Chelsea ● Road to Victory - 2021

If it has to be. And Julen Lopetegui. Delivers. And Kaczynski! Thunders one into the turf. Mindy had to get big to crossbar. Ziyech. Thunder goalward for Chelsea. Timo Werner. Who makes no mistake. Unhesitatingly and forcefully. Upright and purposeful. Werner. Ziyech three! Chelsea home and dry. 2,000 miles from home. And Hakim Ziyech has a Chelsea Champions League goal. And Pulisic has squeezed it in. And Chelsea have four. And that really does rub it up and make it look glittery. It is a tasty Champions League away win. That is pretty well utopian. Chelsea have rocked it in Russia. His best goal scoring season for Chelsea. Smartly taken by Ziyech. And almost an outstanding finish too. That was brilliant from Hakim Ziyech. Werner switched to the other side. And he's gone down and that is a penalty. So up steps Werner. And scores. Despite the fact that Gomez got a piece of it on the way in. Advantage played. Tammy Abraham. They're checking this as well at the moment, Glenn. For a potential penalty following Tammy Abraham's shot. And it's Dalbert again. The player that committed the foul. And he rattles this one into the top corner. Brilliant penalty. Chelsea lead 2-0. Run down to 10 men. And it's turning out to be a relatively straightforward night in the Champions League. Schumann with a bit deeper and then... Ziyech! Walks onto it. Smashed it over the bar. And he knows what a good chance... Rhys James with the ball. Great finish, Abraham. Typical strikers, poachers finish. And from inside the six-yard box he makes it Chelsea 3-0. What a ball from Thiago Silva to Rhys James. Oh, that was the hat-trick moment for Werner. But somehow he didn't connect with it. That was some lovely football, wasn't it? Well, there's the handshake between the two managers. Chelsea continue to roll. It's a third straight win for them. And their unbeaten run stands at 10 matches in all competitions. You can see a couple of penalties. And Werner's in there. And he's wondering how he didn't put that one away. Mount. Knew where the space was. Found Hudson-Odoi. What a glorious ball. Hudson-Odoi. 1-0 Chelsea. Glorious goal, that really. Set up by Mason Mount. And taken by Callum Hudson-Odoi. Chilwell here. Da Silva cut it out. It's cut back in. And what a save there. To deny Mason Mount from the goalkeeper, Gomis. That's a wonderful reaction save, isn't it? That's for Laquetta. And Werner puts it in the back of the net. But the flag's up and the whistle's gone. Zante can't quite get it over the line. And it seemed there as if... Corner kick. Yes, they can. Jurassi with a textbook header. And Chelsea are pegged back late on here. Turn it all around. Werner. Big save from Gomis. And then Giroud, though, to finish it off for Chelsea. And put them through, surely, now. Tonight. He was there again. Olivier Giroud. There isn't. That's it. Chelsea are through. Into the knockout stages yet again. Havertz. Rolled in for Olivier Giroud, who scores for Chelsea. Front foot start. You just felt it was coming. Kovacic. And Olivier Giroud. How smart is that? Class is permanent. And he is full of it. It's in by Conte. Giroud, hat-trick. A flashing near post flick. From a Frenchman on top of his game. A bit of quitter. Foul at the back of Giroud. Penalty. Three. Hands. Olivier Giroud. Four. Gloriously greedy. Just gorging himself. On a delight. Well, that is pretty close to utopia. A friend left hard. Even last night's dream can't have gone quite as well. Ramirez to cut this one back. Klassen lays it inside. And they're ahead. Krasnodar. Very well finished indeed. And the Russians have the lead at Stamford Bridge. They expect to get back in here. Abraham, is he being held back? Yeah, penalty. It looked like it, didn't it? Caio. 1-1. Cool, composed. Severely confident goalkeepers. Now then, Abraham. Can he get there? Can he finish it? No. Looked like he would, didn't it? Yeah, it did. And now all the blue shirts are back. They lost the momentum. Wanderson, though. And Kepa had to make the save. Well, Ramirez has made a mistake here, though. Abraham. And that's a brilliant save. With his toe. And here tonight, the final whistle goes. Frank Lampard's side frustrated on what was, frankly, a low-key night. They've contrived to lose it there to Suarez. It's gone right away through. And Lamar couldn't get a significant touch. Now to Werner. Smart turn away from Savic. And the first important save by Oblak. It was a tight angle. Alonso's ball. Mount was trying to get there. Giroud! Oh, yes! But the flag is up. Well, Olivier Giroud. The VAR. It's a goal. Goal. Wow. Big moment for Chelsea. And they get the break in the last 16 against Atletico Madrid. And that spectacular overhead kick from Olivier Giroud makes it Atletico Madrid nil. Chelsea won. A cue to celebrations. And it's come off Famoso. And there's the full-time whistle. And it's a great night for Chelsea. It's their biggest win so far under Thomas Tuchel. Looked like a handball from Koke that wasn't spotted. Suarez is on the run. A little bit slow as Filipe has pulled it. What's the referee going to do here? Well, he says play on. Ziyech making the run through the middle. Werner on the move for Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech. There's the goal they wanted. And Hakim Ziyech, the summer signing from Ajax, delivers when it matters in the Champions League. Chelsea double their lead. ...as well to Werner. Off go Chelsea. Havertz coming into the middle. Werner went for goal himself. And it was a strong arm there from Oglak, the Atletico Madrid. Rhys James. It's a good save. Real good concentration. And it's short this time to Correa. Well, what's happened in there? Savage, he's having a word with. Red card. Felix at elbow. You can see the indication from the referee. Headed on by Dembele. Here's Swale Felix. Took it down well. Aspilicueta didn't get there. That's a good save. Or that might have been the last opportunity of might. Plays it on now to