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Chelsea Draws with Qarabag in Thrilling Baku Encounter
Baku witnessed a thrilling draw between Qarabag and Chelsea in a UEFA Champions League match held at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium. The match, refereed by Austrian Sebastian Gishamer, ended with a scoreline that reflected the intensity and effort of both teams.
Chelsea took an early lead in the 16th minute when Estevao, assisted by Andrey Santos, found the back of the net. However, Qarabag responded strongly. Leandro Andrade equalized in the 29th minute, following an assist from C. Duran. The situation became complicated for the English team when M. Jankovic scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute, putting Qarabag ahead.
In the second half, Chelsea came out with renewed energy and A. Garnacho managed to level the score in the 53rd minute, setting the final score at 2-2. Despite Chelsea’s dominance in possession (60% against Qarabag’s 40%) and a higher number of shots (15 against 9), Qarabag demonstrated great defensive solidity. The match was marked by a total of 28 fouls, 3 yellow cards for Chelsea and 2 for Qarabag. Chelsea had 7 corners in their favor compared to 2 for Qarabag. The match, part of the league stage of the 2025 season, left fans wanting more.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 8 R. Lavia came in and M. Caicedo went out., at minute 46 Andrey Santos came in and E. Fernandez went out., at minute 46 J. Gittens came in and A. Garnacho went out., at minute 46 T. George came in and L. Delap went out., at minute 71 Joao Pedro came in and F. Buonanotte went out.
Substitutions qarabag: at minute 31 Kady Borges came in and E. Addai went out., at minute 61 C. Duran came in and N. Akhundzade went out., at minute 61 Leandro Andrade came in and T. Bayramov went out., at minute 74 E. Cafarquliyev came in and Dani Bolt went out., at minute 74 A. Zoubir came in and O. Kashchuk went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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