FC Salzburg vs Chelsea 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Chelsea qualify for Champions League last 16 with narrow win over Salzburg
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 0, Chelsea 1. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 47': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 1. Junior Adamu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximilian Wöber with a cross following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko replaces Luka Sucic.
- 64': Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 1, Chelsea 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 78': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Andreas Ulmer replaces Maximilian Wöber.
- 78': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Roko Simic replaces Noah Okafor.
- 82': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dijon Kameri replaces Junior Adamu.
- 86': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 90'+2': Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520
Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Wals bei Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 29,520
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 0 | Lazio | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| -1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| -10 | Celtic | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Statistics
 CHE |
SLZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 8 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 503 | Accurate Passes | 115 |
| 601 | Passes | 230 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 13 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 24 | Clearances | 11 |
FC Salzburg (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 95 | Bernardo |
| 27 | Lucas Gourna Douath |
| 39 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 70 | Amar Dedic |
| 21 | Luka Sucic  |
| 14 | Maurits Kjaergaard |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 77 | Noah Okafor |
| 9 | Chukwubuike Adamu |
Chelsea (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 9 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
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