Emerson. Wow, what an introduction that is. First time he's touched the ball, having come off the bench. And he smashes the goal in to make sure of a place in the last eight of the Champions League. And the players have come. Oh, that's it. Chelsea have done it. They march on and make it three out of three for England in the last 16 of the Champions League. Istanbul remains the target for the Blues. And Mendy had to make sure that it's hit over the crossbar by Zanussi. It's a lovely turn by Mason Mounds. And that's the goal that Chelsea wanted. And it's the first goal in the Champions League for Mason Mounds. And what a time to score it. Porto nil. Chelsea won. Mason Mounds on target for Chelsea. The shot that was driven back in by Corona. And then deflected behind by Aspen. By Van Affer. Ran into Rudiger. Still going the right back. And then the shot. Oh, it's not far away from Luis Diaz with Mendy at full. Antonio Rudiger strikes the shot. Timo Werner onto the rebound. Here's the chance. Oh, he's missed it. Yeah, I think it's offside. There's a chance for Chelsea. Oh, it's in the woodwork. Thundered onto the woodwork by Pulisic. Here's Ben Chilwell. He's in. Can Chilwell get the goal? He's around the goalkeeper. And he walks it in. And Ben Chilwell scores in the Champions League for the very first time. And that's a massive goal for Chelsea. 2-0, they lead on the night. And Chelsea will have a lead going into the second leg next week. It will be in a neutral venue once again. On it goes now to Ben Chilwell. He pulls it back for Pulisic. That's a really good opportunity for a player in such fight. Nannou delivers the ball in. Oh, hello. Late drama. Mendy to Raby. What a goal that is. Well, well, well. Chelsea aren't quite over the line. And what a way for Porto to pull a goal back. Wow, what a goal. And that's it. The full-time whistle. And the Blues are into the Final Four. Chelsea march on in Europe, brushing Porto aside in the quarterfinals. It's Pulisic. It's Werner. It's a brilliant save by Courtois. First big moment in the semi-final. The flag stays down for now. Werner's up there with him. It's Christian Pulisic. He's away from Courtois. He scores. What a start for Chelsea. A goal in the semi-final inside 14 minutes. And Christian Pulisic gets it for them. Vinicius. Benzema. First chance to shoot. Benzema. Excellent try. It's Benzema's chance. And there's the equaliser. Smashed in by Karim Benzema. His 71st goal in the Champions League and a vitally important one to Real Madrid. But we are all set up for next week in West London for the second leg. Rudiger tries the shot. And it was moving around enough just to make sure that Courtois punched it rather than try to catch it. Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell promising for Chelsea. Good ball in. There's the goal they want. Timo Werner. The flag goes up. To break Chelsea. Here's Casemiro. Tony Kroos of him. Vinzy Martelkofer. That's a fine save from Mendy. Caught so sweetly by Kaj Havertz. ...for Chelsea. Kaj Havertz is in. Oh, that slipped the bar. And there's the follow-up and this time it does count. This time it is a Timo Werner goal in the Champions League. And this time Chelsea do score. Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 0, Timo Werner. And this is all about Kante. It really is. He wins the ball and he just gets so quick on his feet. Even Hazard's dropping off this goal. And it goes towards Benzema. Brilliant save by Mendy. Benzema was just trying to guide... ...with the ball in. It's a good header. It's hit the bar. And Kaj Havertz has hit the crossbar for the second time tonight. Yeah. By Mount. Then by Werner. It's opened up for Chelsea. Mason Maradon. What a chance. This competition does have a chance of throwing things up. Although Havertz is in. It's a massive save by Courtois. It's Christian Pulisic. And finally it's in. And it's scored by Mason Mavs. Who's Chelsea through and through. Who's come through the academy and he's just scored the goal... ...to take Chelsea to Istanbul. And the Champions League final. You can book your tickets. Because Chelsea are on the way. And I think the reason why he said that... ...is because he's going to blow the full-time whistle. And Chelsea are on their way to Istanbul. The Blues are back in the Champions League final... ...for the first time in nine years. And they'll face Manchester City... ...in the third All English final. 24 nights from tonight. Fantastic to Sterling. He's in behind them. Rhys James gets back. Mending was there as well. Gets it back again from... ...Mount Vernon with a chance. A really good chance as well. And he missed his kick. Chilwell looking for Verner. And it works its way here to Mount. Chelsea might be in. Verner with a chance. Ederson with a save. Good the way to Sterling. And now De Bruyne. Phil Foden's in here. Brilliant challenge Rüdiger. He's been so impressive in this Champions League run. Havertz in a pocket of space. Ederson came and didn't get there. Chance for Chelsea. Goal for Chelsea. Kai Havertz in the Champions League final. Ederson couldn't get there. And Chelsea take the lead in Porto. And a man they played a lot of money for last summer... ...has been delivered when it really matters. Manchester City 0, Chelsea 1, Kai Havertz. There's a collision here involving Antonio Rüdiger. And Kevin De Bruyne. Checked on by Ruben Dias towards John Stones. And then Sterling hits it. The same penalty. It struck the chest of Bruce James. Whether it struck anything else we'll wait and see. The City players are absolutely adamant. He's already done it once tonight. And the penalty! What a chance. Glorious opportunity for Chelsea to double their lead. Didn't get the first one away. There's the shot. Unfortunately it kicked it too far. The full-time whistle. Chelsea have won the Champions League. Nine years after the first one. The famous old trophy is heading back to West London. Blue is the colour in Porto tonight. And Chelsea are on top of the world.