Sevilla vs Man City LIVE: Champions League result and final score as Erling Haaland gets two goals

Manchester City are once again targeting Champions League glory and hope the arrival of Erling Haaland will give them the edge to win the title for the very first time this season. Since joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer Haaland has notched up 10 goals in the Premier League including City’s own goal in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the weekend.

A European title is the only thing missing from Pep Guardiola’s trophy cabinet at the Etihad with heartbreaking final and semi-final defeats littering the past few years. City have never struggled to get out of the group having successfully done so for each of the last nine seasons and will look to kick off their most recent campaign with a win over Sevilla in the Group G opener.

In Sevilla, they face a side that managed to finish fourth in LaLiga last season ensuring another campaign in Europe’s top competition. However, Julen Lopetegui’s side already seen a different prospect following the departures of defensive stars Jules Kounde and Diego Carlos which has left them vulnerable at the back.

Follow all the action as Man City travel to Sevilla in the Champions League group stages:

Sevilla vs Man City

• 67’ GOAL! Haaland doubles his tally with a tap in from Foden’s saved effort (SEV 0-3 MCI)

• 58’ GOAL! Phil Foden doubles City’s lead (SEV 0-2 MCI)

• 20’ GOAL! Erling Haaland scores first Champions League goal for Man City to put them in front (SEV 0-1 MCI)

• Sevilla XI: Bounou, Carmona, Gudelj, Nianzou, Telles, Navas, Rakitic, Delaney, Acuna, Isco, Gomez

• Man City XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Akanji, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Foden, Haaland, Grealish

Sevilla FC 0 - 4 Manchester City FC

Full-time: Sevilla 0-4 Man City

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90+4 mins: There’s the final whistle! Manchester City close out an impressive victory in their opening Champions League match. Erling Haaland scored twice with Phil Foden and Ruben Dias chipping in with a goal apiece.

It was a resounding and confident performance from Pep Guardiola’s men. They will all be pleased with that result.

GOAL! Sevilla 0-4 Man City (90+2’, Dias) ⚽️

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90+2 mins: Dominant and destructive. Ruben Dias has his first Champions League goal as City put the icing on the cake.

Dias stays up the pitch after City’s corner and watches as Joao Cancelo is played down the right on the overlap. He squares the ball into the box where Dias sprints through the defence to tap it home.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. City in cruise control and have a free kick over near the corner flag.

Off the line! The free kick comes into the box and is spilled by Bounou. Akanji pulls it back to Alvarez whose effort is cleared off the line!

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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85 mins: Former Manchester United star Adnan Januzaj has come on for his Sevilla debut immediately sets up a chance for Suso who fizzes his effort straight at Ederson to record the home side’s first shot on target.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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82 mins: Sevilla are having a torrid time of things at the minute. Not only are they being well beaten at home to Man City but they’ve only picked up one point from their first four La Liga games.

Manager Julen Lopetegui is under real pressure and may not make it to the return match at the Etihad later in the year.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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79 mins: Kalvin Phillips is getting a run out for Man City too. He’s come on for Rodri and will have about 15 minutes to play.

City look very comfortable and are controlling the game easily.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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76 mins: Phil Foden (22 years 101 days) is the second youngest English player to score 10 Champions League goals after Wayne Rooney who was 22 years and 14 days old when he netted his 10th.

Kevin De Bruyne is also taken off with Riyad Mahrez coming on.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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73 mins: Gundogan moves over to take a corner for Man City. He flicks it over to the near post where Rodri gets a flick on but can’t control the direction of the ball. He nods it over to the far side of the box wehre is recovered and cleared by Sevilla.

Sevilla 0-3 Man City

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70 mins: Time for Man City to make some changes. Phil Foden and Erling Haaland are taken off by Pep Guardiola with Cole Palmer and Julien Alvarez replacing them.

Haaland has 12 goals in seven games for City. Unreal numbers.

GOAL! Sevilla 0-3 Man City (67’, Haaland)⚽️

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67 mins: Two for Haaland!

As Sevilla push up the pitch looking for a goal, City hit them with pace and power. Foden drives into the box from the left side and nutmegs Nemanja Gudelj with his shot at goal.

Yassine Bounou does well to keep out the shot but palms it straight to Haaland who taps in for his second and City’s third.

