Chelsea vs Dortmund

Why Chelsea's controversial penalty vs Borussia Dortmund was allowed to be retaken.

The VAR footage is a bit contentious as Enzo Fernandez does not appear to be in the path of the ball. It should be a re-take because he encroached and got involved with play, simple as that." The rules stipulate that if both teams encroach during a penalty, a retake would be awarded. Up stepped Kai Havertz to take the penalty, he saw his shot hit the post after a slow and stuttering run up. Not what VAR was brought in for." While another said: "Why are we creating grey areas for such high impact decisions?

Chelsea news: The Blues battled to a deserved Champions League victory against Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to ease pressure on ...

While the players put in a tremendous shift and Potter got his substitutions bang on, Chelsea already had the mental advantage over Dortmund courtesy of the Stamford Bridge faithful. The Dortmund stars therefore did not get into the ground until 7pm, at least 15 minutes after their planned arrival. A scrappy opening to the game mostly dominated by Dortmund sprung into life from a Chelsea perspective when Raheem Sterling was played through on goal, but the offside flag prevented that play from progressing. From minute one to the final seconds of added time, all 15 Chelsea players that stepped onto the pitch played a significant role in a much-needed win for the Blues and Graham Potter. In the second half, Kai Havertz then doubled Chelsea's advantage, placing them in front in the tie, from the penalty spot after VAR deemed that Marius Wolf handled an attempted ball into the box from Chilwell. After scuffing his first attempt from Ben Chilwell's cross, the 28-year-old fired a second effort into the roof of the net.

A goal by Raheem Sterling and a penalty by Kai Havertz either side of half-time overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit and sent Graham Potter's side into the ...

Bild said 'there was not enough' of Bellingham, the most highly-valued player in the Bundesliga with a market value of £100million. Jude Bellingham 'didn't show enough' for a player with a market value of £100million, according the German newspaper Bild after Borussia Dortmund lost to Chelsea Nobody received higher than a 3 in their assessment, with five of the team graded a 4 on a night of disappointment. Two Dortmund players - Sebastien Haller and Salih Ozcan - received the second lowest player rating of 5, while England midfielder Jude Bellingham was graded a below-par 4. [Borussia Dortmund](/sport/teampages/borussia-dortmund.html)'s players were savaged by German newspaper Bild after they crashed out of the Champions League to [Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html). Jude Bellingham 'didn't show enough' for a £100m-valued player, while Sebastien Haller and Salih Ozcan get the second-lowest scores possible in Bild's withering assessment of Borussia Dortmund's loss to Chelsea

Emre Can has blamed the "arrogant" match referee for Borussia Dortmund's defeat against Chelsea in their Champions League round of 16 clash.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: A spot-kick was awarded to Chelsea in the second half after Marius Wolf was found guilty of handling the ball inside the penalty box. WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking to Amazon Prime, Can said: "We didn't deserve to lose, but we lost because of the referee. The Dortmund midfielder also criticised the match official's general conduct in a scathing post-match interview.

Chelsea booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a statement 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday ...

Chilwell has had such a rough time with injury but he is now looking like the player Chelsea signed from Leicester in the summer of 2020. Chelsea look so much more vibrant and solid with a back-three and Cucurella was a huge part of that. For all the criticism Potter has been faced with, this was a night when he came up trumps and nailed his team selection as his players executed his game plan to perfection to down the Bundesliga side, who had won their last 10 matches in all competitions prior to the defeat in west London. Marc Cucurella and Ben Chilwell, were a different story. His display justified exactly why Potter has continued to select him, even when luck has not gone his way. Kai Havertz delivered what we know he is capable of.

Chelsea defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling in the ...

A formation that gets the best out of everyone in the Chelsea squad. The 24 year old was awarded UEFA Man of the Match for his hard work. It comes as no surprise that Graham Potter will look to continue, adapting to this formation change as Cucurella will look to fight for a starting position. The Spanish fullback played as the left sided center back, a familiar position he played under Potter last season at Brighton. Thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling in the first half and Despite the fact that Chelsea still has a lot to work on, a crucial Champions League victory will undoubtedly give Potter more time to make things right.