Chelsea locked horns with AC Milan at San Siro earlier tonight as they looked to collect all three points away from home in the UEFA Champions League. The Blues made a brilliant start to the game and found themselves at a numerical advantage in the 18th minute as Fikayo Tomori was sent off. Jorginho opened the goal-scoring from the penalty spot just three minutes later before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2-0 to the West London club in the 34th minute. Graham Potter’s men were leading 2-0 at half-time.
Chelsea sat on their lead well in the second half and managed to secure a 2-0 victory on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the contest against AC Milan.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 7/10
The Spaniard had to make just one save in the game and secured a comfortable clean sheet tonight.
CB: Trevoh Chalobah – 7.5/10
Chalobah cleared the danger when needed and made a few decent chances in the opposition half.
CB: Thiago Silva – 7/10
The Brazilian talent dealt with the danger when needed and did enough to earn a clean sheet.
CB: Kalidou Koulibaly – 7.5/10
He was defensively solid and passed the ball really well from the back.
RM: Reece James – 7/10
He got stuck in with a couple of solid tackles and made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 6.5/10
Kovacic managed to engineer a couple of inviting opportunities for his teammates.
CM: Jorginho – 8/10
The Italy international offered adequate protection for his teammates at the back and was quite creative with his passing.
LM: Ben Chilwell – 7/10
Chilwell didn’t put a foot wrong when defending inside his half and completed one good dribble down the left flank.
RAM: Mason Mount – 8/10
He tracked back to defend when required and was a threat in the final third. Mount has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LAM: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
Sterling struggled to influence the game in the final third and got replaced after the hour mark.
ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 7/10
Aubameyang got his name on the scoresheet in the 34th minute which gave Chelsea enough cushion to secure the win.
Substitutes:
CM: Conor Gallagher – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back a few times for his team after coming on at half-time.
RB: Cesar Azpilicueta – 6.5/10
The Spaniard had a couple of lively moments going forward.
CM: Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 6/10
He added more energy to Potter’s midfield.
ST: Kai Havertz – 6/10
The German talent offered very little after coming off the bench.
LB: Marc Cucurella – N/A
He didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
