CHELSEA remained astatine the apical of the array with a hard-fought 2-0 triumph implicit Heidenheim.
Christopher Nkunku and Mykhailo Mudryk got connected the scoreheet arsenic the Bundesliga broadside gave them their toughest trial truthful acold successful the Conference League.
The Blues were not astatine their champion successful the opening 45 minutes but were acold amended aft a half-time squad speech from Enzo Maresca.
Here is however SunSport rated the Chelsea performances.
Filip Jorgensen - 9
He volition consciousness helium should beryllium taking Robert Sanchez's No1 shirt. Made 11 saves successful the game.
A simply superb prevention to contradict Paul Wanner astatine 0-0 and produced a stunning treble halt arsenic Heidenheim pushed for an equaliser.
Very composed with the shot astatine his feet.
Axel Disasi - 6
One oregon 2 dodgy moments and lapses of concentration.
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Produced the front-foot defending Maresca demands to triumph the shot backmost precocious up the transportation for Chelsea's opener.
Tosin Adarabioyo - 7
Made progressive passes betwixt the lines to the midfielders excellently. Was captious to moving the shot up the transportation beyond the German side's precocious press.
Missed a immense accidental to people from a set-piece conscionable earlier half-time.
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Benoit Badiashile - 5
Yellow paper successful the archetypal infinitesimal for a cynical foul acceptable the code for his display.
Not a precise convincing performance. Another who had lapses of concentration.
Renato Veiga - 7
Played the inverted left-back relation erstwhile again. Really understands a demanding position. Has the method quality erstwhile connected the shot and the quality erstwhile to determination backmost into defence.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 7
Good performance. Picked immoderate fantabulous passes and swung successful unsafe crosses.
Wasted a large accidental to people a 2nd for Chelsea.
Cesare Casadei - 5
Far excessively galore sideways oregon backwards passes. Worked hard defensively to support Wanner quiet.
Was sent disconnected for 2 yellows seconds from the extremity of the game.
Jadon Sancho - 8
Did not bash overmuch successful the first-half but picked Nkunku retired good for the goal.
Then continued to beryllium a menace down the close and acceptable up Mudryk's goal.
Christopher Nkunku - 7
Probably tried to beryllium excessively clever with a accidental successful the first-half, trying to unnecessarily spot goalkeeper Kevin Muller.
But past showed his endowment by going connected a sensational tally done challenges and forcing a save.
He kept getting into large positions and took his extremity incredibly good with a superb archetypal interaction and calm finish.
Also missed a accidental to container different goal.
Mykhailo Mudryk - 7
Worked incredibly hard defensively and dribbled guardant with purpose.
Finished brilliantly into the apical country to wrapper up the points.
Marc Guiu - 6
Had 4 chances successful the opening stages, scuffing the archetypal 3 and rushing the fourth.
But the 18-year-old worked incredibly hard and got into bully positions.
Subs:
Joao Felix (62 minutes, for Guiu) - 6
Perhaps rested for the weekend.
Carney Chukwuemeka (75 minutes, Nkunku) - 6
Did not bash overmuch aft coming on.
Tyrique George (90 minutes, Sancho) - N/A
Samuel Rak-Sakyi (90 minutes, Dewsbury-Hall) - N/A