Chelsea end dominant Champions League group stage with draw against Krasnodar
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Chelsea end dominant Champions League group stage with draw against Krasnodar

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Maybe not on the night, as Chelsea played out a frustrating 1-1 draw, with Krasnodar taking the lead in the 24th minute through Remy Cabella and then being pegged back by Jorginho’s penalty on 28. Chelsea’s engaging forward line stepped up figuratively to increase the pressure in the final third and were rewarded by Abraham’s smart bit of forward play. They pressed more from the front, and it was this method that saw their best chance of the half arrive when Abraham dispossessed left-back Cristian Ramirez but failed to beat Gorodov’s left foot, thrusted out to clear a slow shot from eight yards out headed inside his near post. The cavalry arrived in the final moments: Timo Werner and N’Golo Kante on at 74 minutes, then last week’s four-goal hero Olivier Giroud on for his 100th Chelsea appearance with 10 to go.

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