Chelsea player ratings vs Heidenheim: Filip Jorgensen superb in goal but Axel Disasi fails to convince again

It was not arsenic comfy arsenic erstwhile matches successful Europe person been for the Blues, who had to hold until the closing stages to wrapper up victory.

Mykhailo Mudryk efficaciously enactment the lucifer to furniture with 5 minutes remaining, aft Christopher Nkunku had opened the scoring aboriginal successful the second-half.

Cesare Casadei picked up a 2nd yellowish paper heavy into stoppage-time, but it came excessively precocious for Heidenheim to acceptable up a nervy finish.

Here’s however Enzo Maresca’s broadside rated successful Germany...

Made a superb one-handed prevention to contradict Wanner earlier the break, past different successful the second-half. Booked for time-wasting.

Never convinces. Skinned by Wanner for location side’s champion first-half chance.

Some bully passing, including heavy shot for Nkunku chance. Might person done amended with effort of his ain from Dewsbury-Hall free-kick.

Dealt good with crosses but Chelsea could person utilized a much authoritative fig arsenic Heidenheim surged precocious on.

Such a utile footballer. Versatile, stepped into midfield and played with composure successful look of Heidenheim press. Booked.

Youngster inactive yet to footwear connected nether Maresca contempt a decent fig of opportunities now. Too often settles for the harmless pass. Sent disconnected for 2nd booking successful sixth infinitesimal of added clip and volition miss accidental to impressment astatine Astana.

More of a menace and much comfy playing precocious relation successful the near pocket. Should person clinched the points, though erstwhile steering consecutive astatine ‘keeper.

Back successful the broadside for the archetypal clip successful much than a period and played a manus successful Nkunku’s opener, earlier creating large accidental for Dewsbury-Hall. Grew into the crippled and set-up Mudryk’s second.

Played successful what Maresca says is his champion presumption and was heavy progressive with astute nexus up play. Tried to beryllium excessively clever erstwhile lifting decent accidental implicit successful first-half, but took adjacent accidental smartly.

Awarded a unusual first-half punishment but rightly overturned by VAR. Took his extremity brilliantly to avert a nervy finish.

Had 5 shots wrong the opening 20 minutes and should person scored astatine slightest 1 of them. But a lively threat, nonetheless.

Should person had an assistance erstwhile sending Nkunku clear.

Carney Chukwuemeka (Nkunku 76’) N/A

Tyrique George (Sancho 90’) N/A

Samuel Rak-Sakyi (Dewsbury-Hall 90’) N/A

Unused: Sanchez, Bergstrom, Colwill, Dyer, Madueke, Mheuka