the floodlights are beaming down on the players here at stamford bridge
in west london i'm derek ray ready to bring you commentary and joining me is
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 manchester city 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
so
and this is how it looks for chelsea aspie liqueta starts with ben
chilwell in the fullback positions and goro kante starts alongside
matteo kovacich in central midfield and the striker today is sergio aguero
and so they started 11 for manchester city
they are of course the club and they're current guys who believe that possession
is nine tenths of the law well they're very very good at it aren't they they have the ball for most
of the game but in order to do that you have to have great passes of the ball but you also
have to have the movement watch how much movement they have today off the ball it's incredible and
when they get the ball around the box they seem to never ever lose it and create chance after chance
dante and that was a very fine read
holland here's mattis
well that's gone out and it is going to be a goal kick
good refereeing waiting for a natural pause before booking him
chill well
how to play for a manchester city throwing
joao cancello and now stones fruitful looking attack gundogan
will he play it in
and now they have the ball back well he's giving us away
but a shocking pass really
sergio aguero long ago established himself as one of the biggest stars in the game
and for his country argentina lee what should we expect from aguero today
well probably goals right he's a past master at getting in the right position
watch how he just stands in the box in space it's an art to it and he does it better than anyone
and manchester city moving the ball with purpose
mastery of the passing game a very effective challenge put in
aguero rudiger has it matteo kovich
aspieli quetta here's kovacic
coverage lost it
dangerous ball and he clears the danger pulisic
aguero are far from a smooth challenge now will the referee produce a card
the referee has dished out a yellow card here well it's not malicious it's just clumsy
who would be a manager i not me that's for sure derrick
not high quality defending
alexander zinchenko can they take advantage excellent assessment of the situation at the back
now hold on
it's a perfect challenge an alert intervention
beautifully disguised ball he's in behind the defense here
well they can bring it out now
really nice ball good piece of attacking play from raheem sterling
holland and moving the ball nicely
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
rodriguez
oh great vision
it looks promising
rodri possession one
sergio aguero a man for big moments is he really firing at all cylinders here lee well no goals for
him no real chances either he needs to help his team a little bit more just to get involved in
the game i think he would be the difference if he was playing better elling holland on the offensive
and sterling has it dangerous looking attack robbed them and he's given us away
de bruyne at the ready and kevin de verde with the goal and what a boost that will be for his side
well derek as we see it again is a big mistake you try to teach youngsters not to get caught
in possession and be aware of what's around you he has no clue and he pays the price
so chelsea restart the game can they come up with an answer
and we're inside the final 30 minutes
matteo kovich
sergio aguero has it
angola kante pulisic now just cutting off the supply
well couldn't keep it the chelsea move still the taco completely mis-timed
and you would expect a booking under the circumstances and the referee has determined
that that is a bookable offence i don't think he can think anything else after that challenge
kante
matteo coverage here's mount oh a nice looking pass and an astute piece of defending
ruben diaz it's with bernardo silva
de bruyne and the advantages with city fernando silva
well the attack carried promise but petered out
and they kicked the ball advantage
chelsea chill well promising looking ball
oh that was a terrific stop in a one versus one situation
well high fives all round for the goalkeeper absolutely fantastic
a change in the offing for city and now the delivery
well can the chelsea players respond to this amazing energy in the ground
electric in here right now trying to urge their team to try and get back into this
the clock is not on chelsea's side but it's not over for them
fernandinho
and five minutes to go and find work from chelsea to win the ball back
can they do something positive on the counter attack
zesh
oh it might be a goal share excitement level again here
well look at this again it's all about being in the right place at the right time
and from that sort of reigns is only one winner another goal again albeit from a different angle
well he's furious and why not they've thrown this lead away
even steven won a piece in this match
showing three additional minutes
alexander zinchenko commanding with it stones they cannot be separated here and it's on to extra time