The Graham Potter era at Chelsea begins without magic. The new ‘blue’ coach, appointed on Thursday to replace Thomas Tuchel, debuted this Wednesday with an unexpected draw (1-1) against a competitive salzburg at Stamford Bridge, where the Champions League anthem was not played in honor of the deceased Queen Isabel IIwhich received an emotional tribute from the London fans.
Raheem Sterling put the Londoners ahead at the start of the second half, but Noah Okafor He turned the tables in the final stage against a low-time rival still bottom of Group E with one point after two contested days.
The referee, ‘out of coverage’
Their overwhelming possession of the ball throughout the match against a Salzburg side that fought well a Chelsea who made 17 total shots (four on goal) in a match that had to be stopped about two minutes into the first half because the main referee Ivan Kruzliak lost communication in the VOR room.
After the break, the ‘blues’ took advantage of the scoreboard. Mountain he threw a pass from the right, the ball circled the balcony of the area, passing between the legs of the former azulgrana. aubameyang and finally fell into Sterling. The former Manchester City player did not disappoint with a good shot on his right leg.
Aubameyang, replaced
Potter soon made his first changes and Aubameyang, still lacking the ‘spark’, he was one of the first to be replaced. Just when the Londoners seemed to have their first Champions League win on track, the Salzburg Exploited a mismatch by the local defense to tie it through Okaforsomething that further complicates the situation of the ‘blues’ in a group now led by a Milan who did not fail (3-1) against Dinamo Zagreb, executioner of Thomas Tuchel in Chelsea by defeating the English (1-0) on the first day of the league.
Chelsea
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Salzburg
Chelsea: Kepa; James, Silva, Azpilicueta (Ziyech, m.81), Cucurella; Jorginho, Kovacic, Havertz (Loftus-Cheek, m.66); Mount (Gallagher, m.81), Sterling (Pulisic, m.84) and Aubameyang (Broja, m.66).
Salzburg: Kohn; Dedic, Bernardo, Pavlovic, Ulmer; Seiwaid, Capaldo, Kjaergaard, Sucic (Kameri, m.70); Okafor (Koita, m.85) and Sesko (Adamu, m.70).
The objectives: 1-0. Sterling, m.48 and 1-1. Okafor, m.75.
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) booked James (m.79) for Chelsea and Adamu (m.76), Pavlovic (m.77), Ulmer (m.78) and Capaldo (m.89) for Salzburg .
Incidents: The match corresponding to the second day of Group E of the Champions League group stage was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium (London) in front of 38,818 spectators. A minute’s silence was observed for the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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Source: La Verdad
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