RB Salzburg fell 1-2 against Chelsea at the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg on 25 October 2022 for the fifth day of the Champions League in Group E.
The match got off to an intense and frictionless start, so much so that in the first minutes of play on a deep pass in Havertz, Salzburg defender Bernardo tried a pass to the free keeper, so keeper Köhn had to get out. for the ball, hit by a blow from the German striker, the match went on normally for the goalkeeper.
The home team was overwhelmed and dominated by the Chelsea match, the blue advantage came in the 23rd minute after a dispute in the Salzburg area, a hasty block by defender Wöber ended up with a ball directed at Mateo Kovačić’s feet.
Chelsea maintained control throughout the first half, although they did not have the success in front of goal that blues players would like.
At the beginning of the second half the game situation seemed to change, the Salzburg lines pressed better and closer, generated more errors than those directed by Graham Potter, which resulted in a precise counterattack in which Wöber on a free-range cross first, allowed the Nigerian striker to give him a subtle first touch with which to beat Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea, however, does not give up the game, moving the ball with speed and criteria, ends up reaching the rival area where the American Pulisic runs with the ball and then releases it, thus leaving the ball served to Kai Havertz who with a shot left footed in the 64th minute from the corner hitting the crossbar ends up bouncing inside leaving a great goal to put the Blues back in the lead.
In the final minutes, the locals corner Chelsea in their area with several corners but failed to open the lock that the London team had, resulting in the guest’s victory and his standings in the round of 16 .
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