Sevilla 0-2 Man City

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66 mins: Disallowed goal! A simple diagonal pass is floated into the box as Phil Foden sneaks in behind on the left where he has replaced Grealish.

The goalkeeper comes out to close Foden down but he’s in the air first and nods the ball down to Gundogan whose first touch in the game is to put the ball in the back of the net.

City don’t have time to start celebrating as the flag is up for offside against Foden.

Sevilla 0-2 Man City

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64 mins: Jack Grealish is still returning from injury and Pep Guardiola decides not to risk him any longer. In his place comes Ilkay Gundogan. What will the German bring to the party?

Sevilla 0-2 Man City

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61 mins: A forward run from Sergio Gomez sees him take the ball up to the box before he swings in a cross towards Erling Haaland. Tanguy Nianzou presses up against the Nordic striker and does enough to force his effort wide of the nearest post.

GOAL! Sevilla 0-2 Man City (58’, Foden)⚽️

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58 mins: Great finish from Phil Foden!

Manchester City are comfortable now. It’s a counter-attack sparked into existence by Bernardo Silva’s interception and delivery out to Foden on the right side.

He slots the ball up to Joao Cancelo on the overlap before heaidng into the box. Cancelo pulls the ball back to Foden who shifts it past a defender, rolls the ball onto his left-foot then guides it beautifully into the bottom right corner.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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54 mins: A couple of times now City’s attacks have broken down on the edge of the box through miscommunication first Jack Grealish then Kevin De Bruyne look to feed passes into the more forward players in these cases Erling Haaland and Phil Foden but both men make further runs into the box and run past the ball.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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51 mins: Rafa Mir is providing Sevilla with a target to clear the ball to and will press the City defenders when they get the ball. His introduction has almost stopped City camping high up the pitch which brings a bit of breathing room on the defence.

Kevin De Bruyne still can’t believe he missed that chance. Neither can Pep Guardiola on the sidelines.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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48 mins: Save! It should be two for Man City.

Sevilla fail to clear their lines properly and Kevin De Bruyne nicks the ball into the middle of the pitch. He pokes it to Erling Haaland who returns the pass to send De Bruyne sprinting in behind the last defender.

He’s one-on-one with the goalkeeper and tries to beat him at the near post only for Yassine Bounou to drop and push the ball just wide of the goal!

Brilliant save from the Sevilla man.

Second half: Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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Kick off: The home side get the match back underway with Sevilla making a couple of changes at the break. Ivan Rakitic and Thomas Delaney are the two men hooked with Rafa Mir and Joan Jordan coming on.

'Everything is missing’ – Thomas Tuchel frustrated as Chelsea falter

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Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea are missing “everything” in the wake of a worrying 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Mislav Orsic’s early goal stunned the 2021 Champions League winners at the Maksimir Stadium, with Chelsea opening Group E with a loss.

Blues boss Tuchel cut a frustrated figure on the touchline in Croatia, earning himself a yellow card on another tetchy night for Chelsea.

The Blues slipped to three away losses in a row for the first time under Tuchel, with the German coach fully accepting a number of mounting problems.

Everything is missing – Thomas Tuchel frustrated as Chelsea falter

Chelsea suffer shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League opener

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Mislav Orsic’s early goal condemned listless Chelsea to a chastening 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Croatia forward Orsic’s breakaway goal proved enough for Dinamo to topple the 2021 Champions League winners at the Maksimir Stadium.

Reece James struck a post at the death but Dinamo were not to be denied a victory as famous and deserved for the hosts as it could prove damaging for the Blues.

Thomas Tuchel’s rudderless and insipid Chelsea dominated the ball from first to last but proved worryingly toothless in the final third.

Chelsea suffer shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League opener

HT Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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Haaland’s at it again. He’s netted his 11th goal for Manchester City in just his seventh appearance for the club.

Half-time: Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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45 mins: No time added on at the end of the first half. As expected Manchester City were utterly dominant, as expected Erling Haaland scores again.

City lead at the break.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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41 mins: Close! Nice play from Sevilla who work the ball into the City penalty area with some lovely one-touch passing. Papu Gomez is set up for a right-footed effort from the right side of the box but he leans back on the shot and punts it over the crossbar.

