Benfica go through in style
Kai Havertz’s Champions League goals for Chelsea:
Final vs Man City
Group vs Malmö
R16 vs Lille
QF vs Real Madrid
Group vs Salzburg
R16 vs Dortmund
4/6 in the KO stages.
Goncalo Ramos vs Club Brugge:
◉ The youngest ever Portuguese player to score two goals in a #UCL knockout stage game (21y 260d).
◉ The first Benfica player to be involved in 3 goals in a UCL game since 2010.
That’s what they call a good day at the office.
Saturday: first Premier League win since January 15
Tuesday: beat Dortmund to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals
Chelsea score two goals in a game for the first time in 2023.
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱
Borussia Dortmund were the most in-form side in Europe’s top 5 leagues before they came to Stamford Bridge.
They won 11 straight competitive matches prior to today.
Chelsea handed them their first loss of 2023 and held them scoreless for the first time in nearly 4 months.
Benfica have now scored two or more goals in 17 of their 19 home games this season in all competitions
Gonçalo Ramos has become the youngest Benfica player to both score and assist in a single Champions League game in the 21st century.
Remember the name
33.3% (12) of Chelsea’s goals this season have now come in the Champions League
Goncalo Ramos put on a record breaking, masterclass performance vs Club Brugge:
◉ The youngest ever Portuguese player to score two goals in a #UCL knockout stage game (21y 260d).
◉ The first Benfica player to be involved in 3 goals in a UCL game since 2010.
His game by numbers:
28 touches
8 passes completed
7 duels won (most)
5 shots
3/3 dribbles complete
2 tackles made
2 goals
1 chance created
1 assist
1.1 xG
That’s what they call a good day at the office.
Mohamed Salah is leading the race in 2022/23… #UCL
The last player to win the Champions League Golden Boot while playing for an English club? Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007/08.
Official line ups for Bayern-PSG #UCL
João Cancelo, on the bench again.
Hakimi and Nuno Mendes both start.
36’—Mukiele replaces Marquinhos
46’—Bitshiabu replaces Mukiele
Not a great day for PSG’s central defenders
Leo Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo (178) and Iker Casillas (176) as the only players with 150 Champions League starts