currently, teachers and coaches Frank Lampard only has 8 points after 5 rounds with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, located in the middle of the standings. Chelsea lost only twice in their first Champions League group stage matches in the past 16 seasons. That is the basis for them to believe in a good result against Sevilla.

On the other side of the front row, after the Europa League championship, Sevilla also showed signs of decline. In the last game they lost 0-1 on a trip to Granada’s field. After 4 games in La Liga, coach and manager Julen Lopetegui has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, temporarily occupying tenth place in the standings. At the European level they are still a very unpleasant team. Consequently, the Spanish team won the last three matches against the British representatives in the European arena.

Determined to beat Sevilla, manager Frank Lampard has thrown in the best possible squad. The English teacher used a 4-2-3-1 system with Timo Werner at the top of the attack, the German player exploding with 2 goals against Newcastle last weekend. Supporting Werner is the trio of Mount, Havertz and Pulisic, in which Havertz kicks defensively.

List of initial matches Chelsea vs Sevilla

Ziyech has recovered from his injury but only appeared on the bench. In the center of the field two scanners Kante and Jorginho side by side. With these two midfielders Mason Mount or Kai Havertz will focus all their efforts on the task of supporting the attack. On defense, Zouma paired the center back with Thiago Silva, while R. James and B. Chilwell assumed two wing positions. In the wooden frame, Mendy returned and pushed Kepa to the bench.

If Lampard used a strong team with 5/7 rookies in the summer of 2020 to play early on, then Sevilla coach Lopetegui brought out some very good players too. The visitors play a 4-3-3 scheme. Consequently, Suso, De Jong and Ocampos were side by side in the attack, in which De Jong kicked higher. In midfield, the star Rakitic lives Rakitic plays alongside Fernando and Gudelj.

In defense, Diego Carlos played with midfielder Sergi Gómez, two Sevilla wingers are Navas and Acuña. In a wooden frame, Bounou was still trusted. The Sevilla squad has many experienced players, they have many years of fighting in the European arena like Navas or Rakitic, these players will definitely help the visitors a lot.

The game was exciting right after the kickoff. Chelsea actively prepared the opponent’s court, while the visitors were also ready to respond. 6 minutes, the first notable opportunity belongs to the home team. James had a situation in the middle to allow Pulisic to cross the ball, but Sevilla goalkeeper Bounou was a heartbeat faster than the American player.

Chelsea attacked immediately after the opening whistle

In the 18th minute, Sevilla responded with a very sharp attack disposition. From the free kick, the ball is suspended to Gudelj’s position. The midfielder made a fairly tight header, but goalkeeper Mendy flew towards the save. The 1992-born star has played extremely well since arriving at Stamford Bridge, proving why he is the first choice in coach Frank Lampard’s wooden frame.

The game took place with a fairly balanced posture, although Chelsea held the ball better, had difficulty getting close to the rival goal. Meanwhile, Sevilla sometimes have fast balls that make Blues fans howl. In the 28th minute, Suso crossed from the edge of the area very uncomfortable, but goalkeeper Mendy was faster than Rakitic on the ball in the penalty area. 3 minutes later Chelsea responded with a shot from Timo Werner in the penalty area, but the ball failed to beat the visiting goalkeeper.

The first half ended with a 0-0 draw

As in the first half, Chelsea continued to play actively in the first minutes of the second half. At 49 minutes, Zouma had a situation to pass the ball to Werner in the penalty area, but the kick of the German player was it was off the post. Six minutes later, it was number 11 with a rather sweet cut outside the penalty area, but goalkeeper Bounou was able to hug the ball.

In the game you need a goal, coach Lampard made the difference. Mason Mount and Jorginho were two players who had to leave the field to give positions to Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic. In the 67th minute, Sevilla had a tremendously dangerous braking situation. From a corner, the ball was sent to Joan Jordan, who took a quick direct shot, but the ball went slightly higher than Mendy’s goal.

Chelsea continues to show a stalemate in the search for its way to Sevilla’s goal, its ball situation is fragmented and lack of cohesion. In the 76th minute, the substitute player replaced Ziyech with the ball dangling in the penalty area for Pulisic to finish off, but the ball went too hard. The home team is making more crosses from the edge, but the effect is not great.

Lampard’s team let Sevilla draw 0-0 at home

In the final minutes of the match, Sevilla played harder to win a draw, making it difficult for Chelsea to get close to Bounou’s goal. Although changes have been made in attack, the game of the home team has not been improved. In injury time, even Tammy Abraham was hired to replace Timo Werner, but the Blues still couldn’t score.

The 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge passed with the game rather boring. Both teams only made a total of more than 10 shots on goal, in which no clear chance of scoring was created. 0-0 draw, Chelsea and Sevilla shared 3rd and 4th place in Group E, the remaining match of this group between FK Krasnodar and Rennes ended in a 1-1 draw.

Match parameters Chelsea 0-0 Sevilla

Team

Chelsea: 16 E. Mendy, 6 Thiago Silva, 15 K. Zouma, 21 B. Chilwell, 24 R. James, 5 Jorginho (Kovacic, 65 ‘), 7 N. Kante, 19 M. Mount (Ziyech, 62’), 10 C. Pulisic, 29 K. Havertz, 11 T. Werner (Abraham, 90 ‘)

Seville: 13 Y. Bounou, 16 Navas, 3 Sergi Gomez (Joan Jordan, 33 ‘), 20 Diego Carlos, 10 I. Rakitic (Vazquez, 80’), 25 Fernando, 6 N. Gudelj, 5 L. Ocampos, 19 M. Acuna, 7 Suso (Oliver Torres, 58 ‘), 9 L. de Jong

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