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Chelsea defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals in one of the Blues' best display under Graham Potter.
Chelsea hosted Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, March 7, in their second leg round of 16 tie.
The Blues were hoping to overturn a 1-0 deficit following their loss in the first-leg at the Signal Iduna Park.
Chelsea started the brighter of the two teams, creating chances in the opening 10 minutes.
Joao Felix’s effort from a darting run into the box was saved by Alexander Meyer in the 6th minute before Kia Havertz blazed an effort wide two minutes later.
However, the visitors wholly grew into the contest and had a chance to open the scoring at the Bridge in the 17th minute, after they were awarded a free kick in a dangerous position.
But Dortmund skipper Marco Reus saw his brilliant curling effort saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga to prevent the Blues from going behind early in the game.
Chelsea had another great chance to open the scoring in the 26th minute after Kai Havertz saw his shot in the 18-year-box come off the right post in what was a close shave for the visitors.
The Blues thought they had finally opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Havertz curled an effort into the back of the net.
But the German’s effort was ultimately ruled out for offside as Dortmund survived another scare.
A minute later, Joao Felix saw his effort saved after latching on to a loose ball in the box from a Chelsea freekick as the Blues kept piling the pressure.
Graham Potter’s men finally saw their effort pay off in the 44th minute after a beautiful passage of play from the hosts was finished off brilliantly by Raheem Sterling to put Chelsea 1-0 up.
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Dortmund were forced to go into the break trailing with all still to play for in the second half.
Second Half
Chelsea picked up where they left off in the first period and won themselves a penalty, a minute after the restart after Marius Wolf was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box by VAR.
Kia Havertz stepped up to take the penalty in the 53rd minute and initially missed, before eventually firing home after a re-take following an encroaxhment from Borussia Dortmund players on the first occasion.
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Dortmund fought to come back into the game but the quality between both sides proved to be the difference as the visitors looked no real match for the hosts.’
Chelsea thought they had stretched their lead to three after Conor Gallagher tucked home in the 76th minute, only to see his effort rightly flagged for offside.
Dortmund pressed for a goal in the closing stages but saw their attacks repelled by the Blues' defence.
Bellingham came close to giving the visitors a late lifeline in the 88th minute but failed to keep his header on target.
And after six minutes of added time at Stamford Bridge, Graham Potter’s men recorded a 2-1 comeback win against Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League.
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