The Blues lost the Bayern Munich match as Chelsea ascribe to the wrong momentum in the champions (UEFA) League encounter. It promised to be a close contest between both teams but Chelsea made it a one-sided affair six minutes after the intermission.
The likes of William, Tammy Abraham, and Pedro Rodriguez came on in the second half but they look like they worsened Chelsea’s scenario in the game. They could not muster a relief as the Blues suffered a heavy defeat at home. Following the Blues 0-3 home defeat, we evaluate the reasons why Chelsea was beaten by the Bavarian giant.
Chelsea Under Estimated Bayern
The Blues may have undone themselves having a wrong attitude prior to their game against Bayern Munich. They were the victim of their own predicament as they lost 0-3 to the scintillating Bayern side that really co-ordinated in the game.
Chelsea’s pride may have given them a wrong scope and tactical spectrum as they played below their capacity more like in the second half of the game.
Their attitude must change in future games even as they nurture a slim chance of progress win against Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich’s Team Chemistry
Chelsea was dealt with as Bayern left their footprint at Stamford Bridge on an attacking level. this got Chelsea loose their stability as the uniformity that exists within the Bayern side was too good to contend with.
This saw the duo of Serge Gnabry and Roberto Lewandowski combine to perfection as the latter set-up the former for his two goals.
The combo between both players Serge Gnabry and Roberto Lewandowski was lethal in transition as it produced 2 goals for the visitors in the space of 3 minutes (51st and 54th minute).
Chelsea’s Poor Positional Play
The home side was poor defensively as the scoreline proved so in the entire 90 minutes. The Blues would have themselves to blame as Bayern Munich changed thing tactically to unsettle the Blues team dynamics in the game.
This got Jorginho and Marcus Alonso pick-up bookings with the latter sent off in the 83rd minute for a clumsy challenge. They left a lot of space in the central game as leaving Lewandowski on a one-one situation against Willy Caballero. This has cost Chelsea as Thomas Muller and Thiago Alcantara enjoyed acres of space in the encounter against Chelsea.
