Schalke 0 v 3 Chelsea Torres (5,69), Hazard (87)
Torres at the double for Chelsea in Germany. Chelsea started brightly and took the lead in the first five minutes as Torres headed in from a corner at the far post. Schalke mounted pressure for the rest of the first half but could not find an equaliser as Boateng had a long range strike tipped over by Cech before Neudstadter had a header tipped over the bar. Chelsea showed their superiority in the second half whilst Torres headed onto the bar from a Lampard free kick. With under twenty minutes left to play, Torres scored his second of the night after tapping in from close range as Hazard put the ball on a plate for the Spaniard. Hazard capped off a fine Chelsea display in the final few minutes to put the away side 3-0 up after slotting past the goalie in a fast break. Luiz tried his luck just before the end but his shot blazed very wide.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Torres who is starting to look like his old self again. Schalke were able to mount pressure on the Chelsea defence but were caught out on the break too many times. Chelsea were very strong and deserved to win by that margin. Great result for Chelsea who will be looking for a win in the return fixture in two weeks time.
Arsenal 1 v 2 Borussia Dortmund Mkitharyan (16), Giroud (41), Lewandowski (82)
Dortmund snatch late victory. The German side started well and went close in the opening stages as Reus tried his luck with a long range dipper but it just went wide of the far post. Dortmund took the lead as Ramsay lost the ball on the edge of his own box to Mkitharyan, who coolly scored with a well placed low shot. Arsenal then managed to get a foothold in the game as Rosicky had a shot cleared off the line before Giroud levelled before half time after smashing in from close range from Sagna's cross. Arsenal pushed for a winner in the second half but failed to do so although Cazorla came the closest after his shot bounced off the top of the bar. For all Arsenal's efforts, they were undone in the final ten minutes by a quick Dortmund break. Lewandowski put the Germans back in front after stylishly finishing Grosskreutz's cross.
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Grosskreutz who put in a real shift for Dortmund. Arsenal were naive and duly punished by a good Dortmund side. It was a decent performance from Arsenal but they were just undone pushing for a winner. Dortmund showed the art of the classic counter punch in European football and will be delighted to take away the three points.
Best Goal: Contenders: Diaz, Ayew. Winner: Diaz
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