Chelsea stumble to 2-2 draw against Qarabag
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Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho ends his European goal drought with an important equaliser as they draw 2-2 with a spirited Qarabag side in the .
Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 yesterday in a really ugly game. The Blues were incredibly wasteful with their chances, but got the job done. Their pressing and intensity was superb and really spooked Spurs, who couldn’t cope at all. Rodrigo Bentancur fouls Reece James but only gets a yellow, leading to tension.
Champions League match report as Alejandro Garnacho springs from the bench to grab a draw for the west Londoners; Estevao opened the scoring before sparky Qarabag took a 2-1 lead
Enzo Maresca is still waiting to learn the extent of Romeo Lavia 's injury ahead of Saturday's game with Wolves. Lavia was substituted just eight minutes into Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday with a quadracep issue.
Enzo Maresca turned to his bench at half-time and it paid immediate dividends as Alejandro Garnacho powered home an equaliser shortly after the restart, but the Blues were unable to find a winning goal as they dropped more points in the league phase.
Without doubt Robert Sanchez had a great game. He really nullified Tottenham’s set piece and long throw threat by being totally dominant in the air. It’s his strong point and he really played to it by coming and claiming everything.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves at Stamford Bridge (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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I can now put out a likely starting Chelsea Xl to face Qarabag tonight in their latest Champions League match.The Blues have made the long journey to Azerbaijan yesterday afternoon, and the