Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea: Blues reach Champions League last 16

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Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea scores against Red Bull Salzburg successful the Champions League

Two fantastic finishes by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz earned Chelsea triumph distant to Red Bull Salzburg successful a breathless Champions League crippled and sent Graham Potter's broadside done to the past 16.

Midfielder Kovacic rifled successful an unstoppable left-foot decorativeness from 18 yards earlier Junior Adamu equalised aft a fantastic walk by Maximilian Wober.

Salzburg keeper Philipp Kohn denied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 4 times portion Jorginho had a header brilliantly cleared disconnected the enactment by Adamu.

However, Havertz ensured Chelsea joined Premier League rivals Manchester City successful the knockout signifier with a sublime curling finish, earlier Thiago Silva was forced to wide disconnected the enactment from Strahinja Pavlovic.

Chelsea person 10 points from 5 games successful Group E, 4 up of second-placed Red Bull Salzburg with 1 lucifer to go.

Potter's broadside volition beryllium confirmed arsenic radical winners - and truthful seeded for the past 16 gully connected 7 November - if Dinamo Zagreb neglect to bushed AC Milan successful Croatia aboriginal connected Tuesday (20:00 BST).

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FC Red Bull Salzburg

Squad number18Player nameKöhn
Squad number70Player nameDedic
Squad number95Player nameBernardo
Squad number31Player namePavlovic
Squad number39Player nameWöber
Squad number27Player nameGourna-Douath
Squad number13Player nameSeiwald
Squad number14Player nameKjærgaard
Squad number21Player nameSucic
Squad number77Player nameOkafor
Squad number9Player nameAdamu

Squad number8Player nameKameri
Squad number17Player nameUlmer
Squad number23Player nameSimic
Squad number30Player nameSesko

Chelsea

Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number32Player nameCucurella
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number17Player nameSterling
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number9Player nameAubameyang

Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

Line-ups

RB Salzburg

Formation 4-1-2-1-2

18Köhn
70Dedic
95Bernardo
31Pavlovic
39WöberSubstituted forUlmerat 78'minutes
27Gourna-Douath
13Seiwald
14Kjærgaard
21SucicBooked astatine 47minsSubstituted forSeskoat 61'minutes
77OkaforSubstituted forSimicat 78'minutes
9AdamuSubstituted forKameriat 82'minutes

Substitutes

1Mantl
2Van der Brempt
4Piatkowski
6Baidoo
8Kameri
17Ulmer
23Simic
24Diarra
30Sesko
33Walke

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-1-2

1ArrizabalagaBooked astatine 90mins
14Chalobah
6Thiago Silva
32Cucurella
10PulisicSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 75'minutes
5Jorginho
8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 68'minutes
17SterlingSubstituted forMountat 88'minutes
23GallagherBooked astatine 86minsSubstituted forZiyechat 88'minutes
29Havertz
9AubameyangSubstituted forBrojaat 75'minutes

Substitutes

12Loftus-Cheek
13Bettinelli
16Mendy
18Broja
19Mount
20Zakaria
21Chilwell
22Ziyech
28Azpilicueta
30Chukwuemeka

Live Text

Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
Attempt saved. Jorginho (Chelsea) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a headed pass.
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) is shown the yellowish card.
Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Dijon Kameri (FC Red Bull Salzburg) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner.
Attempt blocked. Bernardo (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard with a cross.
Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Conor Gallagher.
Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Raheem Sterling.
Attempt missed. Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is excessively precocious pursuing a corner.
Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.