Willian himself came close to scoring on 25 minutes but slammed his right-footed effort onto the crossbar. "We knew very well that to play here is really very difficult," Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri told reporters, pointing out Slavia's "very physical and aggressive" style. "We need to think that the second leg will be difficult because these opponents are really very dangerous also away. The Italian made seven changes from Monday's 2-0 Premier League win over West Ham, and Chelsea took some time to warm up. Those left on the bench included Eden Hazard, who is being touted as a possible £100 million (116 million euros, $131 million, Sh13.1 billion) summer transfer target for Real Madrid.

Source: Daily Nation April 12, 2019 07:07 UTC