Goals from Raheem Sterling and Dennis Zakaria earned Chelsea the win in a hard-fought Champions League outing against Dinamo Zagreb.
MATCH PROCEEDINGS
Dinamo got an early break thanks to a misjudged header from Cesar Azpilicueta which allowed Petkovic to slot his effort past Mendy into the back of the net.
Chelsea took just 10 minutes to level the affair with summer signing Raheem Sterling who collected a loose ball and was clinical in his finish to score.
It came down to Chelsea midfielder Zakaria to reclaim the lead for his side with a wonderful strike past the Dinamo goalkeeper Livakovic.
The front line of Sterling, Havertz and Aubameyang often created trouble in the attacking third of the pitch as on the other end of the pitch, Mendy was called into action to make some routine saves.
Livakovic tipped over a Mason Mount free-kick while Thiago Silva could have added to Chelsea’s lead after Chilwell’s inswinging free-kick found the veteran centre-back unmarked.
A setback awaited Chelsea on the injury front with wing-back Ben Chilwell limping off in the dying embers of the game with the home side getting past the finish line to claim the win.
