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 for commentary
by the former arsenal defender lee dixon and we've got so much to look forward to
this is where it all begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league
the group stage match day one action it's chelsea facing borussia dortmund 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
and a look at the chelsea starting eleven ben chilwell starts with azpilicueta in the
wide defensive positions and gono conte starts alongside giorgino in the center
of midfield and the centerpiece of the attack is romelu lukaku
this is the lineup for dortmund
starts alongside manuela kanji in central defence mahmoud starts with emre chan in central midfield
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
dante
chill well here's mount
peace check
it's with dahud
no high marks
rafael guerrero has lost the ball
no mistake from the keeper will it be punished an early goal it is the ideal opening
well we're going to see the replay the goalkeeper won't want to see this again he gives the ball
away still a bit to do to be fair but it's his fault let's have another view of that goal
so chelsea restart the game can they come up with an answer
aspiely
conte has it giorginio
corte can they trouble the opposition this time not getting anxious when they have the ball
attending to his defensive chores and golovkante
and it's gone out of play for the dortmund throwing
homers
marco rice is with dahud emre jan jayden sancho
emery jan now it's worth mats hummers manuel akanji now what can they do from here
please check now with sancho
sancho
strength and control a big part of his game
chill well
and able to close down the shots well that'll be a corner
a goal here would really change the complexion of this match
over it comes now that's gone out and it is going to be a girl kick
the hood jaden sancho
the ball with marco rice royce
here's sancho he read the situation defensively and did his job
well the referee well aware that he had to blow his whistle and on comes the
physio
and they'll get things going again with a drop ball
jayden sanchez
and cleared away
but it can't get all the way through tremendous challenge
well i might well be scoped for them to counter attack here and he's made headway it's got to be
tremendous block conte well that's how to put in a clean tackle
and so the first half draws to a close here in west london
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
that's the kind of shielding player you expect from him
making use of his physical strength to hang on to it jaden sancho back now to the goalkeeper
manuel akanji happy just to retain the ball in their own half and draw out the opposition
splendor tackle and a throw in coming up great pressure to win the ball back
habits
another classic example of how to intercept
now chanter attacking possibilities here
and that's going to be the goalkeeper's ball but it wasn't a taxing save
or couldn't bend his run and the flag went up
substitution it is for dortmund
half an hour remaining then in a position of menace
over the body
to put an end to that attack
they're getting right on top of their opponents and winning it back and lukaku is through
oh they've done it a goal for chelsea who've got themselves on level terms
well here's the replay and he should hang his head in shame you can't give the ball
away that cheaply there he's cost his team he really has i feel sorry for the
keeper
well the earlier goal canceled out what a piece chelsea number nine number
delaney
we're now inside the final 20 minutes of the game
he's using his strength to good effect delaney the ball with marco hoyce
it's a good dortmund move in the making still passing it around with authority
regain possession can they do something positive
on the counter attack will they profit from this situation
thiago silva
and dortmund committed to getting forward can they grab a late winner good pressure high up the pitch
now the attack fizzled out
kante chilwell
and now habits well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
now can they counter clinically showing a real will to win the ball
threaded through by lukaku and they could do damage
and now he must score and a goal is at the double they just can't subdue him
well let's look at this again magical football on the break surprise is the key and it all leads to
a 2v1 on the keeper which he really doesn't have any chance with it's a great team goal
uh
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
lukaku does know how to take a game by the scruff of the neck
what would be your verdict on his performance well clearly the difference between the two sides
today two goals a really good performance run into the channel did everything right