Chelsea 0 - 1 Porto - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea 0 - 1 Porto

90+3' Mehdi Taremi

1 Shots on Target 2
7 Shots off Target 6
6 Corners 9
14 Fouls 20
5 Offsides 0
1 Saves 1
0 Yellow Cards 5
46% Possession 54%









Cards
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46' Sergio Oliveira
74' Jesus Corona
82' Pepe
88' Luis Diaz
90+5' Mehdi Taremi




球場: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville
觀眾: 0
開賽: 20:00 Tue, 13 Apr 2021
主裁: Clement Turpin



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https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/04/14/
the-debrief--deeper-defending-and-non-stop-screening-get-the-job

The Debrief: Deeper defending and non-stop screening get the job done in
Europe

14 Apr 2021


Following Chelsea's advance to the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1
aggregate victory over Porto, we've selected the standout statistics from
the second leg to analyse some of the major talking points…


https://i.imgur.com/TbRO5jf.jpg


Thomas Tuchel admitted afterwards that it had not been a spectacle for
those watching on but the German's priority was guiding his team into the
last four of Europe's premier club competition and our goals in the
initial meeting a week earlier were enough to make that a reality.


As the 'home' side in Seville, we were resilient, dogged and mature with
the stakes at their highest. Mehdi Taremi's spectacular bicycle kick
proved the game's solitary goal and it was the only time Edouard Mendy was
beaten across three hours in the tie. Ultimately, that defensive strength
was enough for the Blues once again.


== Sitting deeper and doing things differently ==


The two-legged nature of European knockout football often throws up nights
like this, where Chelsea's players celebrated a defeat and Porto were
knocked out despite winning the game. That owed everything to our
performance six days earlier, when goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell
had handed us a commanding advantage in the tie.


Tuchel's approach to defending a two-goal lead was understandably more
conservative than had we been chasing a victory. Compared to the first
leg, our three-man central defence sat slightly deeper, with N'Golo Kante
and the wing-backs encouraged to spring forward whenever we recovered
possession to join the three forwards in attack.


https://i.imgur.com/TbRO5jf.jpg


The possession statistics were reversed from the week before, with Porto
enjoying 55 per cent of the ball, the most of any side against us under
Tuchel's charge. Yet with the Portuguese champions needing to score at
least twice, they didn't muster a shot on target on Mendy's goal until the
65th minute, which was indicative of the control we had in the contest.


== Midfield screeners ==


Mateo Kovacic's injury sustained in the final training session before the
game was a blow to Tuchel's plans and so Jorginho was left to step up in
offering the midfield aggression often provided by the Croatian.


Mostly known for his composure on the ball, the 29-year-old was commanding
and combative at the heart of the team. His eight completed tackles was
the most by a Chelsea player in a Champions League game for three years,
and the second-highest all season in the entire competition, while a dozen
duels won was a game-high tally.


https://i.imgur.com/fuf1fdd.jpg


In possession, he offered his usual calmness and precision in the face of
an aggressive and relentless Porto press. No player on the field had more
touches (97) and no Chelsea player played more passes (65) than the
Italian.


Meanwhile, N'Golo Kante started alongside him and was typically
omnipresent throughout the evening, anticipating danger and stifling
attacks in front of the back three, while also offering an attacking
outlet when charging forward on the counter-attack.


https://i.imgur.com/TyClrVG.png
Kante's heat map shows how he was everywhere in Spain


As a duo, they worked brilliantly in tandem as our midfield engine ran
smoothly and carried us into the semi-finals.


== Pulisic takes the heat ==


Only two of the Chelsea starters in Seville (Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago
Silva) have played in a Champions League semi-final before, underlining
the relative youthfulness and European inexperience of this Blues side.
However, there were no nerves or anxiety on show from Tuchel's side, who
demonstrated a maturity in both collective and individual performance that
belied their years.


Christian Pulisic typified that approach with his selfless work for the
team. The American completed four dribbles and two key passes, both
game-high figures, though it was his ability to win free-kicks and relieve
pressure at the back that proved so valuable to last night's efforts.


In fact, he was fouled a staggering 11 times in total throughout the game,
the most recorded on a single player in a Champions League game across the
past five seasons.


https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1382076026591842307

Christian Pulisic won ELEVEN fouls against FC Porto, the most recorded by
a player in a single Champions League game in the past five seasons.
Absolutely battered.


https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1382086462338908167

Christian Pulisic's game by numbers vs. FC Porto:

100% take-ons completed
65 touches
24 duels contested
16 duels won
11 fouls won
7 ball recoveries
5 touches in the opp box
3 shots
3 take-ons
2 chances created

"I can do this all day."


https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1382101541050470400

Most fouls won in a #UCL game since the start of the 2016-17:

11 - C Pulisic (Porto, 2021)
9 - Neymar (Atalanta, 2020)
9 - A Kolarov (Qarabag, 2017)
8 - Neymar (Red Star, 2018)
8 - Neymar (Red Star, 2018)
8 - Neymar (PSG, 2017)
8 - J Cafu (Basel, 2016)
8 - J Cafu (Basel, 2016)


While Pulisic may well be counting those cuts and bruises this morning, it
was Chelsea who ultimately delivered the knockout blow in the tie and our
battle for Europe's crown continues. The Blues are now three games from
glory.


== Other stats of interest ==


We had seven goal attempts in the game but just one effort on target. The
others were blocked (four) or wayward (two). Porto's eight efforts on goal
included two on target.


The Blues saw no bookings in the game which means, given yellow cards are
wiped after the quarter-final stage, that no player will be suspended for
the semi-final.


Chelsea have now reached the Champions League semi-finals for the eighth
time, more than any other English side in the competition's history. We
will be aiming for a third appearance in the final when we take on either
Liverpool or Real Madrid in the last four.

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