Chelsea player ratings against sporting Lisbon in Champions Leage:The Blues were given a tough nights work by their Portuguese hosts, and will regret not making things easier for themselves - with Andre Schurrle missing a golden chance to double his sides advantage.Ratiing was done out of 10 with Nemanja matic emerging our Man of the Match with a 9 out 10 GK) Thibaut Courtois - 7 Several decent saves from the Belgian made sure of Chelseas victory - solid. RB) Branislav Ivanovic - 6 After an early injury scare, returned to be his usual solid presence in the Chelsea defence - booked for a clear body-check. LB) Filipe Luis - 6 Given the start ahead of Cesar Azpilicueta, and looked good, especially going forward, but did pick up a yellow card. CB) Gary Cahill - 8 A rock at the heart of Chelseas defence tonight - winning everything in the air - a strong contender to be Terrys successor as Blues captain. CB) John Terry - 6 Worked as hard as ever on his 100th Champions League appearance - making him the sixth English player to reach that milestone. CM) Oscar - 6 Several flashes of brilliance, but should have made the game safe when he had his chance one-on-one. CM) Nemanja Matic - 9 Took his chance well, thumping his header into the net when there was still work to do. Excellent all round performance. CM) Cesc Fabregas - 8 Classy performance which demonstrated perfectly his superb passing range. Made the goal with excellent free-kick. RW) Andre Schurrle - 5 Struggled again when starting the game, not helping his growing reputation as a super-sub. Horror miss summed up his night. LW) Eden Hazard - 7 Went past his marker with ease on several occasions, and was unfortunate his sublime cross was not finished by Schurrle. ST) Diego Costa - 7 Worked hard and kept the Lisbon defenders on their toes throughout the game. Decent effort considering his injury issues. Manager: Jose Mourinho - 7 Picked the strongest team available to him and got the result he was after, even if his side were forced to work hard. Subs: 1) Willian - 6 - Replaced the struggling Schurrle and did his job well. 2) John Obi Mikel - 6 - Solidified up the midfield after replacing Oscar. 3) Mohamed Salah - 5 - Had little time to make an impact as Chelsea protected their lead.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:58:10 +0000
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