Closed Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Chelsea

[zolayes 14,489]

Fuck off, you want them to equal us?, any rich guy can take over a club and equal what WE'VE Done. Chelsea went through so many injustices in europe to just win.. one!.. and you want City to be level with that!??

I would accept winning nothing this season if it meant City not winning the CL.

still supporting Manure ??? ,, well they certainly wont win the CL

[Whiskey 173]

I would say pretty much total dominance by Chelsea.

The result 0-1 might not be a fancy one against a "lesser" side, but we got the 3 points which is exacly what we needed to do here, nothing more.

I think we missed the last edge to finish off this game, we had ALOT of clear chances to seal the win, Costa early, Salah, Schurrle, Oscar all missed huge chances.

Also, Sportings keeper was probably the player of the match.

[Term-X 7,891]

The fact City haven't won it is special for us, because it means you can't just buy players. Our side had team spirit.. that never say die attitude, 'character'; if City win it, it proves the opposite.

[Blue Traveler 256]

Agree I thought both Costa and Schurrle could have gone wide of the keeper and passed the ball into the net

Even Felipe Luis could've scored that last min chance if more accurate.

[akandeel13 34]

Why didn't one of those chances fall to Hazard?

Beause he is not good at putting himself in scroing positions. That is why.

[Cholo 428]

"Today, we didn't kill the game but we play so well"

"Matic is a monster"

Mourinho's post-match reaction

[Fulham Broadway 16,862]

Could have been 6-0.

I'd have em all down Cobham tomorrow for some finishing training.

Still 3 points.....

[Jase 43,479]

Could have been 6-0.

I'd have em all down Cobham tomorrow for some finishing training.

Still 3 points.....

Too bad they all have an off day.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Didn't see the match. It seems it is one of the strangest game we had, after reading some post in here. Maybe I'm lucky to missed this

Anyway, I'm very happy with a clean sheet, a win, and a draw in Schalke vs Maribor match.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

Very good win

Schalke drawing their match was even better news

[Vytis33 1,144]

Max points so no issue in the end, but wow that was some poor finishing. I would've been sick if they equalized after missing all those chances. Bring on the Gooners.

[cosmicway 1,326]

It was a good match against strong opposition, most certainly not the likes of the Romanian team we played last year or Galata or Schalke who in my reckoning are not worthy of the bundesliga.

About the missed chances, well those players we have are not exactly known for doing this every time, so it can only be seen as a strange coincidence.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Also it's a shame Ramires couldn't play in this match. I'm sure he could score at least once in one on one situation.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Fuck off, you want them to equal us?, any rich guy can take over a club and equal what WE'VE Done. Chelsea went through so many injustices in europe to win just 1!.. and you want City to be level with that!??

I would accept winning nothing this season if it meant City not winning the CL.

We got a real hot shot here!

I think he is commenting on them focussing more on the league instead of competing on both fronts like we may be doing. Take a chill pill, talk about going off the rails over next to nothing.

[robdog 2,084]

What a weird game. Matic probably scored from the toughest chance we had all evening!

Not so sure it was our toughest chance. Like Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink stated, poor marking by Sporting on the set piece. No way Matic should have been given a free header. Also his defender lost Matic. He had no idea where Matic was. Still I have to say what a bit of skill by Matic. His header was perfect & probably a once in a lifetime shot by him.

[Term-X 7,891]

We got a real hot shot here!

I think he is commenting on them focussing more on the league instead of competing on both fronts like we may be doing. Take a chill pill, talk about going off the rails over next to nothing.

Yes, I know exactly what he is referring to (what he is referring to has implications), it's worth them focussing on one thing if it means them not winning the CL.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Creating good chances, just not taking them. Costa should have scored. Schurrle should have scored. Salah should have scored. Sporting gave it a real go in the second half and credit to them they put us under a bit of pressure at times. How Cedric stayed on the park I don't know, he must of fouled Eden at least 10 times.

[Thor 2,392]

So glad to see Oscar playing well again. He has been superb, and he has been rather brilliant at maintaining possession even when pressured, which was a weak point of his. It always puts a smile on my face when he plays a good game.

We had so many chances one on one with the keeper and missed them all. Credit to him, he was fantastic in goal today. Hell, he even stopped a Costa one on one. Not many keepers are going to be able to say that this season with his touch around goal.

Costa and Matic were superb as well. Costa was unlucky not to score, and in my opinion he probably had one of his best games to date with us despite not scoring. Matic was brilliant defensively and offensively. Damn, some of those passes today... Thought we had two Cesc's out there.

Another note, that I noticed as early as the second game of the season, and it keeps happening. Schurlle... PASS THE DAMN BALL! Absolutely disgusting performance by him today. Agitated me watching him. For all the good he does, he ruins it all with his selfishness. Every single player on the field was visibly frustrated with his play and selfishness. Someone needs to step up and tell him, because I know even Mourinho was upset by it, hence the early substitution. He can't get anything but shoot in his mind. Seriously... Playing on a team this unselfish, and one that is constantly looking to always find the best shot, and he is the only one not fitting in. He worked so hard today, yet he does shit like that... Costa on the other hand is bagging goals every game, and yet, I would say he has been rather unselfish, and could shoot more in fact. Schurlle isn't some sub that barely ever plays that needs to prove himself with goals constantly like a Salah. Dude needs to relax and find the best man in shooting range. He can't seem to figure out its not him all the time.

Anyway, great game. Very exciting and enjoyable. It was actually incredibly entertaining watching their keeper as well. Fabulous player.