Chelsea 2-1 Dinamo Zagreb: Denis Zakaria scores on his Chelsea debut

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Denis Zakaria successful enactment against Dinamo Zagreb

Denis Zakaria scored connected his Chelsea debut arsenic the Blues came from down to circular disconnected their palmy Champions League Group E run with triumph against Dinamo Zagreb astatine Stamford Bridge.

The hosts had already wrapped up apical spot with a crippled to spare but were looking to respond aft they were stunned 4-1 successful the Premier League by Brighton connected Saturday.

They made the worst imaginable commencement arsenic they fell down successful the sixth infinitesimal erstwhile the Blues defence reacted poorly to a transverse and Bruno Petkovic was capable to caput successful from adjacent range.

Chelsea initially struggled to make overmuch successful effect but a well-worked determination brought them their equaliser arsenic Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang backheeled the shot to Raheem Sterling wrong the container and helium kept his chill to slot in.

On-loan Juventus midfielder Zakaria past marked a imagination debut arsenic helium drove successful a debased changeable midway done the archetypal fractional that squeezed implicit the enactment contempt a defender's effort to clear.

Dinamo needed to triumph to decorativeness 3rd and spell into the Europa League and Edouard Mendy made a bully prevention to contradict Bosko Sutalo's point-blank header aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

Aubameyang came adjacent to adding a 3rd for Chelsea erstwhile helium powered a changeable against the crossbar and Conor Gallagher was denied precocious on, but yet Zakaria's extremity was capable to seal the triumph for the Blues.

Chilwell interest for Chelsea and England

With the World Cup successful Qatar astir the corner, this is simply a tense clip for galore players hoping to diagnostic astatine the tourney arsenic they look to debar immoderate precocious injuries.

This came adjacent to being the cleanable nighttime for Chelsea but determination was precocious interest as, heavy successful stoppage time, full-back Ben Chilwell fell to the level aft clutching his hamstring.

Chilwell looked understandably frustrated erstwhile helium was capable to get to his feet, but helium continued to clasp the backmost of his limb earlier needing assistance from Chelsea's aesculapian unit to get disconnected the pitch.

England's World Cup opener is against Iran connected 21 November and Chelsea and England volition some beryllium hopeful the contented is yet not arsenic superior arsenic it looked.

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Chelsea

Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number20Player nameZakaria
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number17Player nameSterling
Squad number9Player nameAubameyang

Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number23Player nameGallagher

Dinamo Zagreb

Squad number40Player nameLivakovic
Squad number13Player nameRistovski
Squad number37Player nameSutalo
Squad number55Player namePeric
Squad number27Player nameMisic
Squad number2Player nameMoharrami
Squad number7Player nameIvanusec
Squad number5Player nameAdemi
Squad number14Player nameLjubicic
Squad number9Player namePetkovic
Squad number99Player nameOrsic

Squad number11Player nameEmreli
Squad number18Player nameDrmic
Squad number31Player nameBulat
Squad number77Player nameSpikic

Line-ups

Chelsea

Formation 4-3-1-2

16Mendy
28Azpilicueta
14Chalobah
26KoulibalyBooked astatine 39minsSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 65'minutes
21Chilwell
19Mount
5Jorginho
20ZakariaSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 71'minutes
29HavertzSubstituted forGallagherat 64'minutes
17SterlingSubstituted forPulisicat 83'minutes
9AubameyangSubstituted forBrojaat 64'minutes

Substitutes

6Thiago Silva
10Pulisic
12Loftus-Cheek
13Bettinelli
18Broja
22Ziyech
23Gallagher
32Cucurella

Dinamo Zagreb

Formation 3-1-4-2

40Livakovic
13RistovskiSubstituted forEmreliat 69'minutes
37Sutalo
55Peric
27MisicBooked astatine 22mins
2MoharramiBooked astatine 89mins
7IvanusecBooked astatine 54mins
5AdemiSubstituted forBulatat 83'minutes
14Ljubicic
9PetkovicSubstituted forDrmicat 83'minutes
99OrsicSubstituted forSpikicat 89'minutes

Substitutes

3Stefulj
6Lauritsen
10Baturina
11Emreli
12Bockaj
18Drmic
20Marin
28Théophile-Catherine
31Bulat
33Nevistic
70Menalo
77Spikic

Referee:François Letexier

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Match ends, Chelsea 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Dinamo Zagreb 1.
Attempt blocked. Mahir Emreli (Dinamo Zagreb) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Luka Ivanusec (Dinamo Zagreb) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Mahir Emreli.
Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) close footed changeable from precise adjacent scope is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Mahir Emreli (Dinamo Zagreb).
Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the near from a nonstop escaped kick.
Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Spikic replaces Mislav Orsic.
Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb).
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Josip Misic (Dinamo Zagreb).
Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a transverse pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Dinamo Zagreb).
Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
Substitution, Dinamo Zagreb. Marko Bulat replaces Arijan Ademi.