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Chelsea made it four successive wins and moved to the top of their Champions League group with a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan at San Siro.

Chelsea was at the bottom of Group E but two straight victories over Serie A champion AC Milan has seen it move into pole position to progress to the Champions ...

“The important thing is the quicker you get to know the players, the quicker you can build some trust up, the quicker that you can understand them the better,” Potter said. “I don’t believe it was the referee’s best evening, that’s without a doubt.” “It’s obviously important for us to be there at the end of the group,” Chelsea manager Graham Potter said.

Fikayo Tomori was sent off early on for Milan as goals from Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang eased Chelsea to a 2-0 victory in the Champions League.

The only concern for Potter was seeing James limp off with a knee problem. Chelsea will not want to be without him for long, but otherwise the mood is good. Their protests were furious and one fan even tried to put Jorginho off by shining a laser pen in the midfielder’s eyes before his penalty. With Ben Chilwell driving down the left, there was a dynamism to Chelsea. The game was dead. It was galling for Milan, who have slipped to third in the group. They pushed again, moving Milan around with a long passing sequence, Kovacic quickening the pace finding Mount. Inevitably it was James who prised Milan apart, curving a pass through to Mount. Perhaps it would have played out differently if Tomori, who must take his share of the blame for a panicky attempt to stop Mason Mount shooting when he was through on goal at 0-0, had been shown more leniency against his old team. Nonetheless there was outrage when Daniel Siebert pointed to the spot, judging that Tomori had deliberately denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity. The left-back failed to engage James and alarm spread when Mount darted through. Chelsea exploited the space behind Milan, who toiled without Simon Kjær and Davide Calabria in defence, and soon gave notice of their threat, Reece James and Mount linking up and Raheem Sterling causing problems before the pivotal moment arrived in the 18th minute.

Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in a 2-0 away win for Chelsea.

AC Milan have struggled to create shots in Champions League, only putting 11 shots on target which is good for 20th in the competition. Leao has taken a leap to superstardom this season and impressed even in defeat at the San Siro. It will be quite a test for Stefano Pioli's side to reach the last 16, not least because they will have to do something no visiting side has yet done in this group stage and win at the Maksimir if they want to be certain that their fate will still be in their hands. That should do it for tonight's game, a brilliant finish by Aubameyang, who has hardly touched the ball in the first 33 minutes. His goal was the finish of a goal-scorer par excellence, not just in having the authority to take the ball away from Raheem Sterling, but in driving it low past Ciprian Tatarusanu at his near post. Still if they remain in the hunt on Matchday Six and can rouse the San Siro as it was tonight A man and a goal down, Milan were out of the contest. This was a cruel punishment for him getting too tight to his man, it was a foul and one without intent to play the ball. It is not his responsibility to ensure the game is the best spectacle it can be, but would anyone in the crowd or on the pitch have felt supremely aggrieved if the German had bent the rules and showed Tomori a yellow? The Milan center back had made a foul in the penalty area without attempting to win the ball. A bright early start from Milan came crashing down when Daniel Siebert gave Chelsea a penalty and Fikayo Tomori a red card when the former Blue grappled with Mason Mount in pursuit of a through ball. Siebert concluded it was – he did not see many challenges in the first half he didn't conclude were fouls, many worthy of bookings – and therefore the laws were clear.

An early and controversial red card put AC Milan in a bind against Chelsea, but the Blues so far are riding high under Graham Potter.

[Hellas Verona](/soccer/team?id=119) in Serie A action on Saturday and then hosting [Monza](/soccer/team?id=4007) on Oct. [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) on Sunday then at [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337) on Wednesday, before hosting [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) on Oct. His goal on Tuesday was his seventh career penalty goal in Champions League (6 with Chelsea), which puts him at eighth all-time. James, who has impressed in these two matches against Milan, trudged off on Tuesday with a problem just after the hour mark. Once Siebert decided it was a foul, the red card was a logical step. Yet after a chastening return to west London last week, his involvement lasted just 18 minutes on Tuesday, sent off by German referee Daniel Siebert for pulling back Mason Mount in the box. Fikayo Tomori's early red card made this a much easier test than it could have been, but Chelsea showed composure and maturity to forge into a 2-0 lead and then stand their ground when Milan's supporters wanted referee Daniel Siebert to even up the sides with every foul Chelsea committed (10 players ended up being carded). [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) AC Milan and [Dinamo Zagreb](/soccer/team?id=597) each have four points. Soon after, [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang) continued his good form by doubling Chelsea's lead to earn his side's fourth consecutive victory and continue their unbeaten start under Potter's stewardship. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) Graham Potter admitted at his unveiling as Chelsea boss that he had never even been to a Champions League match.

Chelsea took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday with a 2-0 win at AC Milan which took them top of Group E and left the Italians ...

