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UCL: Chelsea conquer Dinamo Zagreb with a debut goal from Zakaria, while Chilwell is injured.
Chelsea midfielder Denis Zakaria scored on his debut as the Blues ended their Champions League Group E campaign with a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, winning the group and ending the Croatians’ European campaign.
Chelsea finished the group stage with 13 points, three more than runners-up AC Milan, who defeated third-placed Red Bull Salzburg 4-0. Dinamo finished last with four points, two points behind Salzburg.
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Edouard Mendy, starting for the first time under Graham Potter, got off to a terrible start when, seven minutes after Bruno Petkovic gave the visitors the lead with a header, he had to pluck the ball out of the Chelsea net.
Raheem Sterling took advantage of Dino Peric’s slip 11 minutes later to cut inside and score with his left foot to bring Chelsea back to even.
The Switzerland international Zakaria gave the Blues the lead on the half-hour mark with a brilliantly placed shot in his first game since coming on loan from Juventus on September 1. Mason Mount had done well to set up the chance.
In a worrying moment for England boss Gareth Southgate, Chelsea fullback Ben Chilwell pulled up with what appeared to be a hamstring injury in second-half injury time, hopping towards the dressing room helped by medical staff as the game finished 2-1.