Chelsea made clear they are up for greatness in this UEFA Champions League edition. Jose Mourinho's side dominated Sporting throughout the entire game, but were only able to score once against the Portuguese hoops. With tonight's three points, The Blues move up to Group G's first place after two games played.
Sporting's last UEFA Champions League match came five years ago vs Bayern Munich, and wanted to prove their 16 game unbeaten streak at home could give them some credit against the current Premier League leader. Coach Marco Silva's crew were not able to stop Belgian Eden Hazard or Cesc Fabregas, who had a field day tracking down Oscar, Andre Schurrle and Diego Costa, which were not able to finish their chances appropriately.
It took Chelsea 34 minutes to go ahead in the game, after a free kick taken by Fabregas landed Matic's head, who intelligently placed the ball over Rui Patricio to score the game-winning goal. Sporting tried to match Chelsea's capabilities, but were not able to support their will with quality football.
What did fans have to say about Chelsea's first UCL victory? Scroll down to find out!
Bit of perspective so far: Chelsea Season 2014/15 Nine Game Played.. 7 Wins 2 Draws Not to shabby at all....
— 10th Mar 1905 (@10thMar1905) September 30, 2014
Diego Costa is a rock. He gets taken out and the defender ends up lying on the ground with a bloody nose. #CFCLive #Chelsea
— Chad (@ChelseaChadder) September 30, 2014
Cesc Fàbregas: Has now picked up 7 assists in his 8 PL + CL appearances for Chelsea #cfc
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) September 30, 2014
Nemanja Matic becomes the 50th player to score for @chelseafc in the Champions League. #CFCLive #Chelsea pic.twitter.com/Z1N2nstI0P
— Chad (@ChelseaChadder) September 30, 2014
This is also Mourinho. A side the media rarely give him credit for. Class. pic.twitter.com/Et5Vhxh2up
— ĆàréfrééDàïly (@CarefreeDaily) September 30, 2014
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