Fine build-up, poor finish.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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38 mins: Save! Gomez gives the ball away to Haaland who taps it over to Grealish on the left side. Grealish puts it into the box and Haaland sprints to the ball before flicking it back towards goal and forcing Yassine Bounou into a low save to his left.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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35 mins: Alex Telles slips the ball past Rodri in midfield then gets cleaned out by the City midfielder. The referee lets play go on and awards City a free kick of their own moments later.

Safe to say Telles is not happy. Thankfully the free kick comes to nothing.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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32 mins: Sevilla are starting to get a foothold in the game but everytime they send men into midfield and City get past them the hime side look vulnerable at the back.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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29 mins: Close! Alejandro Gomez is given the ball as he drifts out to the right and storms up to the side of the box before pulling a pass back towards Thomas Delaney.

Manuel Akanji jogs in front of the midfielder and scrambles the ball out for a corner. The corner kick is headed clear by City but drops to Marcos Acuna who drills a shot back at goal and pulls it wide of the far post.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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26 mins: Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden play a dainty but quick one-two on the right side allowing Cancelo space to swing in a cross but the pass is cut iut before is reaches a team mate.

City in total control. An early goal always helps them dominate games.

Sevilla 0-1 Man City

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23 mins: Erling Haaland now has 24 goals in 20 Champions League appearances. That is an incredible goal scoring record. He just continues to raise the bar every time he pulls on a City shirt.

GOAL! Sevilla 0-1 Man City (Haaland, 20’)⚽️

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20 mins: Haaland scores again! This goal comes from Sevilla attempting to push up the pitch. They commit men forward for very little gain and are a little slow getting back into a disciplined formation.

Foden has the ball on the right side and slips it into the box to match De Bruyne’s run into the area. De Bruyne hangs the ball into the six-yard box where Haaland arrives and taps it into the back of the net!

Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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15 mins: Important challenge from Marcos Acuna! A lovely diagonal ball from Ruben Dias picks out Phil Foden who’s made a run in behind the Sevilla left-back.

Foden carries the ball into the box and goes to shoot but Acuna recovers to nick the ball at the very last moment. Foden stumbles and goes to ground looking for a penalty but nothing comes from the referee.

Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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12 mins: Sevilla’s captain Jesus Navas is left annoyed by the referee as he lets play go on after a tackle from Sergio Gomez brings down the Spanish side’s captain.

City sweep forward and come again. This time Jack Grealish leads the attack and cuts into the box from the left before lacing a shot into the side-netting,

Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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9 mins: Jack Grealish fizzes the ball over to Phil Foden on the right wing and he lays it off to Kevin De Bruyne. The Sevilla defenders drop off him and De Bruyne is allowed to swing a cross into the box and pick out his spot.

Erling Haaland knows where the ball is going to be and sprints ahead of his marker before leaping at the cross. He gets a head to the ball and flicks it wide of the back post.

Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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6 mins: Thomas Delaney has a tug of Kevin De Bruyne’s shirt as the City midfielder attempts to thread Erling Haaland in behind the Sevilla defence.

Tanguy Nianzou intercepts the pass and the referee pulls the play back to the foul on De Bruyne.

Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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3 mins: Jack Grealish is given the ball on the left wing and lays it off to Bernardo Silva who drives up alongside the box before whipping a deep cross over the penalty area,

He doesn’t pick out a team mate and Phil Foden is tasked with chasing the ball down. He follow it to the sideline but can’t stop the ball rolling out for a Sevilla throw in.

Kick off: Sevilla 0-0 Man City

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Chelsea have just fallen to defeat against Dinamo Zagreb so can Manchester City get the better of Sevilla in their opening Champions League game?

The visitors kick off the match and work it to their back line. Immediately Sevilla push up the pitch but Manuel Akanji is composed on the ball and floats it over the oncoming players back into the midfield.

Sevilla vs Man City

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This will be the second time Sevilla and Man City have met in major European competition - the Premier League side won home and away in the 2015/16 Champions League group stage.

It is Pep Guardiola’s first meeting with Sevilla since March 2012 when he was Barcelona boss. Guardiola has won just one of his past seven Champions League away games against Spanish sides - a 2-1 victory at Real Madrid in February 2020.

Sevilla vs Man City

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Ready to go.

FT Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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Tonight’s defeat is only the third time that Chelsea have lost their opening match of a Champions League campaign in 19 seasons.

No team have ever won the Champions League after losing their first game.

