hello it's a real pleasure to be with you from west london from stamford bridge
i'm derek ray here in the comedy position and joining me will be 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 and they face volkswagen yeah it's very important that you're
not playing catch up in the group stages match day one imperative you get off to a good start
here's the lineup for chelsea and golocante starts alongside matteo kovacich in central midfield
and the idea is to have just the one striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition
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and so the starting lineup for volsburg and there is a certain art to the way they play it's
all about defending with distinction and then playing on the counter attack yeah absolutely
play to your strengths if you're good at defending you can flood the front of your back four soak up
that pressure and then we know what they've got up top they've got players who can hurt you on
that counter attack and they've certainly got the direction from midfield to get the ball to them
chill well on to vienna
where did
passes like that very much in his repertoire
well we know how troublesome he can be on the pitch but what should we expect from him today lee
well the ball possession will be his key people give him the ball because they know
he links the play you give him the ball then you make a run you normally get the ball back which is
very encouraging now the referee making it clear on a different day that could have been a booking
making sure nothing untoward happened
paulo otavio janik gerhart
schlager over the touchline for a throw in
christensen kante and running it back
out
maximilian phillip and that's an important intervention
but it can't get through
intense pressure we're just not properly looking after the ball
kai haveetz vienna with it now verna here's habits
not getting anxious when they have the ball well i'll tell you what he didn't miss by an awful lot
well real difficulty keeping the ball maximilian phillip
on the ball schlager well chelsea did well to regain control of it
hobbits and chelsea have given us away
getting in there to take it away and he stopped them in their tracks
beautifully disguised ball can he take advantage a very timely interception
janik gerhart agnost on the ball
had a chance to whip it in here
and he's got to clear his lines
chelsea certainly enjoying the lion's share of possession but that doesn't lead to goals
necessarily they haven't created enough too slow up front midfield very average the coach
he's not happy at all he wants more from this team they could nudge in front there it is
the first goal of the game and the lead certainly doesn't flatter them good value for it well here's
the replay and as we see it's a class ball through to split the defense and when he gets
through to the keeper he just smashes it past him gives him no chance to think lovely finish
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far well he's managed
to be delighted with him he's been spot on in this game hasn't he energy imagination
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences kevin
well they keep working away looking for passing lanes how about the cross maximilian arnold has it
veghorst well read to ease the pressure and using his strength
to shield the ball and a strong tackle far from a good pass
schlager
maximilian arnold has it unable to keep the ball that time
there's a slide draw pass now will they do it from here
and the last touch off the defender so a corner coming up
substitution time as is here and he's fired over the corner of the decisive punch by the keeper
well how close was that inches away
half an hour remaining then john brooks
and throwing himself up the ball
and firing it into the area no nonsense clearance
well he likes to run at them mount mavericks
and the ball's gone
coveted can he take advantage that was a magical save it was
played into the center of the box it hasn't come to very much
now let's see what they can do here oh what an opportunity
not showing good patience the delivery and clears his lines
now the keeper should grab hold of it
10 minutes left for play in this match
arnold well on the attack hunting for a late equaliser here
careless in possession well chelsea just have to try and hang on here the fans are trying
their best to get them over the line not long to go well a classic example of how to intercept
and a long way out and fired against the crossbar
they're getting right on top of their opponents and winning it back jill well a very good tackle
it is a decent looking attack here
kevin babu
let's see do an attacking position it's not too late for them
they've won back possession
and there goes the full-time whistle chelsea claim all three points in the opening match in
the uefa champions league 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 and
the final analysis a really positive performance from this manly he's always a man to watch for the
opposition but they couldn't keep tabs on him in that vital moment when he grabbed that goal