That makes three strong outings in his last three starts, and Pulisic has made a strong case for further inclusion in Lampard’s team. The 21-year-old American won Chelsea’s early penalty, had a would-be assist spoiled by an offside call and another robbed when Azpilicueta poached a goal from Abraham, set up by Pulisic, that was already going in. On a night that saw most of his teammates fail to impress whatsoever, Pulisic was decisive and dangerous throughout.

Pulisic a driving force throughout: Christian Pulisic, played in a central role behind Abraham, was beyond impressive in this game. Joel Veltman was then shown a second yellow of his own for a handball in the box, a play which occurred just seconds after the referee played advantage on Blind’s infraction.ģ. Daley Blind was shown a second yellow for a challenge on Tammy Abraham. The game was turned on its head in the 68th minute, not long after Cesar Azpilicueta pulled Chelsea back to 4-2. Another superb goal from Donny van de Beek made it 4-1, and the game appeared to be done and dusted. Ajax went 2-1 and 3-1 ahead on a pair of sensational goals - the kind we’ve come to expect from the young side, even if one technically went down as an own goal - before halftime. Chelsea were late to their own UEFA Champions League party with Ajax on Tuesday, helplessly headed for outright embarrassment by an irresistible side on their own field before busting the door down and turning it into Party of the Year at Stamford Bridge.įrank Lampard‘s Blues conceded an own goal in under two minutes before drawing level just two minutes later.

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