well nice like these are just what you hope for as a spectator a warm welcome derek ray here on the
commentary box joined us always by former arsenal and england fullback 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 liverpool taking on chelsea well the first group stage of the
champions league is always exciting three points is vital for both teams to get off to a good start
or a draw may be a good result as well we're about to find out what happens james milner
so
and this is how liverpool start the game alison begins in goal andrew robertson starts with trent
alexander arnold in the fullback positions thiago starts with georginio winaldo in central midfield
and the idea is to have just the one striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition
and a look at the chelsea starting eleven court zuma plays with andreas
christensen in central defense and golocante starts alongside giorgino
in the center of midfield and team of vienna starts with olivier giroud
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
and continues this run alexander arnold now mo salah roberto firmino went in strongly decisively
ziesh lovely bowl over the top and the keeper flings himself at the
ball
and firing it into the area well the header that was frankly miles
off target well technically that was um awful
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mo salah knows how to light up any game lee well he's a talented player but he's
got that one thing the big p what we all hate is defenders pace as soon as you've
got that you start looking behind you who's on the cover and the attack fades
out
well as far as the hosts are concerned we know they like to press high when they can and try
to oh what's an opportunity terry me a golden chance missed it might come back to haunt him
well you learn the script time and time again and he's now just gone and fluffed his lines
chance to do damage
will he play it in georginio court zuma here's chilwell verna
and golo kante ziesh
well that's how to do it inside your own penalty area
the referee has let the advantage accrue to liverpool
andrew robertson
liverpool then a position of menace
by naldum well it looked highly promising but they got nothing out of it
he could pick out a teammate could be what a lovely strike lethal piece of finishing
drilled home with true conviction tremendous goal
well here's the replay and it all starts with the delivery into the
box just begging for someone to get on the end of it and the timing to get this spot on
yes it needs a bit of luck but boy does it need skill as well it's a brilliant goal
well he's every right to be angry the players are not executing his game plan today
and they are back underway chelsea with the advantage
alexander arnold hiros thiago
tiago roberto firmino oh and a perfect ball now how about this
alexander arnold well he's thwarted him almost effortlessly chelsea are really struggling in
terms of possession oh he's through here well a badly timed run just a fraction
offside
moving into the advancement and he might be through here chance maybe
well able to survive that attacking push well the ref will hear the crowd all right we can hear
him from here he's taking some stick now that's a well-timed pass could it be oh he's found the net
and that increases the advantage to two just what they wanted and just what they deserve
well let's look at this again magical football on the break surprise is the
key and he had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang it goes for the smash lovely goal
oh to be a fly on the wall in that dressing room if it stays like this
derek he's not happy just look at him well a second goal for them here manet
andrew robertson sadio manny now
well not to put too fine a point on it they're in a wretched situation what can they do to rectify
this leak well the liverpool coach will be racking his brains on what to do next things need to
change and they need to change quickly half time could be the welcome break from this performance
well they might be onto something he just needs to remain icy cool can he find the net
well they can say a big thank you to the goalkeeper that was
inspirational well that's as good as a goal at the other end brilliant save from the keeper
christensen the referee has instructed the fourth official to put two minutes on the board
ziesh the assistant referee has raised his flag offside
liverpool have given it away
the first half here comes to an end
hasn't quite happened for a sadie or manny has it lee yeah really hasn't been able to
carve out any opportunities today certainly hasn't tested the keeper much we expect more
from him but you can see why they're struggling today and so the second half of this champions
league group stage match day one contest commences number 15 alex osley chamberlain and golo kante
onto jorginho christensen
and they do like to press whenever they can
it has gone over the touchline for what will be a throw-in
and space to exploit maybe
not a very complicated catch for the keeper
and breaking at pace with menace
do they have the guile to open up the defense still could be dangerous
well chelsea did well to regain control of it
and very deftly cut out filming my goodness the importance of getting
there was not lost on the keeper and unable to keep possession
firmino potential danger here and he's broken free able to clear the danger at least for
now so a personnel change then
so the corner played into the box well last line of defense literally
showing ambition to shoot from there goalkeeper has it
really good interception roberto firmino here's oxlade-chamberlain
chelsea throw in here
well they have elected to go to the bench at this stage of the game
georginio possession lost by chelsea here oxlade-chamberlain
could pull one back here keeper did his job to begin with
well that's really sound goalkeeping not letting the opposition have any scraps
well let's see what they have in store for them on the break they need to get bodies back
so 20 minutes to go
another successful intervention winning the ball back
georginio
clever defensive play christensen
well visionary passing it just needs to remain icy cool oh that is a moment of pure
quality a goal for football lovers to enjoy the world over
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and that's not an easy technique to pull off i can tell you that
so easy when dinking a ball to catch your studs and fall flat on your face believe me i've done it
well the ball is moving again and chelsea are quite simply running away with this
andrew robertson
oxlade-chamberlain
now mo salah
salah will know that the past needed to be slightly better
well couldn't keep it and space on the wing for liverpool
sadio manish cross not fantastic defending let's see if it helps the opposition
inside the final five minutes now
firmino useful looking ball not a strong glove on the ball from the keeper
and a good looking ball
oh big chance can they keep it out
and second time around he scores but the keeper left to wonder what his defenders were
doing
well here's the replay and it's exactly what they tell you as a kid
go for the far post make it difficult for the keeper
and then hopefully your teammate gets the rebound that's exactly what happens good goal
oh to be a fly on the wall in that dressing room if it stays
like this derek he's not happy just look at him
and this is turning into something of a route four nil
so two minutes of stoppage time to be added on williams
oxlade-chamberlain and there goes the full-time whistle chelsea claim all three points
in the opening match in the uefa champions league yeah really really strong start that's what you
need but with five games to go very important you stay in the now one game at a time derek bit of
a cliche well he is a player with the capacity to enthrall timo werner lee let's get your assessment
as regards his performance in this game well he never gave that backline a chance to get a breath
two goals for the lad today played superbly well look really sharp constantly playing
on the shoulder of the last defender a real handful and firing it into the area