well hello and welcome to what amounts to football heaven it doesn't get a whole lot better than this
the conditions are utopian the sky is blue and the players are with us for a football match so widely
and keenly anticipated truly this is christine and the level of expectation and excitement is
reflected in the smiling faces of the crowd they know it means so much and they also experience
between them a great sense of privilege at uh being able to attend this most special old games
this place simply a monument to the game
so much prestige so much pride so much passion whenever football is played here
there's the whistle and here we go
who do you think this turns on jim yeah cesar azpilicueta
as a fellow fullback i'm i'm a massive fan of this guy's tactical awareness positioning and defensive
duties he's a real dogged customer he won't back off when things get tough and he'll always step
up to the plate when the pressure is on he's my type of player now i'm inclined to agree
conte
and it's chillwell
thiago silva
let down by a lack of accuracy and that's the goal kick
done very well to intervene
hoist it forward great strength too strong for his opponent
rice vlasic battles to win it back oh he's going to be pulled back for that one
going for goal
the other side yet able to force a breakthrough here
tries to locate someone up front
conte
that is kante
tries to get it forward quickly
rice
good challenge he just stood firm
and here's lukaku chipped through oh shooting
that's wonderfully done chris pitch true finish oh
you've got to love that concentration conviction contact and sheer class
so we have our breakthrough oh just listen to the reaction i think you
can hear the approval from the support all around the stadium
hardly anything between the sides and the score is one nil
kante
chill well
needed to be better than that and he knows it
really
perfect placement the one place the keeper couldn't reach
now that's what i call finishing right in the corner he knew instinctively who
was where and didn't need to waste any time weighing things up that's a cracking goal
so that's two now without reply well it's been a an absolutely fabulous
spell for them and they're starting to look unstoppable there could be more on the way
i needed a better pass there
referee brings the first half to a close reflections on the first half
well they had their opponents reeling in that half peter and the break may include the change
somehow but don't hold me through between them at half time there's the start of the second half
doesn't get the pass he's looking for just brushed off the ball there
cut out in the nick of time
as periquetta gets it back
hits one it's broken loose
that's a good block but at the expense of a corner
so now we're gonna get those changes we have been expecting tries to get it clear
this defense just doesn't trust itself to to play a higher line
frighten the people getting in behind yeah absolutely it just opens up the
opportunity of not only strikers getting behind but the runners from midfield too
and it's paid forward chill well
oh well intercepted really alert to the danger it's made sure that that won't get through
chill well
kante
with the challenge and he has given away a free kick
georginio is the guilty party there
out towards the flank
that is cresswell it's a loose ball we're checking back like that always appreciated by the crowd
well they say that your front lads should be that first line of um of stopping the opposition and
i think he's taking it to another level with his desire to get back and help everyone out
gets wrestled off the ball forward it goes
and that has put play to that lukaku
plays it forward that's alert and sharp and very well played
forward what does he cry from here now the counter plays it out to the flank
and he's straight offside
both sides then taking this chance to turn to their benches
yeah it was pretty obvious as to who was going to be taken off his energy levels began to
to sag and he was never going to last until the final whistle
he's had that put on a play that's psychic
there's going to be another change here yeah he's run himself into the ground hasn't he and it's
it's good to see that the crowd appreciate his efforts because he has put in a reel on a shift
and it's chillwell kante
that's a full kick
if not especially fancy always in control
they did enough to win it your reflections then jim chelsea will walk away happy from