Young Boys vs Manchester United LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action live from the Wankdorf Stadium
Manchester United’s Champions League campaign got off to a nightmare start as Jordan Siebatcheu’s stoppage-time strike earned Young Boys a famous 2-1 victory against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 10 men in Switzerland.
Three-and-a-half months on from losing the Europa League final to Villarreal on penalties, the Red Devils were on course to return to continental action with a straightforward win after Cristiano Ronaldo’s early opener.
The Portuguese’s 135th Champions League goal came as the returning forward equalled Iker Casillas’ appearance record in the competition, but the 36-year-old will want to forget his 177th match.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s 35th minute sending off for a rash challenge on Christopher Martins Pereira changed the dynamics of the game, with Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu levelling before Siebatcheu struck at the death.
Few could argue that the Swiss champions - managed by former Huddersfield boss David Wagner - did not deserve the result on a night when their performance was as impressive as United’s was poor.
Moumi Ngamaleu sent the Stadion Wankdorf wild when levelling and substitute Siebatcheu capitalised on a dreadful Jesse Lingard backpass to strike a stunning stoppage-time blow in the Group F opener. Relive all the action live below:
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
24 mins: Chelsea win a corner that James curls into the middle. It goes over the head of Rudiger and Stanislav Kritsyuk manages to flap it away. It’s a poor clearance though but luckily the ball drops to Barrios who wastes no time in booting it long.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
21 mins: Thomas Tuchel isn’t best pleased on the sidelines. He’s trying to get his players to shape up a bit and increase the tempo. Jorginho attempts to find Marcos Alonso on the left-wing but he puts the ball straight out of play. That’ll won’t improve Tuchel’s mood.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
18 mins: Zenit are playing with a back four but Barrios drops deep making it a five when Chelsea have the ball. It means the Blues have to play the ball early to make use of the space in behind. Mount attempts to dink the ball over the top to match James’ run in from the right but the pass is too heavy and goes out of play. Chelsea are just finding it a little difficult to break down the visitors.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
15 mins: The corner comes to nothing for Zenit and Chelsea work the ball down the right side. It comes to James who’s bombed forward on the overlap. He cuts it inside to Ziyech and he shoots on the spin but his effort is blocked. The ball comes to Mason Mount who swings a cross into box. Lukaku makes a run into the middle but he can’t reach the pass and it goes out behind.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
12 mins: Zenit started slowly but they’re showing good signs. A cross comes into the box from the right wing and Sardar Azmoun flicks it on. Claudinho is free to bring the ball down but his touch is poor which allows Reece James to get back and poke the ball out for a corner kick.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
9 mins: Another long ball up to Lukaku, this time from Antonio Rudiger, almost makes it through as the striker leans on Dmitrii Chistiakos. The defender holds his ground though and manages to win the ball, getting enough of a touch on it to send the ball free of Lukaku.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
6 mins: Chelsea have taken control of the ball. Zenit’s early pressing already seems a thing of the past. Azpilicueta fires a deep cross in towards Romelu Lukaku but can’t pick out the forward in the box.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
3 mins: Azpilicueta threads a piercing ball into the midfield and finds Hakim Ziyech. Ziyech turns towards goal and shifts the ball to his left-foot. He’s going to shoot but Wilmar Barrios gets back just in time to nick the ball away from him.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
Kick off: Chelsea get the game started by knocking the ball back to their defence. Zenit press high and a couple of loose passes almost spell dnager for the Blues. Reece James attempts to find Cesar Azpilicueta but the ball comes to Malcom on the edge of the box. He isn’t able to control the ball though and Chelsea win it back.
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