a warm welcome blue is the color football is the game as the old song used to go we're here at
stamford bridge tonight in west london i'm derek ray joined on the commentary box by lee dixon
and this is where it all starts in the uefa champions league the group stage
and match day one my goodness so much to look forward to it is chelsea facing fire well derek
i hope you are as excited as me to start the champions league always a special atmosphere
both teams will be hoping for a long journey or it may be very very short we're about to find out
here's the lineup for chelsea jorginho plays with angola kante in the center of the park and it's an
interesting looking attacking constellation with three forwards listed from the start
the lineup for labour cousin lucas kadetsky
is the goalkeeper jonathan tarr plays with alexander dragovich in central defence
charles zarangi starts alongside kerm dania bye in the center of midfield and as for
the attack well it has a bold look about it with three forwards listed from the beginning
might still be able to do a bit of damage excellent block by thiago silva
romelu lukaku a player who opposing defenders have got to keep tabs on
lee you'd expect that he'll have something to say for himself well basically you've
got to keep him out the box because he's got such a brilliant finishing ability that you
give him half a yard he will score so keep him as far away from your goal as possible
lukaku it's a weighted pass well the threat was very real marvelous defending
corner kick forthcoming but the keeper takes command of the situation
to be advised giving the ball away in that position lukaku cuts it back
happy to take on the shot the keeper was never likely to be in trouble then
and given away by leverkusen
chance to take the lead well what an opportunity but really good defending you've got to say
and this might not be the ideal situation for them great block
so the corner played into the box
cleared away
given away by chelsea
well chelsea did well to regain control of it
habits jorginho lukaku and a goal now they've broken through one nil here
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through and it's a sweet strike
absolutely lovely controlled stylish finish well let's take another look at that girl shall we
so the game has restarted and chelsea are the team with the lead
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oh stylish ball what can they do now
in the middle and they've only gone and applied that finishing touch well the offside flag has
been raised no goal well it was close but he just went a little bit too early
and find work from chelsea to win the ball back
by here's bailey
well look at the stats levy accusing enjoying the bulk of possession here
however after that the coach will be disappointed with what they produced
they need to be a little bit more clinical in front of goal
and plenty of space for this chelsea attack
no-nonsense clearance and using his strength to shield the ball being pressed hard
and he scored not once but twice they simply cannot stop him
and no wonder he's enjoying himself
well what's the time to score the forwards are in absolute dreamland the defenders
slugging their way back to the halftime team talk they're not going to enjoy this
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
lukaku a player who can finish with the very best of them and proving to be a very difficult
opponent in this match lee well he's got so much swagger hasn't he why not as well he's
got so much game superb finishing right place at the right time he hasn't given the goalkeeper time
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
oh a lovely ball we wondered who was going to win the race the answer the goalkeeper
lukaku
will he find the net well it can be a hit or a miss when it comes to striking it on
the volley yeah you always take a risk when it comes in like that
but he took a chance he was brave just not his day on that occasion
and scope for them to produce something exciting and chelsea get the decision from the referee
well that could be his final rebuke i think and the referee's making that absolutely clear i like
that derrick good refereeing nice and strong told the player exactly what he was thinking
and the free kick from long range he didn't miss by muchly
no i thought the ball would be coming into the box but long range free kick is had to go
georginio here's chilwell and slipped through beautifully and he's found a bit of daylight
can he convert able to close down the shots
now will the cross work out for them no nonsense clearance
lukaku terrific defending to stop them progressing can they do something positive
on the counter attack well that break looked so promising but nothing coming from it angie's
strongly to win the ball
and played the pass well
and a good looking ball perfectly positioned to take it away
good work to win the ball back high up the pitch
lukaku kante has it well read to win possession back
couldn't keep the ball
well that pass easy on the eye that was a move of great promise they could easily have been in
chick and on the second half here and it's almost like a case of whatever they've touched
has turned to goals well the creative teamwork of chelsea tonight has been absolutely superb
the players have all been on the same hymn sheet the flow the movement it's been brilliant
kai havats and chelsea looking dangerous
lukaku oh and it goes now he has his hat trick a special moment for him
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and then just look at the finish reads the flight
perfectly and absolutely smashes it beyond the keeper there's just no stopping that
it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now number nine romelu lukaku
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now they couldn't take advantage of the opportunity
all the way through to the keeper then
mount
so full time it is and a morale boosting three points on the board to begin the european campaign
well it's everything you want from the start of match one good
strong start that result will give everybody confidence especially the players well done
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