Precious
Chelsea scored two away goals in an emphatic win against Porto to require a decisive whip hand within the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday.
Mason Mount fired Chelsea in front just after 30 minutes in a balanced first half for both teams where he beat Porto keeper Agustín Marchesín with a low line drive at the far post to stake his team to a 1-0 lead at the break.
Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud replaced Timo Werner and Kai Havertz at the 65-minute mark as Thomas Tuchel’s side searched for a second away goal.
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U.S. international Pulisic hit the bar minutes before Ben Chilwell pounced on a poor trap by Jesus Corona, charged into the box, and rounded the keeper to tap certain Chelsea’s second.
Chelsea kept their third consecutive clean sheet in UCL play with the win, having not allowed a goal within the last 346 minutes of European competition since a 24th-minute strike by Krasnodar in the group stage.
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The two teams meet again at Stamford Bridge on April 13 for the decisive second leg and a spot within the UCL semifinals.
