Chelsea took a grip on Champions League Group E on a night when they announced a positive coronavirus test for Kai Havertz, the £72m signing from Bayer Leverkusen. They were helped by a pedantic VAR penalty decision that also resulted in a Rennes red card. It was an occasion that encapsulated the challenges and bitter frustrations of football in 2020.
Timo Werner had already scored once from the spot and the Rennes left-back, Dalbert, been booked for the concession when there came one of those depressing and head-scratching moments that feels so typical of the modern game.
Written by David Hytner at Stamford Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/04/chelsea-rennes-champions-league-group-e-match-report under the title “Chelsea ease past 10-man Rennes after Kai Havertz tests positive for Covid-19”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