Sevilla vs Man City

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Reaction from Chelsea’s defeat still to come but the focus moves over to Spain where Manchester City are getting prepared to take on Sevilla in their opening Champions League game.

Pep Guardiola’s side are boosted by the signing of Erling Haaland but the City boss says that the team isn’t relying on the forward to get them over the line.

“If we rely all on Erling’s shoulders we don’t win the Champions League,” said Guardiola. “I understand everyone talks about Erling but I have three, four, five new players and it’s important they all settle.

“We don’t win just for Erling and don’t lose just for Erling. He has a special quality and might be able to solve some problems.”

Full-time: Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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90+8 mins: Chelsea are beaten! Their lacklustre start to the season continues in the Champions League as Dinamo Zagreb extend their winning run at the Stadion Maksimir.

Mislav Orsic’s counter-attacking strike was the difference between the teams. Chelsea were wasteful and unconvincing in front of goal.

Dinamo deserved their win and they’re moving to the top of Group E!

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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90+4 mins: What a bizarre occurrance. Hakim Ziyech catches the ball to take a throw-in only to discover the ball hasn’t actually crossed the line.

Free-kick to Dinamo for handball, not Chelsea’s night at all.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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90 mins: Eight minutes of added time to play! Eight! That’s bonkers. Where have they found eight minutes from?

There have been plenty of substitutions but time-wasting has been at a minimum and there hasn’t been any lenghty injuries.

Dinamo Zagreb can feel aggrieved about that one. There’s plenty of time for a Chelsea equaliser.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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88 mins: Dinamo Zagreb’s Bruno Petkovic holds up the ball against Welsey Fofana and draws the young defender into making a foul.

The home side take their time getting the match back underway and they just dink it up the pitch where Marc Cucurella intercepts the ball.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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85 mins: Incredible from Livakovic!

The Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper leaps across to his left as Reece James fizzes a shot at the near post. He tips it onto the post but Chelsea manage to recycle the ball and flick it into Mason Mount.

Mount hits one on the half-volley and forces another sharp two-handed save from Livakovic who can only palm it across to Ziyech.

Ziyech blasts one back at him and the goalkeeper sticks out his left leg to deny Chelsea a third time in quick succession before the whistle goes for an offside against Ziyech.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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82 mins: Robert Ljubicic puts in a fantastic block to stop Kai Haverz’s header from inside the six yard box from going into the net. Dinamo Zagreb have left nothing on the pitch and if they claim this victory it’ll be fully deserved.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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79 mins: A Kai Havertz cross finds Hakim Ziyech who volleys an effort at goal and drives it into the ground where the ball bounces up and over the goal.

It’s just not happening for Chelsea.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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76 mins: Christian Pulisic is the latest Chelsea man to come onto the pitch and he’s on in place of Raheem Sterling. Dinamo Zagreb are marshalling this game brilliantly.

There are some frustrated men in the Chelsea dugout. They just haven’t been good enough tonight.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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73 mins: Chelsea’s final third delivery has been adequate at best tonight. This attempted cross from Ziyech is just poor.

Cucurella slots him the ball on the left wing and he’s got enough time to pick out his target in the box. Instead he boots the ball straight out of play.

Time is running out for Chelsea.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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70 mins: Sutalo nips in front of Havertz and boots the ball out of play as Chelsea look to kick a counter-attack into gear.

Marc Cucurella is brought on to replace Ben Chilwell on the left wing for the Blues as Thomas Tuchel continues to search for answers.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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67 mins: Ljubicic takes the ball of Broja and sparks an attack for Dinamo Zagreb. They quickly work the ball up to Orsic but he has no time to time before getting smoked by a full-blooded tackle from Koulibaly.

The Chelsea defender dove straight in, took out the man and earned himself a yellow card.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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64 mins: Mason Mount needs to be careful out there. He’s already on a yellow card and a swipe at Stefan Ristovski almost catches the defender on the side of the head.

Whether Mount meant it is unclear but Ristovski has gone down like sack of pototoes looking the get the Chelsea man sent off. The referee thinks about it but doesn’t issue another card.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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61 mins: More changes for Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel hooks off Mateo Kovacic and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and replces them with Jorginho and Armando Broja.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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58 mins: Another diagonal ball from Chelsea gets the ball into the box for the Blues where Sterling nods the ball over to Havertz who is waiting inside the area.