"We'll have to prepare as best as possible for the match in Zagreb and I'll do my best to do that." It's never straight-forward to play against 10-men, especially here," Potter said. "It was a big moment, we still felt that we could do enough with 11 v 11 but the referee made a decision and we have to get on with it."

Chelsea completed the double over AC Milan to top Champions League Group E with a 2-0 victory at San Siro on Tuesday, a match the hosts had to play the ...

It's nice for the penalty and nice for Jorginho to score. "Chelsea didn't need to play with a numerical superiority. I don't want to comment. It was a nice move to lead to it. "Credit to the players. "To come here and win is not easy," Chelsea coach Graham Potter told BT Sport.

Chelsea took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday with a 2-0 win at AC Milan which took them top of Group E and left the Italians ...

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AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali has described the refereeing display against Chelsea in the Champions League as 'ridiculous' and 'embarrassing'.

We tried to play with pride and passion, even if it was very difficult in the circumstances,” he said. We thank them for coming.” “There are so many incidents like that during a game.

Southampton's head of recruitment, Joe Shields, is considering an approach from Chelsea after three months in his role. Shields, who only took up his ...

[Fulham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fulham/) and [Crystal Palace](https://theathletic.com/football/team/crystal-palace/), was influential in bringing Lavia to St Mary’s from Manchester City this summer. [Romeo Lavia](https://theathletic.com/football/player/romeo-lavia-hla7NqaQuX98fAvK/) in the run-up to deadline day. [Southampton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/southampton/)’s head of recruitment, Joe Shields, is considering an approach from [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) after three months in his role.

What was a highly anticipated game between Milan and Chelsea turned into a disaster for AC Milan after multiple controversial calls by the referee Daniel ...

Due to the red card however, he replaced Diaz after the second goal and he provided a much better performance this time around. There was no excuse for the poor defending there and Tomori might have also stayed closer to Mount and not allowing him to start accelerating like he did. These small details are what Milan are missing to compete with the best teams in Europe. The Rossoneri were all fired up to prove their worth in the reverse fixture after a rather disappointing 3-0 loss in London. The Algerian looked better on the ball and he had a couple of really good moments, one of which at 1-0 when he beat the press in lovely fashion to find Theo on the left with the attack eventually leading to a header that Giroud had to score. He’s also had some struggles with involving himself in the build-up in recent games which is his speciality, and it should be evident that whilst he bring a lot to the table Milan will need to look at the market and make a large Vlahovic-type investment if they want to bring it to the next level in the next couple of years.

Chelsea are closing in on the appointment of Joe Shields, after a really successful summer in terms of recruitment for Southampton this year. Signings like ...

Shields, who was previously at Manchester City, is another in a long line of proposed directors being hired by Todd Boehly. [Match Report: Chelsea Breeze To A 3-0 Victory Over Wolves](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/#:%7e:text=Match%20Report%3A%20Chelsea%20Breeze%20To%20A%203%2D0%20Victory%20Over%20Wolves) [Report: Chelsea Monitoring Alessandro Bastoni As Josko Gvardiol Alternative](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-monitoring-alessandro-bastoni-as-josko-gvardiol-alternative) [Report: Tammy Abraham Speaks On Possibility Of Chelsea Return](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-tammy-abraham-speaks-on-possibility-of-chelsea-return) [Chelsea Release Manchester United Premier League Fixture Update](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/match-coverage/chelsea-release-manchester-united-premier-league-fixture-update) [Report: Gabriel Slonina Will Train With Chelsea This Week](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-gabriel-slonina-will-train-with-chelsea-this-week) [Report: Chelsea Negotiating With Mason Mount For New Contract](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-gabriel-slonina-will-train-with-chelsea-this-week) [Report: Chelsea Interested In Lorenzo Pellegrini And Yeremy Pino](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-interested-in-lorenzo-pellegrini-and-yeremy-pino) [Report: Marco Van Basten Urges Hakim Ziyech To Leave Chelsea](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-marco-van-basten-urges-hakim-ziyech-to-leave-chelsea) [Report: Chelsea Target Cristiano Ronaldo Not Happy At Manchester United](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-target-cristiano-ronaldo-not-happy-at-manchester-united) Joe Shields will be the director of recruitment, and a deal is close according to reports. [Christopher Vivell](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christopher-vivell/profil/trainer/52231) is close to becoming the technical director, and [Michael Edwards](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/michael-edwards/profil/trainer/72294) could possibly become the sporting director. [ Fabrizio Romano,](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano) Chelsea are close to appointing Joe Shields, who is currently at Southampton, as their new director of recruitment. [Romeo Lavia,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/romeo-lavia/profil/spieler/628451) who Chelsea wanted, and [ Gavin Bazunu](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gavin-bazunu/profil/spieler/585550) will strengthen the Saints for years to come, and Chelsea want him at the club to do the same for them.

Chelsea are closing in on an agreement with Southampton for Joe Shields, while Norwich's Stuart Webber is a candidate to be sporting director.

