Slavia Praha vs Chelsea (0-1)
Marcos choreographer snatched a precious 1-0 away win for Chelsea in their Galilean League quarter-final 1st leg at Slavia Prag.
The Blues started with N’Golo Kante associated Eden Hazard on the bench and were outplayed for long periods till choreographer headed in an unlikely winner four minutes from time.
The victory was scarcely due for Chelsea, with Kepa Arrizabalaga major within the away goal and therefore the notion of a form draw for the guests place to bed by a superb Slavia show.
But Maurizio Sarri’s call to rest key men was ultimately even as his aspect prepare to go to port on Sunday in complete management of this European tie before next week’s come back leg.
An off-balance Simon shop directed his second-minute header wide, and Slavia is continuing to place Sarri’s men harassed.
Willian virtually scarfs the opener against the run of play, blooming an outstanding 20-yard mark the crossbar. However, the hosts were well on high yet again by the interval.
Hazard was referred to as from the bench once virtually associate hour of Chelsea toil and that they straightaway clicked into gear, with Ondrej Kolar obstruction well from Antonio Rudiger before Willian trained merely wide.
And those saves gave Chelsea the muse to chase a significant goal that arrived as Willian’s deep cross picked out choreographer for a robust downward header.
Other Matches: Slavia Praha vs Chelsea (0-1)
Goals
| 86′ | Chelsea | M. Alonso |
Slavia Praha Lineups
| 1 | Ondřej Kolář |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 13 | Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui |
| 19 | Simon Deli |
| 18 | Jan Bořil |
| 23 | Petr Ševčík |
| 33 | Alex Král |
| 27 | Ibrahim Benjamin Traoré |
| 17 | Miroslav Stoch |
| 28 | Lukáš Masopust |
| 9 | Peter Oladeji Olayinka |
Chelsea Lineups
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 27 | Andreas Christensen |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 17 | Mateo Kovačić |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Ross Barkley |
| 11 | Pedro |
| 18 | Olivier Giroud |
| 22 | Willian |
Slavia Praha – Chelsea Match Statistics
Slavia Praha |
Chelsea |
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| 9 | Shots Total | 8 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 1 | Shots blocked | 0 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 7 | Corners | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 42% | Possession Time | 58% |
| 412 | Passes Total | 564 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 462 |
| 76% | Accurate Passes% | 82% |
Full-time: Slavia Prague 0-1 Chelsea 🙌
We have the advantage in this quarter-final tie courtesy of a @marcosalonso03 header! #SLACHE pic.twitter.com/hlOqwWTidU
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 11, 2019