Josip Sutalo leaps into the back of Havertz and wins some of the ball but clatters the forward to ground in the process. Chelsea want a penalty but the referee lets play go on.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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55 mins: Save! Dinamo are so close to doubling their lead! Stefan Ristovski blasts one from range and forces Kepa Arrizabalaga into a diving save across to his left.

The Chelsea goalkeeper gets a fingertip to the effort and does just enough to push the ball onto the woodwork!

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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51 mins: Disallowed goal! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goal for Chelsea is chalked off!

Mateo Kovacic spies a diagonal run from Ben Chilwell and lifts the ball into the box for the left-back. Chilwell brings it down and dinks it past the goalkeeper.

Aubameyang arrives at the back post and makes sure the ball heads into the net but the offside flag goes up against Chilwell’s initial run. It’s the right decision as the replays show he just set off on his run too soon.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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48 mins: Hakim Ziyech’s first involvement in the games seems him receive the ball just outside the box and he lets fly with a low left-footed effort that bobbles through the box and is scooped up by Dominik Livakovic.

Second half: Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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Kick off: Thomas Tuchel has made a change at half-time with Cesar Azpilicueta sacrificed to bring on Hakim Ziyech. That change probably means a switch in formation too with the Blues moving to a back four of James, Fofana, Koulibaly and Chilwell.

Sevilla vs Man City

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Pep Guardiola last faced Sevilla over ten and a half years ago when he oversaw Barcelona’s 2-0 La Liga victory at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.

However, the 51-year-old has won only one of his previous seven Champions League away games against Spanish clubs.

He’s named a strong City side with Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland in the forward line. Will they be able to get the job done tonight?

Sevilla vs Man City line-ups

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Sevilla XI: Bounou, Carmona, Gudelj, Nianzou, Jesus Navas, Rakitic, Delaney, Acuna, Isco, Gomez, Alex Telles

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Akanji, Gomez, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland, Grealish

HT Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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Sevilla vs Man City

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Still to come tonight we’ve got action from Manchester City’s trip to Sevilla as they look to get their own Champions League campaign up and running with a victory.

The team news for that one is expected shortly and we’ll bring you updates once Chelsea’s match against Dinamo has concluded.

Half-time: Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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45+1 mins: The first half comes to an end with Chelsea trailing in Croatia. They dominated the first 10 minutes and looked in complete control of the game before a counter-attack - beautifully finished by Mislav Orsic - sent the home side in front.

After that Dinamo gre in confidence and Thomas Tuchel has a big team talk coming up to turn this around for his team.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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43 mins: That’s better from Chelsea. Havertz takes the ball up to the box and slips Sterling in on the left side. His first touch lifts the ball to the back post where Aubameyang heads it into a defender before getting flagged offside.

It was a poor effort from Aubameyang but the Blues were more penetrating during that attack.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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40 mins: Chelsea try the direct route as Mount slides the ball to Havertz who flicks the ball onto Aubameyang. The forward is shoved off the ball by Peric and the Blues’ attack breaks down.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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37 mins: Petkovic receives the ball in Chelsea’s final third and has the chance to shoot. Instead he tries to to slip Luka Ivanusec into the box but he’s dispossessed by Wesley Fofana.

The ball is played out to Mason Mount but he’s tackled from behind by Arijan Ademi who is determined to recover possession for Dinamo.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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34 mins: Nothing has worked for Chelsea since they went behind. The goal has completely freed up Dinamo Zagreb who look like the more in control side at present in spite of Chelsea dominance in possession.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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31 mins: Save! When Dinamo have gotten up the pitch in this half they’ve thrown men up there to provide options before sprinting back to reshape the defence.

Arijan Ademi receives the ball on the inside right channel just outside the box. His first touch allows the ball to bounce up nicely and he drills a shot at goal forcing Kepa Arrizabalaga into a sharp save to his right.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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28 mins: Close! Orsic flicks a Dinamo free kick into the box for Petkovic who chests the ball down and backheels it into the path of Orsic who has driven into the box.

He takes a touch to roll the ball onot his right foot before curling an effort wide of the far post!

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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25 mins: Chelsea continue to sweep up the pitch but the quality isn’t there in the final third... yet.

