Chelsea fans, this one won’t make for good reading…
Chelsea’s poor form continued today as the Blues lost 3-0 away to Roma in the Champions League
The Italian side opened the scoring in the first minute, after former AC Milan winger Stephan El-Shaarawy hammered a 20-yard volley past Thibaut Courtois.
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The home side then doubled their lead in the 37th minute, after a ball from Radja Nainggolan was poked home by El-Shaarawy to put Chelsea firmly in the passenger seat.
Roma then added a third in the 63rd minute from Argentinian Diego Perotti, as the forward fired home a 25-yard pile-driver to put the result beyond Antonio Conte’s side.
Man of the Match
AS Roma’s Stephan El-Shaarawy beats everyone to this award today, as the Italian international scored two fantastic finishes to give the Serie A giants an almost unassailable lead.
The Italian first strike was almost unstoppable, with his second a class piece of skill to beat Courtois.
This fan sums up the player’s impact on the game perfectly.
Stat of the Match
This from Opta shows how it just wasn’t the Blues’ night.
Player ratings:
Roma: Allison 7, Florenzi, Fazio 7, Jesus 7, Kolarov 7, Nainggolan 8, De Rossi 7, Strootman 7, El-Shaarawy 9, Perotti 8, Dzeko 7 / Subs: Manolas 6, Gerson 6, Pellegrini 6
Chelsea: Courtois 6, Cahill 6, Luiz 5, Rudiger 6, Azpilicueta 6, Bakayoko 6, Fabregas 6, Alonso 6, Hazard 8, Morata 5, Pedro 6 / Subs: Batshuayi 5, Drinkwater 6, Willian 6
Reaction:
These Blues fans certainly noticed Kante’s absence this evening
This fan sums up the Blues’ performance perfectly
And this fan summed up a quite scary night for Chelsea’s defence