Mateo Kovacic gave Chelsea the lead against RB Salzburg with a perfect top-corner finish.
Chelsea travelled to Salzburg to play their penultimate Champions League group-stage game – a win would see them qualify for the next round.
After a slow start, Kovacic found himself on the edge of the area, where he swung a left foot at the ball, guiding it into the top corner.
Pictures below from bein sports, BT Sport, and Live Score IE.
https://twitter.com/LiveScoreIE/status/1584956228337537025?s=20&t=LWtqJmNFPaBycGhQaU2FkA
https://twitter.com/KovacicXtra/status/1584955635032272896?s=20&t=LWtqJmNFPaBycGhQaU2FkA
A worldie out of nowhere…
Mateo Kovacic puts Chelsea 1-0 in the lead with this first-time screamer!! ?#UCL pic.twitter.com/dTZ0zGMvnu
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 25, 2022
The Croatian doesn’t score too often, but when he does it’s usually a well-executed goal.