Zenit vs chelsea

Zenit vs chelsea. After Azmoun headed wide from another Claudinho pass, Zenit were by now knocking at the door but Mount had the chance to double Chelsea's lead when he met Lukaku's cross at the far post but his volley from close range was brilliantly kept out by Kerzhakov. Image: Werner pokes home from close range after 90 seconds Chelsea were eventually punished for their poor defending, however, as Cesar Azpilicueta's poor clearance led to Douglas Santos crossing for Claudinho to glance his header beyond Kepa and restore parity. Tuchel looked on bemused at how his side had let a position of control slip away from them, and things got even worse when Azmoun fired Zenit in front just four minutes later.

Christensen attempted to play the Iranian striker offside but having timed his run to perfection in receiving Malcom's pass, the Russian Premier League player of the year rounded Kepa to steer his shot into the unguarded net. Tuchel was now alarmed at what he was witnessing, and it was Zenit who lay the first glove upon the restart as Malcom cut inside Sarr too easily to draw a routine save from Kepa. Image: Claudinho celebrates his equalising strike This was a chance for Tuchel's understudies to stake a claim for regular inclusion, and on the hour-mark he finally got the response he was searching for as Werner and Barkley played a sharp one-two on the edge of the box for Lukaku to touch home from close range.