Chelsea lost to Borussia Dortmund away and recorded a winless run in four official matches.
Chelsea scored the winning goal to Karim Adeyemi in the 2022/23 European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League round of 16 first leg away match against Dortmund held at Signal Iduna Parque in Dortmund, Germany on the 16th (Korean time) 0-1 lost with
As a result, Chelsea, who fell into a draw in four official games in a row, had a dark cloud over their advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In this game, the home team Dortmund went 4-1-4-1. Gregor Kobel was the goalkeeper, while Marius Wolf, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck and Rafael Guerreiro lined up the defence.
Emre Jan was positioned as a defensive midfielder, while Julian Brandt, Jude Bellingham, Salich Ozjan and Karim Adeyemi played as midfielders. The forward striker was Sebastien Allet.
Chelsea pulled out a 4-2-3-1. Kepa Arrizabalaga was in goal, Ben Chilwell, Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva and Reese James formed the back four.
Enso Fernandes and Ruben Loftuschik were in midfield, with Mihailo Mudrik, Joao Felix and Hakim Ziyesh in the second line안전놀이터. Kai Havertz tried to score from the front.
The game flowed in the atmosphere of Chelsea in the early days.
Havertz attempted a reckless breakthrough, but the touch was long, and later pushed down by the defense during the contest, but no penalty kick was declared.
Chelsea shook the opponent’s net in the 16th minute of the first half. A free kick from the left flank was headed by Silva. However, a handball foul was declared for being hit with the hand, not the head, and was not recognized as a goal.
Bertyn Dortmund started to create good chances. In the 26th minute of the first half, Brandt’s pass was penetrated through the defense and Alle connected it with a shot, but it hit the side net.
Chelsea, who launched a counterattack, missed a decisive opportunity. In the 31st minute of the first half, Jiyesi, who broke through the right flank, gave it to Felix in the center, who immediately took it with a shot. But the ball went over the goal.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Dortmund’s shot from a corner kick went up and failed to score.
Chelsea went on the attack again, but this time they cried over the misfortune at the goal. In the 37th minute of the first half, Celix, who was on a short-term loan for six months, beat a defender and hit the goal.
The first half ended 0-0 with no extra time.
And the home team scored a valuable opening goal in the middle of the second half. After defending a corner kick in the 18th minute of the second half, they launched a counterattack immediately, and Adeyemi, who caught the ball, drove it to the end, beat the goalkeeper, and put it into the empty goal post.
Chelsea responded with Koulibaly’s powerful shot in the 32nd minute of the second half. It seemed to go over the goal line after being hit by the goalkeeper’s hand, but the glass was barely cleared. In the 34th minute of the second half, Jiyeshi’s shot was easily caught by the goalkeeper.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Felix’s shot from the center of the box went straight to the goalkeeper. In the 40th minute of the second half, Jiyeshi’s left-footed free kick missed the goal.
Meanwhile, players from both teams clashed at the end of the match. Jules and Mason Mount, who collided violently with Julian Luersson, who became the starting point, received a warning.
Five minutes of extra time were given, and Enso hit a mid-range shot, but it was blocked by the goalkeeper. The match ended with Dortmund winning.