A lengthy injury would also have caused problems for England, who are certain to include the defender in their World Cup squad. The club have identified Norwich’s Stuart Webber as a candidate for that role. The club are poised to [appoint Christopher Vivell](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/07/chelsea-wesley-fofana-knee-injury-miss-about-a-month) as their technical director after the German was sacked by [RB Leipzig](https://www.theguardian.com/football/red-bull-leipzig) and also want a sporting director. He is the head of senior recruitment at St Mary’s and is highly regarded by Chelsea for his work there and at Manchester City. Lavia was recruited from City along with two other teenage talents, Juan Larios and Sam Edozie, and the 20-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu.

Christian Pulisic has said he's 'extremely happy' at Chelsea amid a slow start to the season where he's been handed just two starts in the league.

And we're going in there with the mentality to win,' he said. I think it has the highest level of teams overall for sure and a lot of the best players in the world,' he said. Yeah, it's put me in a good spot to be where I am now.' I'm still extremely happy with the team I'm on now. It's gonna be a good time for sure.' Pulisic and the USMNT are not entering Qatar in the best form, as the team lost to Japan and tied Saudi Arabia in a pair of friendlies last month in which they failed to score.

Graham Potter has revived Chelsea's Champions League campaign with two wins over Milan - so which tactical tweaks allowed him to do this?

A loss away to Dinamo Zagreb and draw at home with RB Salzburg in their opening two group games left them knowing that realistically no fewer than four points would be required to keep qualification from group E to the competition’s last 16 firmly on the horizon. Let’s take a closer look at how Chelsea did it, and how things changed in those few days between games one and two… They did more than that, and now remarkably are in top spot following Salzburg’s 1-1 draw in Zagreb on Tuesday.

The former Blues defender was dismissed in AC Milan's Champions League defeat on Tuesday evening.

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The AC Milan defender was sent off for a challenge on Mount in the penalty area.

"You still want to be playing 11 versus 11 and going at it with two good teams, so it maybe ruined the game a bit. "So, I carried on going, didn't score and then obviously the ref blew up and gave a pen straight away. "I don't think it was a sending-off. Was it a penalty? It was massive for us, and we obviously wanted to win the game, which we did, but I still feel for Fik a lot." I'm an honest player and I want to try to score a goal and he pulled me back a little bit, but I feel for him for that decision.

AC Milan host Chelsea in a crucial UEFA Champions League Group E game with the group still wide open.

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Chelsea took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday with a 2-0 win at AC Milan which took them top of Group E and left the Italians ...

"We'll have to prepare as best as possible for the match in Zagreb and I'll do my best to do that." It's never straight-forward to play against 10-men, especially here," Potter said. "It was a big moment, we still felt that we could do enough with 11 v 11 but the referee made a decision and we have to get on with it."

Thiago Silva enjoyed another superb performance against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.

The positions he occupies means he doesn't have to get in a foot race with a speedier attacking player. It's a 20-year professional career now for Silva, and his wealth of experience is now easy to see on the pitch. He became just the 46th player in UEFA Champions League history to reach 100 appearances in the famous European competition. There are sure to be talks already going on behind the scenes regarding just that. Chelsea supporters have become so used to seeing the 38-year-old put in 9/10 performances every game that it can almost be taken for granted at times. He's obviously in the final years of his professional career. Chelsea will be hoping Silva can overtake those two club legends while in the famous blue shirt. It was assured from the trio, who looked as if they had been playing with each other for the last few years. Fikayo Tomori's red card gave Chelsea a huge advantage in the first half, which also saw Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score for the visitors. Silva is now nine behind John Terry. Graham Potter found the balance between attack and defence at the San Siro. Solid at the back, but not restricted when going forward.

Edouard Mendy has been fit for selection in the last three matches for Chelsea, but Graham Potter has kept his faith in Kepa Arrizabalaga.

When AC Milan came to Stamford Bridge last Wednesday, however, it was Kepa who kept his place in the side. He needs to follow the example set by Kepa over the past two seasons. He was picked for Potter's first match in charge against Red Bull Salzburg last month, with Mendy injured. So Kepa stayed put, but under Tuchel, there was no sign the former Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper would get back into the side. The Spanish goalkeeper signed for Chelsea back in 2018 for an astonishing £71million. Kepa was given two seasons as Chelsea's first-choice between the posts, first under Maurizio Sarri and then working with Frank Lampard.

Replacing Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter has Chelsea off to a record four-straight wins, including two over the reigning Italian champion AC Milan.

Against Wolves, Potter made seven changes to the team that had just beaten Milan at Stamford Bridge, handing Gallagher, Christian Pulisic, and Kai Havertz starts. We have players that work hard and push each other in training every day. It's not just his attacking players Potter has chopped and changed, however. Predicting how Potter's Chelsea will set up is impossible for opponents. In his second match in charge, against Crystal Palace, Potter produced a stroke of magic. "You can see the boys have got quality.