Mateo Kovacic slides the ball wide to Reece James and his cross is blocked by the first defender and rebounds out for a throw in. James himself takes it but he’s flagged offside when the ball is knocked back to him and the attacked breaks down.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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22 mins: Here’s Mislav Orsic putting the home side in front. Chelsea are yet to respond with a proper chance on goal.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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19 mins: Chelsea have dominated these early stages having 72% of possession. The ball pinballs inside the Dinamo box but the Blues are unable to create a chance to shoot.

Dominik Livakovic hasn’t been troubled in the Dinamo goal yet.

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

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16 mins: Chelsea look to respond immediately and win a corner on the left hand side. Ben Chilwell delivers it into the box but Dino Peric leaps in front of Kalidu Koulibaly and heads it over to Robert Ljubicic.

Ljubicic looks to turn and run the ball out of danger but he’s hit from behind by Raheem Sterling who bundles him to ground and gives away a free kick.

GOAL! Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea (13’, Orsic)⚽️

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13 mins: Dinamo Zagreb take the lead! It’s massively against the run of play but the home side get the better of Chelsea on the counter-attack.

A long ball is booted up to Bruno Petkovic who flicks the ball on to Mislav Orsic. Orsic nods the ball past Wesley Fofana and sprints past the centre-back to carry the ball into the box.

Kepa Arrizabalaga flies out and tries to close down the striker but he pokes the ball past the goalkeeper and watches as it rolls over the line.

Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Chelsea

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12 mins: Mason Mount shimmies his way down the right wing before coming inside and lifting a cross into the middle towards Raheem Sterling.

Stefan Ristovski is there to rise above the forward and head it clear.

Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Chelsea

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9 mins: Close! Chelsea’s front three are linking up brilliantly. Raheem Sterling brings the ball down the left side before drifting into a more central area as Kai Havertz comes forward on an overlapping run.

Sterling slots him the ball and he squares it into the six-yard box for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Aubameyang is caught on his heels and his lunge towards the ball doesn’t reach allowing it safely through the box where Dinamo clear the lines.

Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Chelsea

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6 mins: As expected, Chelsea are dominating the ball in the early stages and are working hard to keep Dinamo pegged back in their own half.

Reece James closes down Robert Ljubicic and wins the ball high up the pitch. Chelsea work it across to Raheem Sterling who slides it into the box to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The new striker shifts away from a defender and has the chance to shoot, instead he pulls it back to Sterling whose effort is blocked just as the offside flag goes up against Aubameyang.

Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Chelsea

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3 mins: Reece James whips Chelsea’s first cross into the Dinamo box but lifts it over everyone’s heads and sends Ben Chilwell racing to recover the loose ball.

He collects it and knocks it backwards as the home side push out and force Chelsea to retreat.

Kick off: Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Chelsea

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Chelsea get the match underway and work the ball over tothe right side where Kai Havertz attempts to keep it in play but can’t bring the ball properly under control.

Dinamo Zagreb win an early throw in.

Tuchel wary of ‘winners’ Dinamo Zagreb

17:39 , Michael Jones

“Dinamo are used to winning and that shapes a certain mentality,” said Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel. “They deserve to be here and will play a very technical, emotional game against us. That’s always difficult.”

Dinamo Zagreb have won the Croatian title for five years in a row and they are unbeaten in eight league games this season.

Chelsea draw level with Arsenal

17:35 , Michael Jones

Chelsea are featuring in the Champions League for the 19th time moving them level with Arsenal and behind only Manchester United (24) for most participations by an English club.

The Blues are one of only two English teams to win the Champions League since 2008 having lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2021.

Liverpool won it in 2019 defeating Tottenham 2-0 in the final.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea

17:32 , Michael Jones

Warm-ups underway in Croatia. Will Chelsea be victorious tonight?

Thomas Tuchel laughs off concern over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s time-keeping after Arsenal exit

17:30 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel has laughed off concerns about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s time-keeping, after the striker was forced out of Arsenal for multiple breaches of discipline last season.

Aubameyang was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by manager Mikel Arteta after reporting back a day late following a period of leave, an incident which Arteta claimed was far from isolated.

The Gabonese international had his Arsenal contract terminated and joined Barcelona in January, but found himself surplus to requirements at the Nou Camp this season and made a surprise return to the Premier League on deadline day when he signed for Chelsea.

