Chelsea v Borussia Dortmund LIVE result: Champions League score as Sterling and Havertz send Chelsea through
Chelsea 2-0 Borussia Dortmund (agg: 2-1): The Blues impressed and, after early frustration, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz sent them into the quarter finals
A first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit and propelled Chelsea into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund.
Just as they had in Germany three weeks ago when Dortmund won 1-0, 2021 champions Chelsea squandered chance after chance in the first half, with Germany’s Havertz hitting the post. But in the 43rd minute, Ben Chilwell crossed into the box and found England teammate Sterling.
Sterling air-kicked his first effort, then sidestepped Marco Reus and sent his second high into the net to put the teams level on aggregate.
Early in the second half a Chilwell cross smacked into the outstretched hand of defender Marius Wolf and Dutch referee Danny Makkelie gave the penalty after being called to the VAR screen. Havertz hit the keeper’s left-hand post and play resumed for a few seconds until VAR alerted Makkelie that Dortmund players had encroached into the area. Havertz retook the kick and sent the ball the same way but this time it squeezed inside the post for a 53rd-minute strike.
It was Dortmund’s first defeat following wins in their previous 10 matches and a boost for Chelsea, who have struggled for form under Graham Potter since the turn of the year. Relive all the action as Chelsea host Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last 16:
Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
12 mins: Dortmund have weathered the early excitement from Chelsea and now seem content to keep hold of the ball. Chelsea aren’t really pressing preferring instead to keep a tight shape and not allow the German side to get in behind.
It’s been a good period of possession for the visitors which should settle them down.
Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
9 mins: Chance! Raheem Sterling dinks the ball over the top of the Dortmund back line to play Kai Havertz into the box. He carries the ball over to the right and gets a nudge from Emer Can just as he strikes the ball sending his shot over the top of the goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
8 mins: Close! Chelsea slip the ball into the left side of the penalty area where Joao Felix flicks it around Niklas Sule. He’s got a tight angle to goal but shoots and forces Alexander Meyer into a sharp save.
He palms the ball out for a corner that gets whipped onto the head of Kalidou Koulibaly but he nods his effort wide of goal.
This has been a good start for Chelsea.
Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
5 mins: Julian Brandt has gone down off the ball clutching the back of his left leg. He’s helped off the pitch by the Borussia Dortmund medical team and needs to be replaced.
Giovanni Reyna comes on in his place.
Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
3 mins: The first corner of the game comes to Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt whips a decent cross into the box but Kai Havertz is on hand to nod the ball away.
Chelsea boot it up to Raheem Sterling who drives into the box only for the offside flag to get raised.
The Dortmund fans have let off a number of flares which has caused a yellow haze of smoke to settle over the pitch. It all adds to the atmosphere inside Stamford Bridge.
Kick off: Chelsea 0-0 Dortmund (0-1 agg)
Borussia Dortmund get the ball rolling at Stamford Bridge. The work it over to the right side of the pitch where Marius Wolf attempts to play Emre Can down the line only for Marc Cucurella to get across and clear the danger.
Chelsea vs Dortmund
Here come the teams.
Chelsea need to overturn their one-goal deficit if they hope to reach the last eight. Graham Potter’s men won at the weekend and can make in consecutive victories for the first time since October.
Can they defeat their German opponents tonight?
Chelsea vs Dortmund
Chelsea won six of their first seven Champions League home games against German sides but are winless in their past two such fixtures.
Can they defeat Dortmund tonight and advance to the next round?
‘It’s a good challenge for us’ says Potter
“It is a fantastic opportunity for us and a great game to be involved in. It’s half-time, we’re 1-0 down, so we need to respond and I think these players can do that,” he said.
“In terms of what we learned from the previous game, we’re meeting a top opponent.
“You can see their results in the Bundesliga. They’re in a fantastic vein of form. Winning games constantly, 10 in a row. It’s a good challenge for us, but we’re excited for it and we’re looking forward to it.
“The position we’re in, we should always welcome the pressure. Because it means you’re in a fantastic situation, which is to compete for the last eight of the Champions League.
“It’ll be a special night. It was a special occasion in Dortmund and I’m sure it will be the same at Stamford Bridge.”
Chelsea vs Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund have progressed from five of their six previous Champions League knockout stage ties when winning the first leg, with the exception being against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 three years ago.
This is the eighth time Chelsea enter a second leg of a Champions League knockout stage tie having lost the first leg.
Of those previous seven instances, the club have advanced four times, more often than the three times they have been eliminated.
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