Dennis, Okereke's Club Brugge Crash Out Of The Uefa Champions League, As Chelsea Top Group E.
By Omolagba Oluwayemi
A much-changed Chelsea side were left frustrated in front of their own supporters as Krasnodar earned a 1-1 draw in the Champions League dead rubber at Stamford Bridge BSNsports.com.ng reports.
Frank Lampard's side had already been assured of top spot in Group E but former Newcastle midfielder Remy Cabella gave the Russian Premier League side the lead after 24 minutes.
Chelsea responded immediately when Jorginho converted from the spot following a foul on Tammy Abraham (28) but the hosts were unable to make their territorial dominance count during a tepid second period.
With Sevilla beating Rennes 3-1 in Tuesday night's other group encounter, Chelsea finish a point ahead of the Spaniards at the top, with Krasnodar in third having already guaranteed themselves a Europa League berth.
Club Brugge have been knocked out of the 2020-21 Champions League following Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Lazio.
Heading into Group F’s last game, Philippe Clement’s men were ranked third on the log, needing a win to scale through.
Against the Eagles, the Belgians who played a man less for most of the game following the dismissal of Eduard Sobol in the first-half showed character, yet they could not progress past the group phase.
In the other group game, Alex Witsel produced an impressive display against his former side as Borussia Dortmund sealed a 2-1 win over Zenit St. Petersburg.
Borussia Dortmund secured their place at the top of Group F with a slender 2-1 victory over Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
Dinamo Kiev booked their place in the Uefa Europa League after a hard fought 1-0 win over Ferencvaros in Ukraine.
Both team came into the game on a point with the winner expected to finish third with a ticket for Europa League in view and Denys Popov (60) strike was enough to give the Ukrainian side the ticket.
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