Closed Sporting Lisbon v Chelsea

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Solid first half performance. Hazard looks like he's gliding across the pitch. Oscar with great hustle and Costa looking good. Keep it up lads!

Also well in Matic!!!!!

[zolayes 14,489]

schalke losing is a bonus

[Thendo 1,088]

I think we've been quite good so far, just need to get that 2nd goal early in the second half and not let them into the game.

[nyikolajevics 2,573]

yeah, but 1x0 is too dangerous, especially because we could have been leading this by 3 or 4 by now. we should capitalize before we're punished for so many chances wasted.

Willian and Salah are not top scorers either.. There is no guarantees that they would score. Let's just hope we find a goal quickly.

[didierforever 7,349]

DEJA VU!!!!

please let this not be another schalke.

[Myself 793]

so who was our top performer in the first half

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Oscar was the best player in the first half imo. Keep it up kid!

He's been very good this season and his vision has improved. He's also starting to show more flair and skill on the ball.

[bababoom 4,478]

I love Oscar' relentless pressing and aggression in tackles, what a fighter. Hazard was a beast in the first half as well, he was playing with Sporting at times. Very good half, though we need to work on our finishing.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

so who was our top performer in the first half

Oscar the best with Hazard, Matic and Cesc not too far behind.

[nazzab 180]

Great performance so far ... schurrle was selfish and raw but he is moving & choosing the right spots very well

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

Robbie on Sky looking proud.

[Shakez 755]

Oscar was very good, and another assist for Cesc

Should be easy enough to get another goal, what a weak defence.

[cosmicway 1,323]

Dance of the missed chances.

I think we are going to win - they are a relatively useful side up front.

PSG looks like they are also going to win.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

It must be that time of the month for you. oscar dick sucker

Totally inappropriate.

[Cosmin 2,484]

I love the Cesc-Matic pair. Great display so far, but we need to score another one just to be sure.

[Dion 2,476]

He's been very good this season and his vision has improved. He's also starting to show more flair and skill on the ball.

But he still makes some crappy passes every now and then. It's odd since they're usually easy passes the ones he misplaces. But definitely a significant improvement. It has to be said that he usually steps up in UCL matches though, it's not that surprising.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

We need to get another before they do

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I missed the first 25-30 mins of this game because I was in class. How was our performance during that time period? I see from the stats that we had 58 percent possession which is a welcome development away from home in Europe. But were we controlling the game, creating clear chances and dictating the tempo?