Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca pulled the strings on Saturday and got a statement win from his beleaguered team, a 2-1 win over the champs l at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues went ahead early through Moises Caicedo’s powerful strike from distance, but were level with Cody Gakpo fought his way to a second-half equalizer.
Chelsea were already without center backs Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, and Tosin Adarabioyo, then watched as Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile limped off the pitch at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea finished with Marc Cucurella, Reece James, Jorrel Hato, and Gusto along their back line, as Maresca’s men stared down a mighty challenge from the champions. Yet they are the ones who found a winner, as Cucurella cued up Estevao’s back-post finish.
How did he grade the performance? Read on…
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We’ll share all of Maresca’s words as soon as he speaks from Stamford Bridge.
