Chelsea vs AC Milan LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Chelsea are looking for their first Champions League win of the season as they host AC Milan
A significant win for Chelsea, but from a match that was nothing like the sort of grand Champions League encounter anticipated.
Graham Potter’s first season in the competition now looks that much more forgiving, and not just because he finally got that first victory in his second game and the club’s third this season. It was how easily that 3-0 win came or the fact they already go ahead of AC Milan. The Italian champions are supposed to be Chelsea’s biggest challenge, and a potentially huge obstacle in this group given how the English club have already dropped points to Dinamo Zagreb and Salzburg.
Except, this still isn’t Milan in the manner we imagined them. And this no longer looks the Chelsea of the last few weeks. Perhaps Conor Gallagher’s late winner against Crystal Palace released something. Perhaps it gave all the training ground work extra momentum. Perhaps it was down to how Milan are trying to work out a new place in the game. Either way, Chelsea were so much better than them. The contest should have been over by half-time, but it didn’t take too long after it for that to be the case. Potter’s side were able to cruise for the last half-hour.
Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea take on AC Milan:
GOAL! 55’ - Chelsea 2-0 AC Milan
And there’s the second, surely a killer!
James gets space on the right and delivers a low cross, Tomori can’t cut the ball out and Aubameyang is there to prod home from close range.
Too easy really.
50’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Low-key start to the second half with Chelsea looking the more dangerous once more. No clear openings in the first few minutes and Milan still lacking the intensity or athleticism to really cause problems on the break.
46’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Second half underway. No changes at the break and let’s see if Milan can be a bit more on the front foot in this half, or if Chelsea are going to get Potter a first-ever win in the Champions League.
45+4’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
How has Krunic missed?! It should be all square - Leao bursts past three into the box, tees up De Ketelaere, his shot is blocked by Kepa and Krunic somehow spurns the rebound.
Chelsea clear the corner and we’re at the break, half time.
45+2’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Four minutes added on. Milan have yet to have a shot.
Sterling is suddenly in away behind the defence and looks for all the world as though he should slot home a second, but he can’t get it out of his feet in time for a clean finish and the defence crowd him out.
44’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Sterling does brilliantly to evade his man, with Bennacer then dragging him back. Tomori protests and Milan earn another yellow card.
Chalobah does well against Leao to stop him getting into the box. Almost at the break now.
40’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Chelsea turning up the heat on Milan heading towards the break. James clips over a cross which is cleared; Milan have barely been out of their own half for the past 20 minutes.
36’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Disappointment for Fofana as he departs the pitch injured, stemming from a challenge with Leao a while ago. Looks like a knee issue.
Trevoh Chalobah is coming on in his place.
32’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Mount thinks he’s in for a second goal and lobs it brilliantly over the keeper - but the offside flag is up. He was just a yard ahead of the defence as Sterling flicked a pass through.
28’ - Chelsea 1-0 AC Milan
Elsewhere, Man City are a goal up - no prizes for guessing the scorer.
Chelsea bossing possession over the last few minutes and Kovacic has been driving them forward again - his pass is cut out, then Loftus-Cheek sends it out of play.
99 Champions League games for Thiago Silva tonight.
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