the floodlights are beaming down on the players here at stamford bridge in west london i'm
derek ray joined by lee dixon in the commentary position 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 is chelsea facing milan 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
and this is how it looks for chelsea antonio rudiger starts alongside
thiago silva in central defense and golo kante starts alongside
matteo kovich in central midfield and operating an attack today is romelu
lukaku
this is the milan starting 11. gianluigi donnarumma is the keeper davide calabria plays
where teo hernandez in the wide defensive areas and lining up through the middle in attack today
zlatan ibrahimovic the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
kante on the ball
rudiger
here's coverage
christensen and winning it back has the strength to hang on to it
then nasa
given away by that also neri what a shocking pass really
challange
plenty of players waiting in the middle
alexis salamakers care has it ibrahimovic
charanolu here's christensen
corte lukaku
now chelsea in a position of menace top-class defending
it's with ibrahimovic kessie a
kia ibrahimovic
alert defending
a deft clearance
has it and milan looking dangerous
he's in control of the situation and find work from chelsea to win the ball back
and the ball has been given away by lukaku i'm pressing really high
the attack carried an initial threat but fizzled out and there to intervene
space and time for the cross can he convert
a
can they make one of these passes count i'm giving the ball away this looks promising out wide
and it's azar's cross a decisive clearance it was
kessie a
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 doing well to keep possession
foreign
ibrahimovic
it's a promising milan move
and a goal that will do it they've been pushing for it and now they've been rewarded
well let's look at this again we've all hit these in training first time
bang in the back of the net look at the calmness of it technique
brilliant slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
so the match has restarted one nil here
kante
rhys james here's kovacic chill well
not messing around with that clearance well they've lost the ball
now lukaku and the keeper diving to thwart him
corner kick played in gets his glove on
it
milan moving the ball forward what can they do from here care
and here's castillejo
a super tackle and they've won possession
it has gone over the touchline for what will be a throw in
well they are committed to making the substitution here
i wonder surely the equalizer
and he read it well defensively bodies forward and the break looks on
samuel castillejo which is a decent looking attack here
and it's a matter of what occurs in the final 15 minutes
him with a chance well it's gone in a goal for chelsea who now are level
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition
they were so quick to get out from the back and once he gets himself settled
with the keeper to beat he hammers it into the back of the net smashing goal
so a level contest one one
still level but chelsea on the attack near the end well he made that interception look
routine in truth it wasn't my goodness that saved fully stretched he was
one for his own highlights reel and he's fired over the corner a decisive clearance it was
difficult shot to take on routine save for the
keeper yes the distance look how far out he is easy easy save in the end
and has it and tonight only by the post that timely well when you shoot
you put your head down you aim at the target and sometimes you just miss it
chad another raphael layout can they grab the lead later on
every pass hitting its target and a chance to whip it in here
ibrahimovic and able to close down the shorts we've had the official word there will be a
minimum of two added minutes oh he's given us away inexplicably shot attempted this is why
we adore this game late drama and now they're in front well it looks like the game was over
but no there's another chance and there it is back of the net it looks like the winner
well here's the replay and it's a horror show a poor pass leads to the goal and he may well
be apologizing to his teammates very soon derrick it's an unforced error it really is
and there goes a 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 derrick bit of a cliche
well his performance in this particular game will have impressed many people late well he did
have a good performance didn't he but it's all about snatching that late goal to grab the win