:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/WZMFWHM7FI4MA7KYUHW2PJSNLI.jpg "Enzo Fernández’s superb shot that almost gave Chelsea a draw against Borussia Dortmund")
Enzo Fernández’s Chelsea lost 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Round of 16
The British team fell during their visit to Germany due to Karim Adeyemi’s goal. The rematch will take place in England
He chelsea was close to taking a tie in the difficult area of Borussia Dortmund and the London side must win by two goals (and not be converted) at Stamford Bridge if they are to qualify directly for the Champions League quarter-finals.
The English team presented as starters Enzo Fernandezwho on his recent arrival at Blues From Benfica he is already showing his talent and why he is considered by FIFA as the best young player in the World Cup. The former River Plate player did an outstanding job in midfield and was even very close to converting the tie late in the game.
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Perhaps the 22-year-old Argentine’s only flaw came in the 63rd minute, when the speedy winger Karim Adeyemi It started with a run that ended with the game’s only goal. Enzo, who was left as a libero, couldn’t stop the German’s advancewhich he defined avoiding Kepa Arrizabalaga for the final 1-0.
The San Martín-born man showed flashes of his talent on the pitch during the Signal Iduna Park and participated in attacks by the Graham Potter cast by passing the ball wisely. In just over 90 minutes of play, he managed 91 touches on the ball, with a 90% passing accuracy.
Gregor Kobel’s great save on Enzo Fernández. It was Chelsea’s draw against Borussia Dortmund (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay)
Moreover, he finished four times and two of those shots were on target. The best chance Fernández had was one of the clearest for Chelsea to equalize the game and it came at the end with an attempt which the Swiss keeper sent into the corner. Gregor Kobelgood performance.
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The Argentine midfielder prepared João Félix exquisitely to open the scoring in a game that ended evenly
At the end of the match, his teammate Kepa congratulated him: “He is a boy who has shown what he can do in the World Cup. In those two or three games he’s played with us, you can see all the quality he has, his energy and he’s very young and playing at a high level. It will bring us a lot. He is a boy with a good head who wants to learn and knows how to listen. Little by little he will integrate into the team..
The story will continue next Tuesday, March 7 in England, when Chelsea will seek to qualify for the next phase of the Champions League against a strong German side.
* Summary of Borussia Dortmund’s win over Chelsea
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