Thomas Tuchel laughs off concern over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s time-keeping

‘This is a celebration for us’ says Cacic

17:25 , Michael Jones

Dinamo Zagreb coach Ante Cacic says his team don’t feel any pressure playing in the Champions League this season and are instead looking to celebrate playing against the biggest clubs in Europe.

“I don’t feel any pressure, I did my job by reaching the group stage.” he said, “This is a celebration for us. Big clubs are coming to play us. We have a duty to be ourselves and take our chances.

“We are playing a match that we really wanted to play. It’s our reward for winning the title. This is a great pleasure for us and I’m sure that we will all benefit from this competition, players and fans.

“We are not the favourites in any game, but in every game we will look for our chance. This is not a knockout game: we have to look forward to it and learn from it.”

‘The Champions League is a big challenge’

17:19 , Michael Jones

Dinamo’s Mislav Oršić spoke to Uefa.com about how it feels to be back playing in Europe’s best competition and he said: “The Champions League is a very big challenge for us.

“We know we were very competitive in the Europa League – we could compete against everyone. This is a step up for us.

“We will do our best to be competitive in the Champions League.”

Here come the Blues

17:13 , Michael Jones

Chelsea have arrived at the Stadion Maksimir and will soon be heading out for a warm-up. Thomas Tuchel has named an attacking side for this Champions League opener.

Will it pay off for Chelsea?

Thomas Tuchel backs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to end Chelsea’s striker jinx

17:07 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel has backed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to “create his own history” and break the number nine curse at Chelsea.

Chelsea completed a £10million deadline-day deal for Aubameyang, reuniting the 33-year-old with his old Dortmund boss Tuchel.

Aubameyang scored 79 goals in 95 appearances under Tuchel at Dortmund, before switching to Arsenal in 2018.

The Gabon striker was stripped of the Gunners captaincy by Mikel Arteta in December 2021 amid disciplinary issues before moving to Barcelona earlier this year.

Chelsea boss Tuchel joked earlier this summer that his players were scared of the number nine shirt, with the striker’s jersey left vacant after Romelu Lukaku’s loan return to Inter Milan.

Thomas Tuchel backs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to end Chelsea’s striker jinx

Back in the Champions League

17:01 , Michael Jones

This is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first Champions League game since 2017 when he was at Borussia Dortmund.

He only played in the Europa League with Arsenal and Barcelona.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea latest odds

16:55 , Michael Jones

Chelsea are the odds on favourites to defeat Dinamo Zagreb in tonight’s Champions League opener but they are well down in the rankings of potential tournament winners.

Once again Manchester City are the favourites to lift the trophy before a ball has been kick with Betfair’s latest odds putting them at 9/4 to win the trophy - Erling Haaland’s arrival this summer may have something to do with that.

PSG are the second favourites at 5/1 more than double the odds on last year’s winner Real Madrid who are currently going at a 10/1 to repeat their heroics from last season.

Latest odds on Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea

Dinamo Zagreb: 13/2

Draw: 7/2

Chelsea: 4/9

Latest odds for Champions League winner 2022/23

Man City: 9/4

PSG: 5/1

Liverpool: 6/1

Bayern Munich: 13/2

Real Madrid: 10/1

Barcelona: 12/1

Tottenham: 14/1

Chelsea: 18/1

Petkovic aiming for knockouts

16:49 , Michael Jones

Dinamo Zagreb forward, Bruno Petković, believes his team can reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season which is a feat the Croatian side have never accommplished.

He told UEFA.com: “I consider myself a very competitive person. Our goal is to advance to the next round. We will go game by game, and I think we can achieve great things this season.”

Can Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang end ‘curse’ of Chelsea’s No 9 shirt?

16:43 , Michael Jones

Chelsea have handed new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the number nine shirt after manager Thomas Tuchel recently joked his players think it is “cursed”.

The last 11 players to wear the shirt – including three club record signings up front, but also a holding midfielder and a defender – have struggled to make a prolonged impact at Stamford Bridge.

“It’s cursed, it’s cursed, people tell me it’s cursed!” said Tuchel last month. “There was not a big demand for number nine, nobody wants to touch it.”

Here we look back at the trend ex-Arsenal man Aubameyang will try to buck:

Can Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang end ‘curse’ of Chelsea’s No 9 shirt?

Chelsea team changes

16:37 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel makes six changes to the Chelsea line-up from the team that faced West Ham at the weekend. Cesar Azpilicueta brings some experience to the back three alongside Wesley Fofana and Kalidu Koulibaly whilst Mason Mount is recalled into the midfield.

