Hazard’s shot deflected off Savic to make it 1-1 but the hosts could not find a winner ALASTAIR GRANT/APWhenever and wherever Willian’s spectacularly wayward shot eventually lands, the Chelsea search party out looking for the ball must mark the moment and the spot and use it as a reminder of the need for more shooting practice. The profligacy, squandering some wonderful approach work by the outstanding Eden Hazard, could prove particularly costly for Chelsea’s Champions League ambitions. It is, of course, a moot point whether it is better to enter the knockout draw as a seeded group winner or runner-up given the spread of quality. If Willian’s shot had gone in, Chelsea would be looking at the possibility of facing Shakhtar Donetsk or Porto, appealing opposition, or the more forbidding assignment of Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. As this draw condemned them to…

Source: The Times December 05, 2017 22:27 UTC