Can you believe it? Last night's game at Stamford Bridge turned out to be the first time Chelsea scored 2 goals in a game since entering 2023! Relying on the two goals of Sterling and Haverts, Chelsea defeated Dortmund 2-0 at home, thus making a comeback with a total score of 2-1. This is also the third consecutive year that Chelsea has entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
And Dortmund, lacking a little luck, did not play well. They beat Chelsea 1-0 at home and lost 0-2 away. They suffered their first defeat in 2023. They were overturned by Chelsea 1-2 on aggregate and failed to reach the Champions League again. The goal of the top 8, the referee's penalty caused huge controversy. Of course, being out of the Champions League is not necessarily a bad thing for Dortmund. Dortmund can concentrate on the league. After all, it is too difficult for Dortmund to fight in multiple lines with its current strength.
Chelsea's offensive weakness, which almost made its own fans desperate, has become a big laughing stock in football. Before defeating Leeds United 1-0 at home in the Premier League last weekend, they only scored a poor 1 goal in 6 consecutive games. In 5 games, only 1 goal was scored, which also led to the club's selection of the best goal in February, and there were no more choices. What's even more bizarre is that in order to solve the weak offensive line, Chelsea introduced Enzo and Mudrick during the winter window, and borrowed Felix from Atletico Madrid with a transfer fee of more than 120 million euros. It should be pointed out that after the three Chelsea players came to Stamford Bridge in the winter window, they scored a total of 1 goal.
This is the current situation at Chelsea. Chelsea, who fell behind Dortmund 0-1 in the Champions League and are in a sluggish competitive state, is hard to be favored by the outside world. At Stamford Bridge last night, Chelsea's striker weakness was still very serious, but luck improved a lot. Before the end of the first half, Sterling made a mistake and scored again to help Chelsea equalize the score. Chelsea finally scored another goal after 30 shots in the Champions League. At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea got lucky again. Havertz's penalty hit the goal frame, but because the Dortmund player entered the penalty area early, he won the opportunity to shoot again from the penalty. This time, the German star seized the opportunity to help the team extend the lead. Advantage. The 2-0 result was maintained until the end of the game. Chelsea became the final winner and entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
According to cab토토 statistics, this game is the first time Chelsea have scored 2 goals in a game since entering 2023! Entering 2023, not counting last night's game, Chelsea scored 5 goals in 12 games. The poor striker made them miss the Premier League championship early, and they are currently ranked 10th, and it is almost impossible to compete for the fourth. In fact, the last time Chelsea scored 2 goals in a game dates back to December 27 last year, when Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-0 at home, and it has been 70 days since then! Chelsea scored more than 2 goals in games, dating back to October last year, when they beat Wolves 3-0 at home. When no goals become the norm, Chelsea will naturally win less and lose more. Last night's game was their third victory in 2023, and it was also the first time since October 2022 that they have won the main game in a row.
After this game, Sterling and Havertz, who scored goals in the game, continued to be tied for the top scorers in the Chelsea team, but they only scored 7 goals, which is the same as Harland, Salah, Rashford Players such as Germany and Kane are far apart; perhaps, Chelsea can take off again if the offensive weakness is completely resolved. In any case, Chelsea, which made a comeback last night, has already entered the quarter-finals. This is the fifth time since the UEFA Champions League was restructured that they have made a comeback and advanced after losing first. They are tied with Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid. First in history.