Ben Chilwell starts ahead of Marc Cucurella and Kai Havertz is recalled with Christian Pulisic dropping to the bench.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also starts and makes his debut for Chelsea.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea line-ups

16:29 , Michael Jones

Dinamo Zagreb XI: Livakovic, Moharrami, S. Ristovski, Sutalo, Peric, Ljubicic, J. Misic, Ademi, Ivanusec, Orsic, Petkovic

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueata, Fofana, Koulibaly, James, Kovacic, Mount, Chilwell, Havertz, Aubameyang, Sterling

Čačić excited for ‘biggest match of my career'

16:28 , Michael Jones

The Champions League returns to the Stadion Maksimir tonight after a three-year absence and Dinamo Zagreb head coach, Ante Čačić, is excited for the game.

“When I see everything that this match brings, I can say this is the biggest match of my career.” he said.

It is the first time in Chelsea’s history that they have faced Croatian opposition and it is also Thomas Tuchel’s centenary appearance as head coach of the London side.

Chelsea early team news

16:22 , Michael Jones

It remains to be seen whether Edouard Mendy will recover in time from the controversial collision with Jarrod Bowen which led to West Ham’s late equaliser being ruled out. “He was in a lot of pain, and we have to see,” Tuchel said after the game.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is training wearing a mask after his jaw was broken during a burglary at his Barcelona home last week, and has travelled with the squad as he waits for his Chelsea debut.

Fellow new recruit Denis Zakaria could also make his debut and is included in the squad but Thiago Silva has been left at home to rest and N’Golo Kante is recovering from a hamstring injury and is unlikely to feature.

Predicted line-up: Kepa; Fofana, Koulibaly, Cucurella; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell; Sterling, Havertz, Mount.

Thomas Tuchel must seize chance to inspire more proactive Chelsea after ‘restart’ against West Ham

16:17 , Michael Jones

After all the unnecessary noise about VAR, Thomas Tuchel at least – and at last – offered one assessment that was rather clear.

“We wanted to restart our season today,” the Chelsea manager said after the visit of West Ham United. “And we did.”

It could have been so much worse, and not just because they initially went 1-0 down and looked rather leaden for so much of this 2-1 win. It was how it would have put Tuchel under serious pressure, and looking devoid of ideas, just at a point when the new Chelsea owners had put far more trust in him – and given him far greater influence – than any of the club’s modern managers.

The performance was made all the worse by the fact that the German had deliberately made his side much more defensive, a response to the mistakes made in the 2-1 defeat to Southampton on Wednesday.

Far from a restart, then, the match threatened to be a regression and maybe a total tailspin.

Thomas Tuchel must seize chance to inspire more proactive Chelsea after ‘restart’

Returning home

16:11 , Michael Jones

Chelsea’s Mateo Kovačić spent six years at Dinamo Zagreb at the start of his career and was aged just 16 years and 198 days when he scored on his debut in 2010.

Chelsea target 100 wins

16:04 , Michael Jones

Chelsea are targeting a 100th victory in the Champions League - including qualifying matches - and need just two goals to reach 200 in all-time European away games.

Will they reach these landmarks tonight?

Tuchel on facing Dinamo Zagreb

15:58 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel spoke in the build-up to tonight’s fixture about how he believes the home side could cause Chelsea plenty of problems this evening.

“[They have] a lot of individual quality,” he explained. “Up front and on the wings they have speed and dribbling. They will use the role as an underdog to over-perform and make us under-perform.

“This will be their plan. We are aware of that.”

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel relieved transfer window is shut after £273m spend

15:52 , Michael Jones

Thomas Tuchel has hailed the “immense boost” of the transfer window being shut and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s tentative steps into Chelsea training.

Chelsea set a one-window British spending record of £273million as new owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali overhauled the Blues’ playing resources.

New chairman Boehly has acted as interim sporting director, with manager Tuchel holding a key influence on transfer decisions. Barcelona signing Aubameyang was due to start Chelsea training on Sunday, to try out a custom-made protective face mask.

The 33-year-old suffered a broken jaw during a recent home invasion but is determined not to let the attack keep slowing down his start at Chelsea.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel relieved transfer window is shut after £273m spend

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