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Chelsea suffer shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in UCL opener

Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on the opening night of their UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday.

Mislav Orsic’s first-half strike earned Dinamo Zagreb a 1-0 victory over the Blues.

Thomas Tuchel’s side were caught napping in 13th minute as Orsic ran from his own half, latching onto a ball from strike partner Bruno Petkovic, to outpace £70m signing Wesley Fofana before dinking the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The hosts soaked up huge Chelsea pressure before stealing the lead, but held onto their advantage resolutely, staving off a late onslaught as chances for Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech went begging.

Chelsea went closest via new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, on his Blues debut, who had the ball in the back of the net just minutes after half-time, only for the effort to be disallowed.

Ben Chilwell had edged marginally offside from Mateo Kovacic’s diagonal pass, leaving his low ball across for Aubameyang’s tap-in to count for nothing.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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