Chelsea vs Dortmund

Chelsea news: The Blues battled to a deserved Champions League victory against Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to ease pressure on ...

While the players put in a tremendous shift and Potter got his substitutions bang on, Chelsea already had the mental advantage over Dortmund courtesy of the Stamford Bridge faithful. The Dortmund stars therefore did not get into the ground until 7pm, at least 15 minutes after their planned arrival. A scrappy opening to the game mostly dominated by Dortmund sprung into life from a Chelsea perspective when Raheem Sterling was played through on goal, but the offside flag prevented that play from progressing. From minute one to the final seconds of added time, all 15 Chelsea players that stepped onto the pitch played a significant role in a much-needed win for the Blues and Graham Potter. In the second half, Kai Havertz then doubled Chelsea's advantage, placing them in front in the tie, from the penalty spot after VAR deemed that Marius Wolf handled an attempted ball into the box from Chilwell. After scuffing his first attempt from Ben Chilwell's cross, the 28-year-old fired a second effort into the roof of the net.

Chelsea defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling in the ...

A formation that gets the best out of everyone in the Chelsea squad. The 24 year old was awarded UEFA Man of the Match for his hard work. It comes as no surprise that Graham Potter will look to continue, adapting to this formation change as Cucurella will look to fight for a starting position. The Spanish fullback played as the left sided center back, a familiar position he played under Potter last season at Brighton. Thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling in the first half and Despite the fact that Chelsea still has a lot to work on, a crucial Champions League victory will undoubtedly give Potter more time to make things right.

Chelsea recorded back-to-back victories for the first time since October by beating Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. Facing a 1-0 deficit from the first ...

"I’m responsible for the performance of my team, I don’t want to talk about the referee. He’s made the decision and we have to live with it. However, more checks took place from the officials and it was determined Dortmund midfielder Salih Ozcan had encroached into the 'D' outside the penalty box before Havertz had made contact with the ball. With the score locked at 1-1 on aggregate, Dortmund looked to have evaded a knockout blow. The original awarding of the penalty looked controversial in itself. The 40-year-old Dutchman is closing in on 300 matches officiated in the Eredivisie and is a regular in the Champions League, having made his debut in 2014.